May Bank Holiday Rubbish and Recycling Collections

There will be no collections on Monday 4 May.

Collections will be a day later than usual throughout the week commencing 4 May.

Normal service resumes on Monday 11 May.

Find my collection day
Bulky rubbish collection 
Our recycling centres

Report a missed bin

Report a problem with rubbish and recycling collections

How to report a missed collection

Business Recycling

We offer competitive rates for rubbish collection and recycling

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Garden Waste

Sign up for our fortnightly collection of garden waste

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A to Z of recycling
A to Z of recycling
Most household goods can be recycled and made into new things. Find out what can be recycled and where with our A to Z of recycling.
A to Z of recycling

Food waste in Bexley

Your food isn't rubbish, so let's recycle it

Reducing the impact of food and food waste can help the environment and save money

Find out why you should recycle your food waste

Bins

Wheelie bins

What goes in recycling wheelie bins

Food waste box

What goes in food waste boxes

Recycling boxes

What goes in recycling boxes

Clear sacks

What goes in a clear sack

Communal bins

What goes in communal recycling bins

Replacement bins

Request replacement bins if yours are damaged or missing

Recycling

Locations of our recycling centres

Information about the recycling locations in Bexley

Find a local recycling bank

Use the recycle locator tool to find your nearest recycling bank

Clothes, textiles, batteries and small electricals

Find out what other items you can recycle

Reduce, reuse and repair

Find out more about reducing, reusing and repairing with a range of workshops available

Bexley’s community reuse shop

Discover good quality pre-loved items at the reuse shop - opening on Friday 5 December 2025

Bexley’s Repair Cafes

Bring along items that are broken to be fixed, helping people to save money

Collections

Bulky or large item collections

Arrange and pay for bulky or large items to be collected

Clinical waste collections

Free collection service for both bagged clinical waste and sharps

Hazardous waste disposal

How to dispose of hazardous or dangerous waste

Garden waste collection service

Sign up and get regular garden waste collections from your kerbside - login to manage and renew your account

Assisted collections

Apply for free assisted rubbish collection if you need help putting your bins out due to illness or disability

Schools, places of worship and charities

Arrange waste collections for schools, places of worship and charities