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LBH Waste and Recycling update

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Waste and recycling update – Jul 2026
Expanding household waste services

We’re giving you more choice and making it easier to dispose of your household waste. From Wednesday 15 July, residents can use the Space Waye Reuse and Recycling Centre near Heathrow. 
The centre is open seven days a week, increasing access to waste and recycling services across the borough. 
We’ve also made our Pop-Up Waste Drop service permanent following a successful trial, where almost 29 tonnes of unwanted and bulky waste (equivalent to 1,800 washing machines) was collected from more than 920 visitors at 10 sessions. 
The free-to-use service will continue every two weeks, rotating across targeted locations throughout the borough. Look up your nearest session and see what you can bring. 

 
Improvements at civic amenity site

Work to enhance accessibility to our Harefield Civic Amenity Site is set to begin this autumn, paving the way for future upgrades that will further improve residents’ experience. 
The first phase will see New Years Green Lane road widened to help alleviate traffic and reduce peak time congestion at the junction with Harvil Road, increasing safety for all road users. 
A section of the road immediately to the south of the facility will need to be temporarily closed to allow for the works to be carried out, but residents will still be able to access it via Harvil Road.  
The upgrade will also enable the next phase of approved plans for land next to the site to begin, including the demolition of unused buildings to create new staff facilities, an education hub, and new recycling bays.
https://pre.hillingdon.gov.uk/news/article/283/council-upgrades-to-civic-amenity-access-to-drive-wider-improvements?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery Recycling RoadshowDate: 16 July 2026Location: Various locationsCost: Free Meet our recycling officers and find out about the services we offer to help you recycle more. You can also collect your free recycling bags (subject to availability).Our Recycling Roadshow takes place at different locations in the borough.
  • Thursday 16 July, 10am to 4pm – Outside Waitrose, Kingsend, Ruislip, HA4 7DS
  • Wednesday 5 August, 10am to 2pm – Hillingdon Athletics Tracks (part of Playday)
  • Thursday 13 August, 10am to 3pm – The Great Barn, Manor Farm, HA4 7SU (part of the Summer Reading Challenge)
  • Saturday 19 September, 11am to 3pm – St Margaret’s Church, Uxbridge, UB8 1AB (part of Cleaner Greener Festival organised by Hillingdon’s Friends of the Earth)
  • Thursday 29 October, 10am to 3pm – The Great Barn, Manor Farm, HA4 7SU (part of the Harry Potter event, organised by Hillingdon Libraries)

|Harefield civic amenity centre
 
https://pre.hillingdon.gov.uk/waste-recycling-centres/harefield-civic-amenity-site?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery
 
Pop-up Waste Drop
 
Drop off unwanted and bulky items for free, with our Pop-up Waste Drop visits around the borough.
This is a new mobile waste collection service for Hillingdon residents to conveniently drop-off unwanted and bulky items for free, without the need to visit a waste and recycling centre.
To use the service, residents will need proof of address or a Hillingdon First card and will need to be able to carry their items to the waste drop themselves.
Please note: Vans and commercial vehicles will not be able to use the service.
Pop-up visits
Our Pop-up Waste Drop truck will visit locations around the borough every 2 weeks between 10am and 2pm.

  • 18 July – Court Park car park, Uxbridge, UB10  9JX
  • 1 August – Northwood Hills Masjid and Community Centre, Joel Street, Northwood, HA6 1NL
  • 15 August – Stockley Park car park, Chestnut Avenue, West Drayton, UB7 8BU
  • 29 August – Charville Community Centre, Bury Avenue, Hayes, UB4 8LF
  • 12 September – Pinkwell Park car park, Waltham Avenue, Hayes, UB3 1TF
  • 26 September – Deane Park car park, Long Drive, Ruislip, HA4 0HS
  • 10 October – The Closes car park, Church Close, West Drayton, UB7 7PY
  • 24 October – Brookside Open Space car park, Brookside Road, Hayes, UB4 0PL
  • 7 November – Haste Hill car park, The Drive, Northwood, HA6 1HN

Accepted items
Residents can bring up to 5 items per household, with accepted items including:

  • small electrical appliances, such as toasters, kettles, laptops and TVs
  • bulky waste, including furniture, mattresses, bagged carpet (no rolls) and white goods (eg fridges and freezers)
  • household items not accepted in weekly collections (eg broken toys, wood, glass, textiles)
  • scrap metal, old tools
  • garden furniture and equipment.

