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LBH recycling advice
| FROM LBH: News Release 23 September 2025 Rescue your recycling this Recycle Week To mark Recycle Week 2025 (22 to 28 September), Hillingdon Council is encouraging residents to carefully check what they’re putting out for collection and discover how to reduce household waste at a recycling-themed event. This year’s Recycle Week theme, ‘Rescue Me! Recycle!’ encourages people to recycle all they can by highlighting items regularly thrown away in general waste that can be recycled. While most households in Hillingdon sort their recycle well, items that the council can’t recycle can sometimes still be found in clear, dry, mixed recycling sacks by collection crews. To help residents eliminate those, the council’s ‘Top of the Contaminants’ campaign highlights how items, like food and clothing, can be recycled through other services it offers. To make it easier for residents to recycle household items, the council offers weekly rubbish and recycling collections, garden and food waste recycling, small electrical bins in libraries and doorstep textiles collections in partnership with the textiles charity, Traid. Harefield Civic Amenity Site also has dedicated bins for vapes and coffee pods. By taking two seconds to carefully check what’s going into their clear sacks, residents can play their part and help ensure that what goes to the processing plant is of high quality. Hands-on guidance for repairing clothes and small electrical items will be available to visitors to the council’s free Repair and Reuse Day at Botwell Green Leisure Centre in Hayes, on Saturday 27 September, from 11am to 2pm. The council’s recycling team is hosting a Recycling Roadshow at the event where you can get useful hints, tips and advice for household recycling and sign up for services, including automatic bag deliveries and food waste collections. By taking small steps to rescue recyclables and remove contaminants residents can make a big contribution to improving recycling in Hillingdon. Cllr Eddie Lavery, Hillingdon Council’s Cabinet Member for Community and Environment, said: “It’s great that so many households in Hillingdon already do their best to sort and separate what they can. While for some items, like sanitary products, going in the waste bin is the only option, for most other items from small electricals to coffee pods and batteries, the council offers a recycling solution. “Recycle Week’s campaign encourages not throwing away recyclable items. By also removing ‘top contaminants’ and properly disposing of non-recyclables, we can ensure we are collecting high quality recycling and reducing waste, which is better for the planet.” Find out what you can and can’t recycle in Hillingdon at www.hillingdon.gov.uk/rubbishandrecycling. Yes please Dry mixed recycling In Hillingdon, you can recycle paper, cardboard, glass and plastics every week for free – and it all goes in the same clear (dry mixed) recycling bag. Watch our ‘That’s not my recycling’ video, which encourages children to ask grown-ups to check they’re only putting items we can recycle in to their clear bags. It can also be used by schools and families to talk about recycling at school and home. We’ve also created a ‘Top of the Pops’ style chart countdown, exposing the top 5 contaminating items most commonly found in residents’ dry mixed recycling bags. What can I recycle in my dry mixed recycling bags? Important: Please ensure all items/containers are clean, dry and empty. Aerosol cans (do not pierce or squash) Aluminium foil (clean) Books Butter and margarine tubs Cardboard Cartons Catalogues Directories Drinks cans Envelopes Food cans Foil trays and containers Glass bottles and jars (lids can be added to your recycling bag separately) Junk mall Magazines Newspapers Paper Plastic trays Plastic bottles (including lids) Shredded paper Tetra packs (cartons with a waxed finish) Wrapping paper (not the foil type) Yellow Pages Yoghurt pots No thanks Asthma pumps Batteries Bubble wrap Clinical waste Crisp packets Disposable nappies Disposable takeaway cups Flower pots Flowers and flower packaging Food waste Hard plastics Hot food containers Light bulbs Packaging tape Pet food packaging Plastic toys Polystyrene Prescription bottles Sanitary products Shopping bags Textiles Wood |
Conveyor removal = BRS closure
from HS2
From 8pm on Friday 3 October to 8pm on Sunday 5 October 2025, we will remove the conveyor bridge over Breakspear Road South, located between the Chiltern Railway bridge and the HS2 Breakspear Road South bridge.
These works will be carried out 24/7 over a whole weekend which will require a full road closure on a section of Breakspear Road South.
We will dismantle the conveyor bridge in sections using an excavator before lifting them out with a crane and transporting the sections off site. These works will be carried out 24/7 over a whole weekend.
Please note, these works can only be carried out under rail possession, therefore, to ensure completion we have a contingency date in place from 8pm Friday 17 October to 8pm Sunday 19 October.
