Non-recyclable rubbish
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Bexley bin collection dates
- Add your dates to Google, Apple or Outlook calendar
- Get an email the evening before
- Print an A4 sheet for the fridge
Bins in Bexley
These are the containers used in Bexley. Which ones a home has depends on its address.
Recycling
Clear recycling sacks
Brown Caddy
Brown Wheelie Bin
Blue Lidded Wheelie Bin
White Lidded Wheelie Bin
Container details
The container pictures and words are Bexley Borough Council's own. This may not be every container it uses.
- Non-recyclable rubbish: Homes unsuitable for wheelie bins or boxes
- Recycling: Homes unsuitable for wheelie bins or boxes
Container descriptions checked 17 September 2026; list of collections built from Bexley Borough Council's own service names 22 September 2026.
Order, book and apply
- What goes in recycling bagsBexley Borough Council
- Garden waste collectionsBexley Borough Council
- Food waste collectionsBexley Borough Council
- Get rid of a bulky itemBexley Borough Council
- Recycling centres and tipsBexley Borough Council
- Get help putting your bins outBexley Borough Council
- When and where to put your bins outBexley Borough Council
Links checked 17 September 2026.
Missed bin or a problem
Tell Bexley Borough Council first - it can only fix what it knows about.
- Report a missed binA bin that wasn't emptied on the day.
- Report another bin collection problemAnything else about the collection or your bins.
- Make a complaint to Bexley Borough CouncilIf reporting it didn't fix it.
Complaint didn't work either? Ask your councillors
If you've already reported the problem and used the council's complaints process, your borough councillors can take up a repeated problem or a wider service failure. Find and write to my borough councillors on Bexley Borough Council.
WriteToThem is an independent mySociety service. You'll enter your postcode there before choosing who to contact.
Complaint routes verified 6 September 2026.
How Bexley compares
- Recycled or composted
- 48%of household waste, 2024 to 2025
- Rubbish not recycled
- 426 kgper household a year
- Cost of collections
- £113per household a year. Similar councils: £78
- Value for money
- 3 out of 10 An independently constructed WhenIsBins rating, not an official government rating.
Official figures for England, 2024 to 2025.
Local bins and recycling news
AI-generated summary, reviewed before publication. Checked 18 September 2026.
In March 2026, Bexley Council said a further 2,500 flats were due to receive free weekly food-waste collections by the end of that month. Each would receive a 23-litre food-waste box, kitchen caddy and recycling leaflet delivered to the door.
The council reported existing coverage of 97.4% of properties, including 90% of flats in blocks and 78% above shops. Councillor Richard Diment said dedicated recycling officers had been visiting homes previously without the service. It encouraged residents to recycle even small amounts of food waste, which is used to generate energy.
- Bexley outperforming other Councils on Simpler Recycling ... — www.bexley.gov.uk