Please note: 1 bag of rubbish counts as 1 item.
Unaccepted items

  • General household rubbish
  • Household dry mixed recycling
  • Garden waste
  • Hazardous waste (paint, chemicals, asbestos, petrol or diesel)
  • Car parts or tyres
  • Pressurised containers
  • Business waste

Harvil Road temporary traffic signals

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Harvil Road – 2-Way Temporary Traffic Lights near Harvil Farm
 

  • Thames Water have confirmed a burst to a Sewer Mains Pipe on the stretch between Dews Lane & Uxbridge Golf Course on Wed 01/07
  • In order to run Tankering Operations to remove Sewage by Lorry – there are now 2-Way Temporary Traffic Lights in place on Harvil Road (in operation 24/7)
  • It is hoped that the Tankering Operations can be completed by Fri 10/07 (most recent update from Thames Water)
  • Going forward, Thames Water have had funding approved for a large project to replace the two existing rising mains causing these issues (replacing with one super new main which should resolve any future potential bursts at this location for at least 100 years)

BRS closure

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Location: BREAKSPEAR ROAD SOUTH
Reference: KL337MNDEMERGENCY-060726
Status: Works In Progress
Works owner: NET, 08457 11 41 41
Street authority: LONDON BOROUGH OF HILLINGDON
Start date: 06/07/2026
End date: 13/07/2026
Description:
Following a bridge strike, the brickwork has become unsafe for the passage of vehicles beneath the structure.
The works will include the removal of loose brickwork, the installation of temporary support to the affected masonry, and the reinstatement of the structure to a safe condition

HS2 update: Harvil Road closure

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From HS2

HS2 Works Notification: Full weekend night time road closure on Harvil Road – 11 to 12 July 2026  

We previously wrote to you to let you know that the work dates on 23 and 24 May 2026 had been postponed. 

The new dates have been confirmed.

Harvil Road will be closed between Saturday 11 July 10pm to 5am and Sunday 12 July 10pm to 5am.

Vehicles will be diverted along Harvil Road, Moorhall Road, Denham Avenue, A40 and B467 Swakeleys Road.   

For further details about these works, please follow this link. https://www.hs2.org.uk/work-items/full-weekend-nighttime-road-closure-on-harvil-road/#msdynmkt_trackingcontext=64bd2f63-da7c-40c3-9d37-606798110000

HS2 update: Harvil Road closure

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From HS2

We’re writing to let you know about some planned works that we will be carrying out in your area.

HS2 Works Notification: Full weekend night time road closure on Harvil Road – 11 to 12 July 2026

We previously wrote to you to let you know that the work dates on 23 and 24 May 2026 had been postponed. 

The new dates have been confirmed. Harvil Road will be closed between Saturday 11 July 10pm to 5am and Sunday 12 July 10pm to 5am. Vehicles will be diverted along Harvil Road, Moorhall Road, Denham Avenue, A40 and B467 Swakeleys Road.  For further details about these works, please follow this link.

HS2 Drop-in 2 July

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FROM HS2

We would like to invite you to a community drop-in event.

Date: Thursday 2 July 2026 Time: 4pm to 7pm
Venue: Ickenham United Reformed Church, Swakeleys Road, Ickenham, Uxbridge UB10 8BE

Our engagement team and construction specialists will be available to update you and answer your questions about HS2 construction progress in Hillingdon.  

Drone footage will also be used to show how construction is progressing across all HS2 sites in Hillingdon.  

We look forward to meeting you.

TfL weather disruptions

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From TfL

Customers travelling on the afternoon of Tuesday 23 June, and on Wednesday 24 and Thursday 25 June are advised to check before they travel and to consider if their journey is necessary, as some rail and Tube services may be disrupted due to the very high temperatures forecasted this week. London Overground and Elizabeth line services are likely to be most affected.

Customers who need to travel are advised to consider travelling at quieter times, to allow more time for their journey, and to carry water with them. London buses are expected to run as normal.
 
We are working to minimise any disruption as much as possible. 

Please check before you travel 
https://tfl.gov.uk/tube-dlr-overground/status/
 or use our travel tools to help you plan your journey.https://tfl.gov.uk/plan-a-journey/?cid=email_FINAL_CON_HOT+WEATHER-journeyPlannerCTA

Piccadilly improvements and closures

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From TfL:

We are writing to update you on some upcoming closures on the Piccadilly Line, in order to introduce the brand-new fleet of trains, which will start to enter service between December 2026 and June 2027, bringing huge benefits to customers.   

Most of the planned closures will take place at weekends, with many starting from 00:30 on Saturday mornings (meaning Friday Night Tube services are suspended) until the end of service on Sunday.

