On World Recycling Day 2023 we have produced a list of places where Chiswick residents and business ratepayers can recycle items that either can't be recycled in Hounslow council's recycling collections (such as pens and soft plastics) or are fiddly to put out in recycling boxes (such as batteries).
Batteries
- Robert Dyas, 326 Chiswick High Road, W4 5TA :
Bic biros, felt tips, gel pens, highlighters, marker pens, plastic pens
We can now recycle pens of all kinds, and any brand, so if you have boxes or pots or drawers full of pens that no longer write dig them out and, instead of chucking them out in frustration, recycle them.
- Ryman, 382-384 Chiswick High Road, W4 5TF : on the corner of the market stalls on the way to Sainsbury's. The recycling station is kept in the stock room so please leave your pens with whoever is on the till; they will add them to the box.
- Strand on the Green Infant and Nursery School : for parents and children at the school.
BRITA water filters
- Robert Dyas, 326 Chiswick High Road, W4 5TA : https://www.robertdyas.co.uk/brita-recycling
Cosmetics
Many hair and body products can be recycled at home and that should be where you recycle them (please empty and wash them first). Hard-to-recycle beauty, health and wellbeing products such as compacts, lipsticks, make-up palettes, mascaras, pumps, samples, toothpaste tubes, travel minis can be recycled at a few locations in Chiswick including at.
- Boots, 332 Chiswick High Road, W4 5TA : more info here: https://www.boots.com/shopping/boots-recycling-scheme/Recycle-at-Boots-…
Soft plastics
A huge range of soft plastics can now we be recycled but please first rinse them clean and check they are soft plastic (scrunch them and, if they ping back, they are soft plastic): biscuit wrappers, bread bags, cling film, crisp packets, film lids of yoghurt pots, nets round fruit and veg, pasta bags, pouches (baby food, pet food), salad bags, sweet packets, wrappers (such as for cheese, croissants, greetings cards, loo paper, nappy bags, pet food, rubber gloves, tea boxes),
- Co-op, 578-586 Chiswick High Road, W4 5RP (outside Chiswick Business Park) : look for the blue bin: more info here https://www.coop.co.uk/environment/soft-plastics/packaging-list
- Co-op, 6 Station Parade, W4 3HD (near Chiswick train station): look for the blue bin : more info here https://www.coop.co.uk/environment/soft-plastics/packaging-list
To find other hard-to-recycle recycling options, in other areas, do check the Terracycle website: https://www.terracycle.com/en-GB/
