Waste & Recycling Services

Reuse and Recycling Centres: All mobile phones can be deposited at both Reuse and Recycling Centres. These are sorted and distributed for reuse in the Developing Countires. For your personal protection, please ensure all personal information is deleted and the sim card is removed.

You can now purchase refill kits for your printer cartridges.

Reuse and Recycling Centres: All printer cartridges can be deposited at either site. Most are then refilled and reused. Those that cannot be refilled are recycled.

Books, cassettes and videos can be donated to charity shops.

If they’re scratched use CDs/DVDs as bird scarers.
CDs and DVDs can be traded in at some stores in the borough.

Reuse and Recycling Centres: All of these are accepted at both sites. These are resold in charity shops to raise funds for worthy causes. Home recorded videos, CDs, DVDs and cassettes along with pirated material are not accepted.

Use low energy light bulbs. They save energy as well as money on your bills. They also last 8 times longer so you won’t need to keep changing them and disposing of bulbs.

Reuse and Recycling Centres: We accept all lightbulbs and fluorescent tubes. Mercury from fluorescent tubes is safely recovered and all other materials are recycled.

Reuse and Recycling Centres: Both of our Reuse and Recycling Centres can accept fridges and freezers. Ensure that these are empty of all food and drink before placing upright, with the door slightly open, in the designated area. Site staff will provide assistance if required. The harmful CFCs from the insulation foam and coolant are safely recovered and the rest of the material is recycled.

Special Collections: Bexley Council provide a special collection and disposal service for bulky household items such as fridge freezers, furniture, cookers, washing machines, etc. which are too large to be collected as part of your weekly waste collection. Find out more details here.

Reuse and Recycling Centres: Traditional TVs and monitors are separately collected and safely recycled to prevent the release of harmful phosphorus from the cathode ray tube. Modern LCD and plasma screens can be recycled in the small electricals container as they do not contain cathode ray tubes.

Special Collections: Bexley Council provide a special collection and disposal service for bulky household items such as TVs, furniture, cookers, washing machines, etc. which are too large to be collected as part of your weekly waste collection. Find out more details here.

Reuse and Recycling Centres: Acids and heavy metals from these batteries are safely recovered. Please note that this is for vehicle batteries only and not for household batteries.

These can be accepted at selected large electrical retailers.

Reuse and Recycling Centres: Plastic based electrical items, such as hairdryers, irons, vacuum cleaners, stereos etc. are recycled for their constituent elements. Please note this facility is NOT for TVs and monitors, which should be placed in their own dedicated areas.

Reuse and Recycling Centres: Metal based electrical items such as cookers, washing machines, microwaves etc. are recycled for their constituent elements. Please note this facility is NOT for fridges,freezers, TVs and monitors, which should be placed in their own dedicated areas.

Some white goods (cookers and washing machines mainly) can be disposed of for reuse at our Reuse and Recycling Centres. Bexley Council are working in partnership with Respond based in Thamesmead. Respond works with social services, homeless groups, housing associations and refugee teams to meet the need for good quality low cost furniture and electrical goods for those in need. The Respond Furniture Centre allows people to select their own goods and to turn a house into a home.

Special Collections: Bexley Council provide a special collection and disposal service for bulky household items such as TVs, furniture, cookers, washing machines, etc. which are too large to be collected as part of your weekly waste collection. Find out more details here.