ABS (acrylonitrile butadiene styrene)
Guidance
You might be surprised to know that we don't use plastic resin identification codes to decide if something can be recycled. In fact, our recycling contract with the company that separates the recycling (Biffa) includes a long list of items that can be recycled, not a list of plastic types. Read more about this in our article Do plastic codes tell you if something is recyclable? (opens in a new window).
To check if something is recyclable, either search for the individual item on our A-Z function (opens in a new window), or check on our recycling page (opens in a new window).
ABS is a hard plastic used to make things like toys, phones, TVs or computer keyboard keys. Most hard plastics can be taken to two of north London's reuse and recycling centres where we collect them for recycling (see below).
