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Payment system unavailable on Wednesday 13 August, 9.30am to 3.30pm

You will not be able to make any payments online or by phone on Wednesday 13 August, 9.30am to 3.30pm, while we carry out some important work on our payment system.

This means you won't be able to pay for things like parking permits, parking tickets (PCNs), council tax and rent through our website, automated payment line (020 7527 8000) or customer services number (020 7527 2000).

We are very sorry if this affects you. If you must make a payment, please try to do it on another day if you can or after 3.30pm on Wednesday 13 August.

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Plastic recycling

What plastic items you can recycle at home.

  1. What you can recycle at home
  1. What you cannot recycle at home

What you can recycle at home

Put rigid household plastic containers in your recycling bin, such as:

  • drinks bottles
  • bleach bottles and bottles for cleaning products
  • cooking oil bottles
  • laundry detergent and fabric conditioner containers
  • food trays
  • fruit punnets
  • ice cream tubs
  • yoghurt pots
  • margarine containers
  • plastic milk, soup or juice cartons
  • shampoo and shower gel containers

You can also put clear plastic recycling bags from Islington libraries in your recycling bin. 

Plastic polymer numbers

You don't need to use the polymer number to check if you can recycle an item. Please ignore them and use the information on this page.

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