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Croydon bin collection dates

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  • Add your dates to Google, Apple or Outlook calendar
  • Get an email the evening before
  • Print an A4 sheet for the fridge

Christmas and New Year bin collections in Croydon

We had not found Croydon Borough Council’s arrangements for Christmas 2026 and New Year 2027 when we checked on 10 November 2026. We check every week until Christmas; councils often publish in late November or December.

Check the council’s bins information.

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

Missed bin or a problem

Bins in Croydon

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

  • Rubbish bin

    Rubbish bin with a grey lid

  • 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

Container descriptions checked 17 September 2026; list of collections built from Croydon Borough Council's own service names 22 September 2026.

Links checked 17 September 2026.

Missed bin or a problem

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

  1. Report a missed binA bin that wasn't emptied on the day.
  2. 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.

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