Household waste - rubbish collection

Household waste collection covers domestic waste and bulky items

Street properties  

Your household refuse may be collected any time from 6am Monday to Friday.  Refuse should be presented for collection outside your premises in heavy duty refuse sacks or dustbins - refuse should not be placed in flimsy carrier bags, kitchen bin liners or presented loose. Please have your refuse available for collection either after 9pm on the evening before your collection day, or before 6.30am on your collection day. Make sure refuse is placed in your front garden or outside your property where it is clearly visible. 

» Refuse collection days (PDF)

If you think we have missed a collection, you can report it using our online form and the bags will be collected within 24 hours. For information on household refuse contact the Cleaner Greener Hotline on 020 8753 1100.

» Report a missed collection online

Council estates, flats and mansion blocks

If you live on an estate or in a flat or mansion block, it is likely that you will be provided with communal refuse bins.  Please contact the Cleaner Greener hotline for further details.

Bulky Waste

The council provides a free bulky waste collection which includes a collection of fridges and freezers.

Council tenants who have a caretaker service have separate arrangements for the collection of their bulky waste. Please contact your caretaker or area housing office to arrange a place and date for collection.

Bank holiday collections

There will be no changes to rubbish and recycling collection days on the following bank holidays in 2008 

• May 5th
• May 26th
• August 25th               

Please look out for information regarding Christmas & New Year collections later in the year

For more information contact the Cleaner Greener hotline on 0208 753 1100 or cleaner.greener@lbhf.gov.uk