Paving slabs

If slabs are in good condition and could be used by someone else, try posting them on forums like Freecycle (opens in a new window) or Freegle (opens in a new window) to offer them for free. You can also take reusable DIY waste to one of our DIY reuse points (opens in a new window) at South Access Road Reuse and Recycling Centre in Waltham Forest or Summers Lane Reuse and Recycling Centre in Barnet.

You could also consider contacting a local allotment or community garden to see if they would like the slabs.

If the slabs can't be reused, small amounts of DIY waste and building materials can be taken to one of north London's reuse and recycling centres (RRC) where you can recycle metals, wood, hardcore material such as rubble, concrete and soil.

Restrictions on soil and rubble

Each north London household can take DIY waste capable of being fitted into two 50 litre bags, four times in any four week period. This includes concrete, brick, stones, pebbles, sand and gravel. Read more:

• Hardcore and rubble (opens in a new window)
• Soil and stones (opens in a new window)