If you live in a house or a flat within a house, your service may include...
Recycling
Green wheelie bin with orange lid | Collected weekly
Rubbish
Green wheelie bin | Collected weekly
Food waste recycling coming soon
This is currently being rolled out*
*Check Newham’s Council’s website to see if your household is included.
If you live on an estate or in a flat with communal bins, your service may include...
Recycling
Green communal bins with orange lid
Rubbish
Black communal bins
Food waste recycling coming soon
This is currently being rolled out*
*Check Newham’s Council’s website to see if your household is included.
If you live in a flat above a shop, your services may include...
Sorry, no recycling
Recycle at the closest street recycling bank in your area
Rubbish
Black bin bags | Time-banded collections*
Sorry, no food waste recycling
*Time-banded collections – meaning you’ll have to put your rubbish out on specific days and times. Collection details here
You can recycle...
Plastic bottles
Plastic spray cleaner bottles
Plastic pots, tubs and trays
Tins and cans
Glass bottles and jars
Aluminium and foil
You can't recycle...
Pizza boxes
Food and drink cartons
Wipes and wet wipes
Carrier bags
Polystyrene
Cling film
Food waste
Garden waste
If you have a garden, you can book a paid-for garden waste collection. Place garden waste in black bags.
Bulky waste
Visit this page to book paid-for bulky waste collections.
Useful information
Your local reuse and recycling centre
Jenkins Lane Reuse and Recycling Centre, Jenkins Lane, Barking, IG11 0AD
A-Z of recycling
You can use our A-Z search to find out if something can be recycled and how to recycle it properly.
