Recycling for Schools

We provide all schools in the borough with recycling containers and work with them to promote recycling.

Recycling containers in schools

We provide all schools in the borough with recycling containers for free.

What you can recycle

You can now recycle the same items from school as you can from home:

• All paper, cardboard, Yellow Pages, directories, catalogue and brochures. (Please flatten boxes)
• All glass bottles and jars. (Please rinse and remove lids. No broken glass please)
• All drinks cans, food tins and aerosols. (Please rinse tins and ensure aerosols are empty)
• Plastic bottles, pots, tubs and trays. e.g. milk bottles, yoghurt pots or other plastic food containers. (Please rinse and remove bottle lids)
• Food and drink cartons (Tetra pak) e.g. milk, juice, soup and dessert cartons. (Please rinse and flatten).

Who to contact

If you work in a school and would like to have a recycling bank please call 020 7926 9000, or email recycling@lambeth.gov.uk. One of our recycling officers will visit your school to check first where a bin/bank could be kept.

Education programme

We are working with the Recycle Western Riverside on the Recycle at School campaign to promote waste reduction, recycling and buying recycled products in schools.

The FREE Recycle at School campaign supports primary, secondary, special schools, nurseries and children's centres to promote recycling and waste reduction to all staff and pupils. Our service offers free support, guidance, knowledge and motivation and we will tailor our help to each school's needs. For more information on the programme call 020 7549 0324, email pamela.kane@wastewatch.org.uk or visit the Recycle at School section of the Western Riverside website.

Recycle Now's school resources

You'll find plenty of information on recycling including lesson plans for primary and secondary schools on the Recycle Now Schools website.

Work and Play Scrapstore

Schools can access a wide range of interesting, unusual and useful materials for art, educational, creative and play activities at the Work and Play Scrapstore in Wandsworth. 

The scrapstore collects clean, reusable, surplus materials from local industries and makes them available to members. For more information, visit the Work and Play Scrapstore website.