Your bins
Find out about your rubbish and recycling service, order a new bin, report a problem with your bin, or find your collection day. Note: We are experiencing a delay in delivering bins due to a staff shortage. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause you.
Garden waste subscriptions
Subscribe or renew your subscription for the year April 2024 to March 2025.
Residents can subscribe by paying the full amount, £93.50, by debit or credit card or by setting up a Direct Debit. Subscribed residents will receive a sticker showing they are subscribed from mid-April onwards. After June 2024, unsubscribed / unstickered bins may be removed.
Changes to bin collectionsBin collections for the week commencing Monday 1 April will occur one day later than usual. If your usual collection day is Friday, it will now take place on Saturday 6 April.
Normal bin collection schedules will resume the following week, commencing Monday 8 April.
Bin collection days
Find out which day we collect your rubbish, recycling, food or garden waste.
What you can put in your bins
Find out what you can put in your recycling, food, garden and rubbish bins.
Report a missed collection
Tell us if we didn't collect your rubbish or if you need your bin repaired such as the bin lid.
Order a bin or request a removal
Order a new bin, request a bigger bin or ask us to remove a bin.
Assisted bin collections
We can take your bins out to the kerbside if you are unable to because of disability or ill health.
Bins in Lewisham by property
Find out what type of waste collection you'll receive if you live in a house, a flat above a shop or on an estate.
A-Z of recycling
Use our A-Z below to find out what items you can recycle as well as information on how you can reuse or repair items.
Home composting
Composting is a great alternative to using our garden waste subscription service. Find out how you can compost at home.
Service standards
Our service standards set out what you can expect from our recycling and rubbish collection services.