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  3. What you can and can't recycle
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Christmas and new year opening times and services

Find out our opening times and service changes over Christmas and New Year holidays. This includes changes to bin collection days, parking and customer contact centre opening hours.

Islington Town Hall will be closed from Thursday 2 to Monday 6 January 2025 for planned maintenance. Registrar services will be reopen on Monday 6 January 2025.

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Paper and cardboard

See below for lists of paper and cardboard items you can or can't recycle

  1. What you can recycle
  1. What you cannot recycle

What you can't recycle

You can't put this paper and cardboard in your recycling container - it must go in the same bin as your rubbish:

  • soiled paper
  • clean or soiled tissue, kitchen roll paper or toilet paper
  • wallpaper 
  • waxed paper 
  • foil-backed card or paper 
  • card with padding or bubble wrap.
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