Waste

Find out when your bin is collected, how to order a new bin and how to dispose of specialist waste.

Household refuse service

Refuse bin​We collect general household rubbish once a week on a scheduled day.

Find your collection day

Find out your collection day​Address search to find out what day we pick your household refuse up on.
 
  • Commercial waste

    A reliable and competitive commercial waste service to business, seven days a week.​
  • Collection service for large items

    We offer a collection service, for a small charge, for unwanted large items.
  • Clinical waste disposal

    We can pick up waste from households, hospitals, nursing homes and doctors' surgeries.
  • Assisted refuse collection

    This service is provided for people who are unable to take their bin to the kerbside because of disability or ill health.
  • Hazardous waste

    Hazardous waste contains harmful properties that may make it detrimental to both humans or the environment.
  • What happens to my refuse?

    Lewisham sends it household refuse to be burnt at the SELCHP incinerator in New Cross.

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New move to increase recycling

Until the end of February, recycling advisors will visit 30,000 homes on Lewisham’s housing estates and blocks of flats, to help and encourage residents to recycle more.

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