Rubbish bin
Rubbish bin with a grey lid
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Croydon 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 Croydon
These are the containers used in Croydon. Which ones a home has depends on its address.
Grey or green lidded recycling bin
Food waste
Garden waste
Brown garden waste bin
Paper and card
Blue lidded wheelie bin for paper and card
Glass, plastics, cans and cartons recycling
Paper and card recycling
Container details
The container pictures and words are Croydon Borough 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.
- Rubbish bin: Houses
- Grey or green lidded recycling bin: Houses and converted flats with fewer than five flats, using a wheelie bin rather than a recycling box
- Paper and card: Houses and converted flats with fewer than five flats, using a wheelie bin rather than a recycling box
- What goes in your brown garden waste bin | Croydon Council
- House rubbish collections | Croydon Council
- Recycling bins | Croydon Council
Container descriptions checked 17 September 2026; list of collections built from Croydon Borough Council's own service names 22 September 2026.
Order, book and apply
- Order a binCroydon Borough Council
- Garden waste bin contents and subscription guidanceCroydon Borough Council
- Garden waste collectionsCroydon Borough Council
- Food waste collectionsCroydon Borough Council
- Get rid of a bulky itemCroydon Borough Council
- Recycling centres and tipsCroydon Borough Council
- Get help putting your bins outCroydon Borough Council
Links checked 17 September 2026.
Missed bin or a problem
Tell Croydon Borough Council first - it can only fix what it knows about.
- Report a missed binA bin that wasn't emptied on the day.
- Make a complaint to Croydon 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 Croydon 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 Croydon compares
- Recycled or composted
- 36%of household waste, 2024 to 2025
- Rubbish not recycled
- 528 kgper household a year
- Cost of collections
- £59per household a year. Similar councils: £82
- Value for money
- 9 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.
Croydon’s fly-tipping figures prompted debate before September 2026 scrutiny, MyLondon reported. Bensham Manor recorded 8,774 reports between January and July, but campaigners argued ordinary collection bags could be mistaken for illegal dumping. Council figures showed one fly-tipping fine during April 2025–March 2026, drawing criticism of enforcement. Councillor Alasdair Stewart said duplicate reports distorted totals and evidence identifying offenders was needed for penalties. He defended easy reporting through Love Clean Streets and said the council was increasing patrols, mobile CCTV and targeted action at hotspots. He said 90% of reported fly-tips were cleared within 24 hours.