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Newham 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 Newham
These are the containers used in Newham. Which ones a home has depends on its address.
or Recycling
Green bins, or orange recycling sacks
Food Waste
Container details
The container pictures and words are Newham 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.
- Recycling: Homes using recycling bins
- Recycling: Homes using recycling sacks
Container descriptions checked 17 September 2026; list of collections built from Newham Borough Council's own service names 22 September 2026.
Order, book and apply
- Guidance on new, replacement and larger binsNewham Council
- Bulky waste collection and reuse guidanceNewham Council
- Replacement bin policy and chargesNewham Borough Council
- What goes in recycling bins and orange sacksNewham Borough Council
- When and where to put your bins outNewham Borough Council
- Garden waste collectionsNewham Borough Council
- Recycling centres and tipsNewham Borough Council
- Get help putting your bins outNewham Borough Council
Links checked 13 September 2026.
Missed bin or a problem
Tell Newham 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 Newham 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 Newham 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 Newham compares
- Recycled or composted
- 29%of household waste, 2024 to 2025
- Rubbish not recycled
- 660 kgper household a year
- Cost of collections
- £86per household a year. Similar councils: £68
- 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.
Newham’s food-waste collection plan schedules all remaining street-level properties for autumn 2026, followed by remaining flats and flats above shops in spring 2027. The phased programme began with a November 2025 announcement covering around 10% of households, including some flats.
The council says households will receive information when their own weekly collections are due to begin. Planned equipment includes kitchen caddies, introductory liners and outdoor or communal food bins. Councillor John Whitworth described the service as a way to turn uneaten food into energy and fertiliser. Households are also promised a guide explaining the new service.
- Introducing Weekly Food Waste Recycling Collection – In Three ... — www.newham.gov.uk
- Council Begins Rollout of Weekly Food Waste Recycling Service — www.newham.gov.uk