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Newham bin collection days

Newham collects household rubbish once a week across the whole borough, and takes most recycling in a green wheelie bin with an orange lid or in orange sacks. Food waste is the big change: a weekly collection is being introduced in three phases, and many homes are still waiting for their caddy.

Last checked against 8 sources (www.newham.gov.uk).

What goes in each bin

Green household rubbish bin, or purple and black rubbish sacks · General waste

Bin · Every week

Yes please

  • Household rubbish that cannot be recycled, in the wheelie bin or in tied sacks where there is no room for a bin

Not in this one

  • Materials harmful to health such as chemicals, some paints and poisons
  • Clinical waste such as syringes and dressings
  • Large items of waste, which need a bulky collection or a trip to Jenkins Lane

Source: www.newham.gov.uk (opens in a new tab), read

Green recycling bin with an orange lid, or orange recycling sacks · Mixed recycling

Bin

Yes please

  • Cardboard, cartons and mixed paper
  • Newspapers, magazines, junk mail and envelopes
  • Plastic bottles, yoghurt pots, punnets and trays, rinsed and squashed
  • Aluminium and steel cans, empty aerosols and metal lids
  • Clean, dry glass bottles and jars
  • Rinsed foil and foil trays

Not in this one

  • Garden waste
  • Greasy pizza boxes (ripped-off clean lids are fine)
  • Books, tissues and wet wipes
  • Textiles and shoes
  • Hazardous or clinical waste
  • Large items

Source: www.newham.gov.uk (opens in a new tab), read

Check your bin day

We can’t check Newham addresses yet

Live bin day lookups for Newham are planned. Until then, Newham’s own page will show your collection day.

Find my bin day on www.newham.gov.uk(opens in a new tab)

How often each bin is collected

Collection frequency by bin for Newham
BinCollected
Green household rubbish bin, or purple and black rubbish sacks · General wasteEvery week

Food waste and the national recycling rules

Newham does not collect food waste every week. Newham is rolling out a weekly food waste collection in phases. Phase 1 reached 10% of the borough in November 2025; phase 2 covers the remaining street-level properties in autumn 2026, and phase 3 covers all remaining flats and flats above shops in spring 2027. Each household gets a kitchen caddy, a roll of liners and a lockable outdoor food bin.

Source: www.newham.gov.uk (opens in a new tab), read

Garden waste

Garden waste is a paid-for service. Green and garden waste can be collected on a subscription or paid for one collection at a time. Collections start on the 1st of March and stop on the 31st October each year.

Source: www.newham.gov.uk (opens in a new tab), read

If your bin was missed

If only your bins were missed, report it the following day between 10am and 10pm using the council's online forms for rubbish, recycling, orange bags, food waste or orange bag delivery. If your whole street was missed there is no need to report it. In blocks and estates with communal bins, tell your managing agent. The council says it will come back the next working day if the whole street was missed. Before reporting, check the bin was out at the property edge by 6am, the lid was shut, everything was in the bin, and it was not too heavy.

Source: www.newham.gov.uk (opens in a new tab), read

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Good to know in Newham

  • The council aims to collect household rubbish within two working days of the scheduled day. It says rubbish does not go to landfill: recyclable materials are taken out first and the rest is used to make a fuel.
  • Put your bin or sack at the edge of the property by 6am. Houses on street level with a front garden normally have a wheelie bin for rubbish and another for recycling; homes without room for a bin may have tied black sacks, and flats above shops on busy roads use orange and purple bags at timed collections only.
  • Blocks of flats and estates have shared green bins with orange lids. Recycling goes in loose, never in black sacks, and some of these bins have locked lids with flaps. Nothing should be left on top of or beside the bins.
  • Households without space for a recycling bin receive a fresh supply of orange recycling bags every six months.
  • The council has added cartons and aluminium tubes to the recycling list. Garden waste, textiles, books, tissues and wet wipes are not accepted in the orange-lidded bin, and large items should be booked as bulky waste or taken to Jenkins Lane.
  • Garden waste is a separate paid service that starts on the 1st of March and stops on the 31st October each year, and the pages read in October 2026 do not show the price.

Bin questions in Newham

How often is rubbish collected in Newham?

Once a week across the borough, and twice a day on some of the busiest main roads. The council aims to collect within two working days.

When will my street get food waste collections in Newham?

The rollout has three phases: 10% of the borough from November 2025, all remaining street-level properties in autumn 2026, and all remaining flats and flats above shops in spring 2027. The council writes to each area before collections begin.

What cannot go in the Newham recycling bin?

Garden waste, hazardous or clinical waste, large items, greasy pizza boxes, books, tissues and wet wipes, and textiles and shoes. Use a recycling bank, a charity shop or a bulky collection for those.

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