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Islington bin collection day

Everything you need for bin day in Islington: the official bin day checker, bank holiday changes and which bin is which. London Borough of Islington empties bins in 14 postcode districts, including EC1, EC1P, EC1V and EC1Y, covering places such as Aldersgate, Angel and Archway.

Check a postcode in Islington

Not sure whether your street is in Islington? Postcode districts on council borders can be split, so enter your full postcode to check.

Islington at a glance

248,115residents (2020)

15 km²area

14postcode districts

40places listed

About 248,115 people live in Islington (mid-2020 estimate) across 15 square kilometres. That makes it a dense urban area, where many homes share communal bins or have bins collected from the back of terraces.

Council: London Borough of Islington
Type: London borough
Region: London

Who collects what in Islington

London Borough of Islington collects household bins and recycling in its area. Many London boroughs share waste disposal through a joint waste authority, and some run their own reuse and recycling centre. Flats and estates in London often have communal bins with different days from houses, so check the address of the block rather than the street.

Bank holidays and Islington bin days

When a bank holiday lands on or before your collection day, Islington may collect as normal or move collections later in the week. These are the next bank holidays in England and Wales:

Christmas and New Year cause the biggest changes. See Christmas bin collections for what usually happens.

Recycling rules in England

Under Simpler Recycling, councils in England must collect the same core recycling from every home: paper and card, glass, metal, plastic (including cartons), food waste every week, and garden waste for households that ask and pay any charge. The rules applied from 31 March 2026, with plastic film and bags joining the plastic stream from 31 March 2027. Councils still choose their own bins, colours and rotas.

GOV.UK: Simpler Recycling household guidance

Not sure which bin something goes in? Our which bin A to Z covers everyday items, and bin colours explained covers what each colour usually means. Islington has the final say, so check its website if your bin label disagrees.

Postcode districts in Islington

Islington collects bins in all or part of these postcode districts. Districts marked on more than one council page cross a boundary.

• EC1
• EC1P
• EC1V
• EC1Y
• EC2
• EC2A
• EC4P
• EC50
• N1
• N1C
• N1P
• N5
• N7
• N19

Towns and villages in Islington

Bins in these places are collected by Islington.

• Aldersgate (EC1)
• Angel (EC1)
• Archway (N19)
• Arsenal (N5)
• Balls Pond Road (N1)
• Bank (EC2)
• Barnsbury (N1)
• Bishopsgate (EC2)
• Broad Street (EC2)
• Broadgate (EC2)
• Caledonian Road (N7)
• Camden (N1C)
• Canonbury (N1)
• Cheapside (EC2)
• Clerkenwell (EC1)
• Drayton Park (N5)
• Essex Road (N1)
• Farringdon (EC1)
• Finsbury (EC1)
• Goswell Road (EC1)
• Highbury (N5)
• Highbury and Islington (N5)
• Holborn Viaduct (EC1)
• Holloway (N7)
• Holloway Road (N19, N7)
• Hornsey Rise (N19)
• Islington (EC1P, EC4P, EC50, N1, N1C, N1P, N7)
• Kingsland (N1)
• Liverpool Street (EC2)
• London (EC1V, EC1Y, EC2A)
• London Wall (EC2)
• Lower Holloway (N7)
• Moorgate (EC2)
• Newington Green (N1)
• Pentonville (N1)
• Seven Sisters Road (N7)
• Smithfield (EC1)
• St Luke's (EC1)
• Tufnell Park (N7)
• Upper Holloway (N19)

Councils near Islington

• Camden bin collection
• Hackney bin collection
• City of London bin collection
• Haringey bin collection
• Westminster bin collection
• Tower Hamlets bin collection

Bin Collection Day is independent and not run by London Borough of Islington. Collection dates and services can change at short notice; the council's website is always the final word.