Bins in Lewisham by property

Houses and flats in converted properties

If you live in a house, or a flat in a converted property, we'll provide:

• a 180 litre black wheelie bin for rubbish
• a 240L green wheelie bin for recycling
• a 23L silver bin for food waste and a 5L silver kitchen caddy

You can also sign up to our annual brown bin garden waste subscription service.

Make sure to label your bins with your household number.

• report a missed collection

Flats above shops

If you live in a flat above a shop you will be issued orange sacks for general household waste and clear plastic sacks for recycling. They're delivered on a quarterly basis (usually in March, June, September, December).

• request additional sacks
• report a missed collection

Blocks of flats and estates

In your communal bin area you can find large blue rubbish bins and green recycling bins. Some bigger estates have more than one bin area.

Make sure you only use the rubbish bins for waste that can’t be recycled. 

If there's no food waste collection listed for your property, it means the service isn't available at your address just yet. We'll be introducing it in the coming months.

• check your collection day

For communal bins, report a missed collection by emailing recycle@lewisham.gov.uk.

• report a missed collection if you have your own wheelie bin

Privately managed blocks

If you're a landlord or a managing agent and you want to report a missed collection for communal bins, please contact recycle@lewisham.gov.uk.

Looking after your bin area

Please do not leave any rubbish on the floor or on top of the bins. This can attract vermin, cause problems with collections and stop other people from using the bins.

More information

• find out what days your bins are collected using our bin collection days tool - we collect recycling, food waste and garden waste every week and general household rubbish every two weeks
• find out what you can put in each bin