Travel issues this weekend
| Central Line: Severe delays due to train cancellations. Tickets being accepted on London Buses, Liberty Line , Elizabeth Line , Chiltern Railways, Great Western Railway and Greater Anglia replan your journey METROPOLITAN LINE: Saturday 20 and Sunday 21 September, no service between Harrow-on-the-Hill and Uxbridge. There will also be no PICCADILLY LINE service between Acton Town and Rayners Lane. Replacement bus service ML1 operates between Harrow-on-the-Hill and Uxbridge via West Harrow (Treve Avenue), South Harrow, Rayners Lane, Eastcote, Ruislip Manor, Ruislip, West Ruislip (for Central line and Chiltern Railways), Ickenham and Hillingdon PICCADILLY LINE: Saturday 20 and Sunday 21 September, no service between Acton Town and Uxbridge. There will also be no METROPOLITAN LINE service between Harrow-on-the-Hill and Uxbridge. Replacement buses operate. Replacement buses operate:Service ML1: Harrow-on-the-Hill – West Harrow (Treve Avenue) – South Harrow – Rayners Lane – Eastcote – Ruislip Manor – Ruislip – West Ruislip (for Central line and Chiltern Railways) – Ickenham – Hillingdon – Uxbridge;Service PL4: Acton Town – Ealing Common – North Ealing – Hanger Lane (for Central line and Park Royal) – Alperton – Sudbury Town (Whitton Avenue East) – Sudbury Hill – South Harrow – Rayners Lane; |
Visit Swakeleys House Sunday Sept 21
| The house will be open on a drop in basis from 10 to 6 pm on Sunday 21st September Entry from Milton Road more info https://programme.openhouse.org.uk/listings/1939 |
New Years Green Lane closure
| HS2 Works Notification: Overnight road closure on Newyears Green Lane – 28 to 29 September 2025 From 9pm on Sunday 28 September to 5am on Monday 29 September, we will be carrying out overnight surveys on Newyears Green Lane, at the junction with Breakspear Road South. To allow the surveys to be carried out safely, a section of Newyears Green Lane near the junction with Breakspear Road will be closed during the works. Diversion route will be sign posted. |
Underground and DLR strikes
| Due to planned strike action, severe disruption is expected on the London Underground between Sunday 7 and Friday 12 September, and on DLR services on Tuesday 9 and Thursday 11 September. If you need to travel, plan ahead, allow more time for your journey, check our website or use the TfL Go app . You can sign up for notifications in TfL Go to get alerts for major disruptions to travel. If these strikes go ahead, the impact of this strike action is as follows: Sunday 7 September – disruption across the Tube network with limited services running. Tube journeys to be completed by 18:00 Monday 8 until Thursday 11 September – little or no service expected across London Underground. Any services that do run will start later than usual, with no service before 08:00. Any journeys should be completed by 18:00 Tuesday 9 and Thursday 11 September – no service expected on the DLR Friday 12 September – no service before 08:00, with a good service on all lines expected by late morning Other services, including the Elizabeth line, London Overground and Trams, will be operating but will be extremely busy. These services may be unable to stop at all stations or run to their normal destinations due to Tube station closures. Strike action will also affect some bus routes in west, northwest and southwest London from 05:00 on Friday 12 until 05:00 on Monday 15 September. For more information on these strikes, visit our strikes webpage. https://tfl.gov.uk/campaign/strikes?cid=strikes&cid=email_FINAL_TFL1949_Tube_and_DLR_strike-https%3a%2f%2ftfl.gov.uk%2fcampaign%2fstrikes%3fcid%3dstrikes |
Late summer sale at the URC
From URC
The URC’s Summer Forecourt Sale was another winner, with almost £900 raised overall and over £200 each heading towards each of The Brain Tumour Charity and Sightsavers. Now we’re doing it once more for this year, with our Late Summer Forecourt Sale on Saturday 6th September, 10am to 12 Noon, admission FREE. We’ll again be selling plants, bric-a-brac, books, jigsaws, toys and games, stamps and postcards, small curios and pretty well anything else except clothes and shoes. As ever, the sale will be accompanied by a friendly coffee morning with homemade cakes. Donations can be brought to the church on Friday 5th September between 2pm and 6pm or ring Richard Piper on 01895 634348 for collection. We look forward to seeing you on the day and please note that we are CASH ONLY!
HS2 update
For once some good news
If you weren’t already aware
Updated Harvil Road Resurfacing – Completed & Reopen Sat 23/08
The LBH resurfacing of Harvil Road between the junction with Swakeleys Road and HS2 Gate 1 Site was completed ahead of schedule with the road being reopened for public use on Sat evening 23/08.
The improvement in the road surface is immediately apparent and removes all of the issues with large pot holes on this section of road. There has also been works to improve the drainage network by cutting back & clearing the drainage ditches, clearing out the culverts and cutting back vegetation along the kerbside (so you can actually see the kerbs now).
Also
HS2/SCS Community Engagement Event at Ruislip Rugby Club – Tue 16/09 between 4pm & 7.30pm
There will be a Community Engagement Drop-In Event held by HS2/SCS at Ruislip Rugby Club on Tue 16/09 between 4pm & 7.30pm. There will be members of the Engagement Team & Technical Specialists at the Event to answer questions from residents on:
- Tunnelling Demobilisation works
- Landscaping & Restoration works
There will also be Drone Footage of the HS2 Sites in Hillingdon to show how construction is progressing
Address – Ruislip Rugby Club, West End Road, Ruislip, HA4 6DR
There is no need to book for this Event – please feel free to attend between 4pm & 7.30pm
FOTE festival 20th September
From Friends Of The Earth
HILLINGDON CLEANER GREENER FESTIVAL
SATURDAY 20TH SEPTEMBER
UXBRIDGE TOWN CENTRE
ST MARGARET’S CHURCH
WINDSOR STREET UB8 1AB
11 A.M. TO 4 P.M.
FREE ADMISSION
COME AND FIND OUT ABOUT
HOME SOLAR
HEAT PUMPS AND INSULATION
ELECTRIC VEHICLES
CHILDREN’S’ FUN AND GAMES CARE AND CAMPAIGNS FOR NATURE
FOR STALL AND ENQUIRIES
CONTACT NICKI 07757 762512 info@hcgfestival.org
