Rubbish and recycling
Find out your collection day, where to take your old appliances and what to do with your garden waste.
Please check your details are correct
Please check that your details are correct before booking (correct address and email) as otherwise it could mean the service or order you have requested will be delayed.
Some of our refuse and recycling collections are running slightly behind this week (week commencing 26 July) due to a Covid related staff absenceOur teams are working hard to make sure everyone’s rubbish and recycling is collected. If your household waste, recycling or garden waste isn’t collected on the usual day, please bear with us.
We will continue collections into the weekend where necessary. We apologise for any inconvenience and ask for your patience.
Recycling binsWe are currently out of stock and are awaiting deliveries of recycling bins.
A to Z of recycling
An A to Z to help you dispose of an item safely and sustainably.
Cleaner Lewisham
We have launched Cleaner Lewisham and we are relying on support from businesses and the community to help.
Waste, recycling and the climate emergency
An explanation of the link between waste and the climate emergency, as well as a guide to reduce your impact and what we are doing to reduce waste.
Disposing of your household waste if you are ill
How to deal with your rubbish if you are self-isolating or have COVID-19.
Reuse and recycling centre during the COVID-19 pandemic
Information about the reuse and recycling centre on Landmann Way in New Cross, including who can use the centre, how to book, when it is open and what you can recycle.
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.
Large items
Find out how to get ride of large items, such as fridges and mattresses.
More about waste and recycling
Find out more about recycling in Lewisham
What you can recycle
Find out what you can recycle and where to recycle things that can’t go in your recycling bin.
Garden waste collection service
You can get regular garden waste collections from your kerbside.
Clinical, hazardous and business waste
How to dispose of clinical and hazardous waste, and how we deal with business waste and recycling in the borough.
Where your rubbish and recycling goes
Find out what happens to your rubbish and recycling after it is collected.
Changes to rubbish and recycling collections
Find out about the changes to rubbish and recycling collections that were introduced from October 2017.
Results of the recycling consultation
Read the findings of our consultation on the barriers to disposing of waste, run from 18 February–8 April 2019.