However, there will also be some closures which include weekdays. These include:    
Cockfosters to Uxbridge on Thursday 30 and Friday 31 July and Monday 3 August  
Cockfosters to Heathrow on Saturday 1 and Sunday 2 August  
Midweek closures in August (Tuesday to Thursday for two consecutive weeks) from Cockfosters to Uxbridge:
   o    Tuesday 18 to Thursday 20 August
   o    Tuesday 25 to Thursday 27 August  

During these closures, the Metropolitan line will run as normal between Rayners Lane and Uxbridge   
For more info:  https://tfl.gov.uk/status-updates/major-works-and-events/piccadilly-line-upgrade  

HS2 update

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Dews Lane / Harvil Road Junction – 3-Way Traffic Lights
Sheet Piling works at West Ruislip Portal for Ickenham Stream Diversion
HS2 Community Drop-In Event in Ickenham
Harvil Road Night Time Road Closures


Dews Lane / Harvil Road Junction – 3-Way Traffic Lights – Wed 03/06 to Tue 23/06 (9.30am to 3.30pm only) 
HS2/Align have started works to facilitate the permanent design of the junction of Dews Lane with Harvil Road, and to remove the fixed Traffic Lights at the current junction, with 3-Way Temporary Traffic Lights installed at this junction between Wed 03/06 to Tue 23/06. 
The Temporary Traffic Lights will only be operational Mon to Fri and only between 9.30am & 3.30pm to try and keep traffic disruption to a minimum during the rush hours peaks in early morning and afternoon. Outside of these working hours there will be no Temporary Traffic Lights in place. 
These works are to install the Bellmouth to the permanent design (as approved under Schedule 4 Highways Consent), including narrowing along parts of Dews Lane, the installation of new kerbing and the removal of the fixed Traffic Lights at the junction with Harvil Road.
 
Sheet Piling works at West Ruislip Portal for Ickenham Stream Diversion – Mon 22/06 to Sat 29/08 
HS2/SCS will be carrying out several activities at the West Ruislip Portal Site to facilitate the permanent Ickenham Stream Diversion over the coming months, beginning with installing Sheet Piles between 22/06 and 29/08 between the Network Rail Line and the Golf Course (adjacent to The Greenway). 
These Piling works are expected to be noisy at times so will be confined to Core Working Hours Only (Mon to Fri 8am to 6pm & Sat 8am to 1pm). 
Once these works are completed the following activities will then take place relating to the Ickenham Stream Diversion:  Excavation works (July 2026) Drainage and reinforced concrete works (August 2026) Pipework installation (September 2026) Backfilling and sheet pile removal (October 2026) Shaft construction (November 2026)  There will be further updates as the works progress and if any of these activities require outside of Core Hour Working.
 
HS2 Community Drop-In Event in Ickenham – Thur 02/07 between 4pm to 7pm 
Venue: Ickenham United Reformed Church, Swakeleys Road, Ickenham, Uxbridge UB10 8BE 
Time: Thur 02/07 between 4pm to 7pm 
HS2 Main Contractors SCS will be holding a Drop-In Event where you can talk to your local Engagement Team and Construction specialists, receive updates and discuss HS2 construction progress in Hillingdon. 
Drone footage will also be used to show how construction is progressing across all HS2 sites in Hillingdon.
Harvil Road Night Time Road Closures – 2 Nights (10pm to 5am) Sat 11/07 & Sun 12/07 
HS2/SCS will be carrying out 2 Night Time Road Closures on Harvil Road (at the new Bridge over the Chiltern Line) to allow for a crane to come in and lift the scaffolding materials down to track side so they can be erected under Railway Possessions to carry out surveys & testing to the Bridge at track level. These works were originally postponed in May 2026 and have now been rescheduled. 
The 2 Night Time Road Closures would be:  Sat 11/07 at 10pm to Sun 12/07 at 5am Sun 12/07 at 10pm to Mon 13/07 at 5am  
 

Ickenham Road closure: reminder from LBH

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Hillingdon Council gives notice that to enable the replacement of gas mains to
be carried out by Cadent Gas and to prevent the likelihood of danger to the
public it made this Order, which will temporarily close Ickenham Road, Ruislip,
from the junction of High Street to the junction of Church Avenue.

2. Diversion route will be in place via High Street, Kingsend, Ickenham Road.
Westbound Closure Only

Nothing in the Order shall apply to prevent vehicular access to premises on or
adjacent to the prohibited length of road insofar as access is reasonably
practicable without interference with the said works.

3. The temporary restriction will be in operation between 08:00hrs on the 18th July 2026 to 17:00hrs, on the 2nd August 2026 and to such extent as indicated by traffic signs prescribed by the Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions 2016. Road users should assume that the closure has been put into effect only if traffic signs have been erected stating that the road has been closed and the diversion route, if necessary is in place.

4. The Order, which is proposed will come into operation on 18th July 2026, will continue in force for eighteen months or until work to which it relates is completed. However it is anticipated that the works will be completed within 15 Days.

Dated this 17 day of June 2026

Daniel Kennedy

Corporate Director of Residents Services