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Bromley bin collection dates

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  • Print an A4 sheet for the fridge

Christmas and New Year bin collections in Bromley

Household collections. From Christmas Day collections move later: Friday 25 December moves to Tuesday 29 December, Monday 28 to Wednesday 30, Tuesday 29 to Thursday 31 December, Wednesday 30 December to Saturday 2 January, Thursday 31 December to Monday 4 January and Friday 1 January to Tuesday 5 January, with later days also moved up to Friday 15 January, which is collected on Saturday 16 January. Collections return to normal in the week commencing 18 January 2027.

Council source. Checked 10 November 2026.

Look up your address above for its dates. Christmas and New Year collections across the UK.

Missed bin or a problem

Bins in Bromley

These are the containers used in Bromley. Which ones a home has depends on its address.

  • Non-recyclable refuse

    Black sack (or equivalent)

  • 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

Container descriptions checked 19 September 2026; list of collections built from Bromley Council's own service names 22 September 2026.

Links checked 17 September 2026.

Missed bin or a problem

Tell Bromley Council first - it can only fix what it knows about.

  1. Report a missed binA bin that wasn't emptied on the day.
  2. Report another bin collection problemAnything else about the collection or your bins.
  3. 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.

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