It’s becoming even easier to recycle paper in Hertsmere!

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Brown bin recycling

Hertsmere Borough Council is now accepting brown paper in the brown recycling bins, meaning you can recycle even more through your household recycling service. 

From Monday 18 September all clean (non-greasy) brown paper, which includes brown paper, brown envelopes and brown paper bags, can be placed in the brown bin. Our A to Z of recycling will include a full list of what types of paper to put in each bin, so keep an eye on this to make sure you’re recycling right!

Paper has been a source of confusion and one of the largest contaminants of bins in the borough. We hope this change to our recycling provision will make it easier for you and hopefully improve our recycling rates. 

You can keep recycling all white paper, which includes newspapers, magazines, junk mail, leaflets, catalogues and directories in your blue box. 

Follow us on twitter @HertsmereBC and like us on Facebook www.facebook.com/hertsmere for recycling updates and reminders or visit our website for our A to Z of recycling.