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Southwark 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 Southwark
These are the containers used in Southwark. Which ones a home has depends on its address.
Domestic Garden Waste Collection
Recycling Collection
Food Waste Collection
Garden waste
Brown wheelie bins
Container details
The container pictures and words are Southwark 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.
Container descriptions checked 18 September 2026; list of collections built from Southwark Borough Council's own service names 22 September 2026.
Order, book and apply
- Replacement or extra bins and recycling bagsSouthwark Borough Council
- Visit the local waste and recycling facilitySouthwark Borough Council
- When and where to put your bins outSouthwark Borough Council
- Garden waste collectionsSouthwark Borough Council
- Garden waste collectionsSouthwark Borough Council
- Get rid of a bulky itemSouthwark Borough Council
Links checked 17 September 2026.
Missed bin or a problem
Tell Southwark 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.
- Make a complaint to Southwark 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 Southwark 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 Southwark compares
- Recycled or composted
- 34%of household waste, 2024 to 2025
- Rubbish not recycled
- 469 kgper household a year
- Cost of collections
- £59per household a year. Similar councils: £83
- Value for money
- 10 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.
Southwark plans free Community Skip Days so residents can dispose of bulky household items locally and pass suitable goods on for reuse. An October 2026 pilot in Surrey Quays is intended to test the service and gather feedback before a twelve-month borough-wide trial from January 2027. Events will include a swap shop and collection points for electricals, batteries and textiles, supported by Veolia. Councillor Eloise Waldon-Day said the aim was to reduce fly-tipping and make reuse easier and more affordable. Furniture and some white goods will be accepted; trade, construction and DIY waste will be excluded.