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Greenwich 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 Greenwich
These are the containers used in Greenwich. Which ones a home has depends on its address.
Recycling
Blue-top recycling bin
Food and garden waste
Container details
The container pictures and words are Greenwich Borough Council's own. This may not be every container it uses.
- Recycling: Homes with access to a recycling bin
Container descriptions checked 17 September 2026; list of collections built from Greenwich Borough Council's own service names 22 September 2026.
Order, book and apply
- Check what to put in your binsGreenwich Borough Council
- Order bins, bags or labelsGreenwich Borough Council
- What we do with your waste and recyclingGreenwich Borough Council
- Food waste collectionsGreenwich Borough Council
- Get rid of a bulky itemGreenwich Borough Council
- Recycling centres and tipsGreenwich Borough Council
- Garden waste collectionsGreenwich Borough Council
Links checked 14 September 2026.
Missed bin or a problem
Tell Greenwich Borough Council first - it can only fix what it knows about.
Missed-bin guidance checked 20 September 2026.
- 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 Greenwich 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 Greenwich Borough Council.
WriteToThem is an independent mySociety service. You'll enter your postcode there before choosing who to contact.
Complaint routes verified 7 September 2026.
How Greenwich compares
- Recycled or composted
- 33%of household waste, 2024 to 2025
- Rubbish not recycled
- 538 kgper household a year
- Cost of collections
- £133per household a year. Similar councils: £83
- Value for money
- 1 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.
Greenwich Council faced household wheelie-bin supply problems in July 2026, The Greenwich Wire reported, with some orders delayed since April. The council said it had received around 1,400 bins and placed a double order, while continuing deliveries and offering temporary alternatives for affected households. The report also questioned when planned garden-waste charges would begin. Those charges formed part of savings approved in 2024, but the start date and final price remained unclear. The council said it was reviewing services and expanding food-waste collections to flats, promising to keep residents informed.
- Wheelie bin shortage will be over soon, Greenwich Council tells residents — greenwichwire.co.uk