Recycling and rubbish
Get more recycling sacks
Get more recycling sacks
Residents can pick up clear recycling sacks locally from outlets across the Epping Forest district.
Abridge
- Londis Store & Post Office, 24-25 Fir Trees, Abridge RM4 1DG
- Ravens Budgens, Midway Garage, 91 London Road, Abridge, RM4 1XL
Buckhurst Hill
- Buckhurst Hill Library, 165 Queens Road, Buckhurst Hill IG9 5AZ
- Buckhurst Hill Stores, 81 High Road, Buckhurst Hill IG9 5SN
- Post Office, 167 Queens Road, Buckhurst Hill IG9 5AZ
- Premier Stores, 38 Station Way, Buckhurst Hill IG9 6LN
- Queens Food and Wine, 8 Lower Queens Road, Buckhurst Hill IG9 6DL
- Valley Mini Market, 158 Loughton Way, Buckhurst Hill IG9 6AR
- Valley News, 50 Station Way, Buckhurst Hill IG9 6LN
- Waitrose, 27-45 Queens Road, Buckhurst Hill IG9 5EP
Chigwell
- Chigwell Parish Council, Hainault Road, Chigwell IG7 6QX
- LG Mead & Son, 19 Brook Parade, High Road, Chigwell IG7 6PF
- Londis Supermarket, 552-556 Limes Avenue, Chigwell IG7 5NT
- Lambourne News, 149a Lambourne Road, Chigwell IG7 6EJ
- VT Food and Wine, 149 Lambourne Road, Chigwell, IG7 6EJ
Coopersale
- Hambrook, 29 Parklands, Coopersale, Epping CM16 7RE
- Handy Stores, 30 Parklands, Coopersale, Epping CM16 7RE
Debden
- Sainsburys, Torrington Drive, IG10 2SZ
- Debden Store, 23 The Broadway, IG10 3SP
Epping
- Allnutt Stores, 33A Allnuts Road, Epping CM16 7BE
- Epping Express Store, 114 High Street, Epping CM16 4AF
- Epping Library, St. Johns Road, Epping CM16 5DN
- House 2 Home, 295 High Street, Epping CM16 4DA
- Shiv News, 51 High Street, Epping CM16 4BA
- Tesco, 77-79 High Street, Epping CM16 4BA
Fyfield
- Post Office, Ongar Road, Fyfield, Ongar CM5 0RB
High Ongar
- The Coffee Post, 50 The Street, High Ongar, Ongar CM5 9NE
Loughton
- Aldi, Unit 2, Epping Forest Shopping Park, Langston Road, Loughton IG10 3FT
- Bayliss News, 159 High Road, Loughton IG10 4LF
- Loughton Library, Traps Hill, Loughton IG10 1HD
- Loughton Leisure Centre, Traps Hill, Loughton IG10 1SZ
- Newsbox, 152 Church Hill, Loughton IG10 1LJ
- Nisa Local, 70 Borders Lane, Loughton IG10 3QX
- Oakwood Stores, 6-7 Longcroft Rise, Loughton IG10 3NB
- Roding Food & Wine, 119 Roding Road, Loughton IG10 3EJ
- Sainsburys Supermarket, Old Station Road, Loughton IG10 4PE
- Oakwood Wines, 1 Central Stores, Roding Road, Loughton, Essex, IG10 3EN.
