If your property is more than 15 years old, it's possible that it contains materials made from asbestos.
Common locations of asbestos are listed below. There may be others in your home, so if in doubt leave well alone and seek expert help.
Asbestos inspection and removal
The City of London operates a Household Hazardous Waste Collection and Disposal Service on our behalf. You can find more information on this service at the City of London website - follow the link on the right.
If you have a large amount of asbestos, and the City of London are unable to help you, then you should contact an asbestos removal contractor. You can find a list of these on the ARCA website - follow the link on the right.
Common locations of asbestos
This advice is aimed at house holders.
Asbestos is commonly found in:
- asbestos cement on garage or shed roofs
- asbestos cement shed and garage wall panels
- asbestos cement drain pipes
- asbestos cement or Insulation board soffit, infill panels and partitions
- asbestos cement on the side of bath panels.
If your home is rented, your landlord may have relevant information. (See advice for private tenants and landlords for further details).
Information for businesses
The Heath and Safety Executive (HSE) offer a number of leaflets for businesses on their website.
Our health and safety team is responsible for checking offices, shops, warehouses, leisure centres and other non-industrial premises.
Flytipping of asbestos
If you see flytipped asbestos, or you see someone flytipping asbestos you can contact our Environmental Health Enforcement Team to report this. Their contact details are below.
Find out more about flytipping.