If you live in a house or a flat within a house, your service may include...
Recycling
Green wheelie bin with orange lid | Collected every 2 weeks
Rubbish
Green wheelie bin | Collected weekly
Sorry, no food waste recycling
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
Sorry, no food waste recycling
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 free garden waste collection. Place garden waste in black bags.
Bulky waste
You can book two free bulky waste collections a year if you have large items you no longer want
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.
