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