Non-recyclable refuse
Black sack (or equivalent)
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Bromley 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 Bromley
These are the containers used in Bromley. Which ones a home has depends on its address.
Food Waste
Black box
Black paper recycling box
Green box
Green box for bottles, cans and plastic recycling
Mixed Recycling
Paper & Cardboard
Container details
The container pictures and words are Bromley Council's own. This may not be every container it uses.
Greyed-out bin icons are placeholders where the container type or colour is not confirmed.
- Non-recyclable refuse: Only The council does not provide containers for non-recyclable refuse
- Black box paper recycling collection - Household waste and recycling collections
- Non-recyclable refuse collection - Household waste and recycling collections
- Green box bottles, cans and plastic recycling collection - Household waste and recycling collections
Container descriptions checked 19 September 2026; list of collections built from Bromley Council's own service names 22 September 2026.
Order, book and apply
- Norman Park (Hayes) recycling siteBromley Council
- Paper recycling in the black boxBromley Council
- Garden waste collectionsBromley Council
- Food waste collectionsBromley Council
- Get rid of a bulky itemBromley Council
- Recycling centres and tipsBromley Council
Links checked 17 September 2026.
Missed bin or a problem
Tell Bromley 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 Bromley 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 Bromley 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 Bromley compares
- Recycled or composted
- 50%of household waste, 2024 to 2025
- Rubbish not recycled
- 419 kgper household a year
- Cost of collections
- £122per household a year. Similar councils: £82
- Value for money
- 4 out of 10 Limited confidence. 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.
Bromley Council announced in August 2026 that Waldo Road recycling centre was expected to reopen in November after major depot works. It anticipated a mid-month opening but said the exact date would follow, with a booking system initially managing demand and traffic. The upgrade included drainage and fire suppression at the waste transfer station. Household recycling collections had taken priority, with temporary paper storage occupying part of the site. Baths Road’s temporary weekend disposal appointments would continue until reopening; separate weekend garden-waste sites were due to close at October’s end.