Matching Green
- Grasmere Garage, Down Hall Road, Matching Green, Harlow CM17 0RD
Nazeing
- Elgon Chemists, 6-8 Nazeingbury Parade, Nazeing Road, Waltham Abbey EN9 2JL
- Nazeing General Store, 22-26 Nazeingbury Parade, Nazeing Road, Waltham Abbey EN9 2JL
- Nazeingbury News, 12 Nazeingbury Parade, Nazeing Road, Waltham Abbey EN9 2JL
North Weald
- Art Nurseries, Vicarage Lane, North Weald, Epping CM16 6AL
- Bread & Bites, 18 High Road, North Weald, Epping CM16 6BU
- Co-Op, 56 High Road, North Weald, Epping CM16 6BY
- North Weald Library, 138 High Road, North Weald, Epping CM16 6BZ
Ongar
- Nisa Wisebuys, 24 Fyfield Road, Ongar CM5 0AJ
- Ongar Food & Wine, 21 High Street, Ongar CM5 9DS
- Chipping Ongar Library, High Street, Ongar CM5 9AB
- Sainsburys Supermarket, Bansons Lane, Ongar CM5 9AR
- Senners, 180 High Street, Ongar CM5 9JJ
- Shelley Stores, 28 St Peters Avenue, Ongar CM5 0BT
Roydon
- Roydon Hamlet Water Garden Centre, Tylers Road, Roydon, Harlow CM19 5LJ
Sewardstone
- Marshfield Service Station, Sewardstone Road, London E4 7RF
Sheering
- Post Office, The Street, Sheering, Bishop’s Stortford CM22 7LR
- The Shed Coffee House, The Maltings, Station Road, Sawbridgeworth CM21 9JX
Theydon Bois
- Quality & Excellence, 12 Forest Drive, Theydon Bois, Epping CM16 7EY
- The Book Shop, 17 Forest Drive, Theydon Bois, Epping CM16 7EX
- Tesco, Coppice Row, Theydon Bois, Epping CM16 7DL
Thornwood
- Epping Service Station Harvest Energy, High Road, Thornwood, Epping CM16 6LZ
Waltham Abbey
- Abbey News, 9 Hill House, Waltham Abbey EN9 3EL
- AS Stores, 80 Roundhills, Waltham Abbey EN9 1UU
- Co-Op, 7–9 Sun Street, Waltham Abbey EN9 1ER
- Co-Op, 113-117 Upshire Road, Waltham Abbey EN9 3PE
- Figo’s Fish & Chips, 74 Roundhills, Waltham Abbey EN9 1UU
- Jays Convenience Store, 28 Highbridge Street, Waltham Abbey EN9 1BS
- Mann Bros Supermarket, 1-4 Hill House, Waltham Abbey EN9 3EL
- Waltham Abbey Library, 37 Sun Street, Waltham Abbey EN9 1EL
- Waltham Abbey Tourist Information Centre, 6 Highbridge Street, Waltham Abbey EN9 1DG
Help us reduce the number of clear plastic sacks used for recycling
Last year £360,000 was spent on purchasing and delivering the plastic sacks we use to collect your dry recycling.
We’re delighted residents are recycling so much, and look forward to seeing recycling increase even more across the district, but we need to ensure that the recycling sacks provided are being used efficiently, minimising both cost and waste.
You can help by doing the following:
- Sacks can be picked up free from across the Epping Forest district. If you aren’t able to get any recycling sacks, rubbish can be placed in any transparent bag or cardboard box.
- Please only take 1 roll per visit
- Fill your clear sack with accepted loose household recycling. Your sacks will not be taken if they contain any non-recyclable materials
- Use all the space within the sacks by flatting boxes, squashing tins, cans and plastic bottles. Take the lid off plastic bottles to make sure they stayed squished
- Sacks are only to be used for your recycling collection and not any other purpose
Together we can recycle more, waste less and reduce the amount spent on our recycling sacks.
Find out more by visiting the Love Essex website.
Recycling blue bin trial
We are currently running a trial for a blue-lidded bin for recycling. The bin is to replace the use of recycling sacks and your blue glass box. All recycling can be placed into the bin separately including glass bottles and jars.
We will issue you with a standard 240 litre wheeled bin which is larger than your standard food and garden or refuse bin. If you find after using the bin you need extra capacity or would like a smaller bin please let us know.
If you are interested email your name and full postal address with postcode to:
There is currently no charge for your first recycling blue bin or replacements, however charging for replacement bins for recycling may be subject to change in the future.
Outlets only – order clear recycling sacks
Outlets should use this form to order clear recycling sacks.
Residents cannot order sacks using this form and should continue to pick up clear recycling sacks from the outlets listed above.