You can now recycle all your food and drinks cartons at the following sites in Hounslow:
Sainsbury's Car Park, Acton Lane, Chiswick
Somerfield's Car Park, High Street, Brentford
Homebase Car park, Syon Lane, Osterley
Tesco Car Park, High Street, Feltham
Space Waye Reuse and Recycling Centre, Pier Road, North Feltham Trading Estate, Feltham
Look out for the new bins which are clearly marked as beverage cartons recycling bins:
What is a food and drinks carton?
You can recycle any paper based milk, juice, sauce and liquid food and drinks cartons using the new bins.
Cartons consist of up to three main materials:
Paperboard (typically 70-90%)
Low-density polyethylene (typically 10-25%)
Aluminium foil (about 5%, only in long life or aseptic packages)
The cartons are recycled into new paper products. The non-fibre remainder, mainly polyethylene and a smaller amount of aluminium, have been used in other countries in a number of applications including garden furniture, playground design, roofing materials and for energy recovery in municipal incinerators and cement kilns.
What cannot be recycled?
Do not use these bins for any other mixed paper, cardboard, plastic or foil products.
Where else can I recycle my cartons?
Tesco have installed 3 automated recycling facilities within the borough:
Twickenham - Mogden Lane
Osterley - Syon Lane
Hayes - Bulls Bridge
These sites are also able to take food and drinks cartons as well as paper, cans, glass, plastic packaging, textiles and cardboard.
Tesco are responsible for the servicing of the recycling sites and any queries, including faulty or overflowing banks should be reported to the store manager.
Contact us
Waste Management Team
London Borough of Hounslow
Civic Centre
Lampton Road
Hounslow
TW3 4DN
Tel: 020 8583 5555
Fax: 020 8583 5134
E-mail: recycling@hounslow.gov.uk