Garden furniture and children’s toys can now be recycled in Ealing as a new hard plastic recycling service is launched at Greenford Re-use and Recycling Centre.

Hard plastics include: garden furniture, buckets and flower pots, children’s toys, bowls, storage boxes and plastic coat hangers.

Bassam Mahfouz, cabinet member for environment and transport said: “This is just one of the many things that the council is doing to help residents to recycle even more.

It is fantastic to see this new service available and I look forward to seeing its impact on the borough’s 50% recycling target.

If you have broken or unwanted plastic items, bring them down to Greenford Re-use and Recycling Centre on Greenford Road and help to reduce the amount of waste being sent to landfill.’’

Many items can be recycled at Greenford Re-use and Recycling Centre including some that residents may not be aware of.

The list below highlights some of the more unusual items which can be recycled.

Books	Mattresses
Carpet	Electrical items
Cooking oil	Textiles
Engine oil	Scrap metal
Florescent tubes	Tyres
Gas cylinders	Plasterboard/ gypsum
Car batteries	Wood