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Lithium batteries have caused fires in the rubbish lorries. Please do not put batteries in your waste or recycling bin. All batteries (including lithium batteries from e-bikes and e-scooters and other re-chargeable devices) can be taken to the Reuse and Recycling Centre at Northumberland Wharf.

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Waste Regulations and Time Banded Waste Collections Notice

On 2 October 2024 the London Borough of Tower Hamlets implemented new regulations governing the management of household and commercial waste, namely the Household Waste Regulations 2024 and the Commercial Waste Regulations 2024.

The new regulations included a schedule of time bands for waste collections.

Notice is hereby given that at 00.01 on Monday 2 December 2024 the Household Waste Regulations 2024 and the Commercial Waste Regulations 2024 will come into effect.

Regulations and the time bands

The regulations can be inspected between 9am and 5pm from Monday to Friday at Tower Hamlets Town Hall, 160 Whitechapel Road, London E1 1BJ until 31 March 2025.

If you would like to comment on the regulations, please email us lbthwasteenforcement@towerhamlets.gov.uk