Public recycling banks

We are asking residents not to leave bags of clothes or electrical items around the pavement near recycling banks. If banks are full, you need to take the items back home and store them.

If you live in a property with plastic two wheeled bins then you can present small electrical items and textiles in plastic carrier bags for collection.

These bags need to be presented on top of your green recycling bin for collection.

Textiles and small electrical items

If you have any unwanted clothes, shoes or other textiles please take them to green Traid or Salvation Army banks located around Waltham Forest. Drop off textiles in any condition and they will be separated into good quality items to be passed on, or damaged items which will be recycled.

You can deposit electrical items at one of the grey small electrical recycling banks located around the borough. DHL Envirosolutions will recycle all electrical appliances less than 52cm x 51cm in size from the banks, for example kettles, laptops, phones, irons, hair dryers or toasters.

Report a problem

If you see fly-tipping, graffiti or any other anti-social behaviour happening at these banks please report it by emailing wasteteam@walthamforest.gov.uk immediately.

Let us know

• the bank’s location (e.g. street name, postcode, street junction)
• a description of the incident
• a supporting photograph