Services for kerbside properties include:
- fortnightly black bin collections or weekly sack collections for rubbish*
- weekly green bin or clear sack collections for recycling*
- weekly food waste collections, for most houses and maisonettes*
- weekly garden waste collections, if you've signed up for this service*
- bulky waste collections, if you've paid for a collection
- weekly small electrical waste and batteries collections, for most houses and maisonettes.
* download your waste collection calendar for kerbside rubbish, recycling, food and garden waste
Services for estates and larger communal properties include:
- bulk bin collections for rubbish, weekly or more frequently
- bulk bin collections for recycling, weekly or more frequently
- weekly food waste collections from communal bins for some estates, being rolled out to all estates by May 2026
- bulky waste collections for Lambeth housing estates.
Services for flats above shops include:
- weekly sack collections for rubbish
- weekly sack collections for recycling using the clear sacks that we provide.
Leave your bin:
- out by 6am on your collection day (unless you live in a timed collection area)
- where it can be seen easily
- at the front of your property
We will not collect your bin if it:
- is not left for collection at the front of your property
- contains waste that should be in a different bin
- is over-filled and the lid does not close
Check the rules for collection of each of your bins to make sure we're able to collect them.
Timed collection areas
Five of our town centres have timed collection areas. If you live in one of these, you can only put your waste out at set times on your collection days.