Recycling in Bromley - an overview

Recycling collections from home

Bromley collect recycleables from your home on a fortnightly basis. This is a compulsory recycling service. They provide black boxes to recycle paper and card, and green boxes to recycle glass, all plastic containers including plastic bottles, food trays, yoghurt pots, margarine and ice-cream containers. Please do not put plastic film or bags, toys, polystyrene or electrical items in your box. tins and cans and aluminium foil. Please put your recycling out for collection by 7am on your collection day.

If you live in a flat Bromley collect paper and glass but have plans to extend the service to include plastic bottles and cans. Large recycling bins are provided in the communal bin area.

For further information and to find out when your collection day is:

Phone: 020 8313 4557

Email: csc@bromley.gov.uk

Visit: Bromley recycling collections.

Kitchen food waste collections

Bromley continue to trial their weekly kitchen waste collection scheme for approximately 4,500 properties across the borough. Bromley provide residents in the scheme with a kitchen waste recycling bin which is collected weekly.

You can put the following into your bin:

• Fruit and vegetables (including peelings)

• Tea bags and coffee grounds

• Meat and fish

• Dairy products and eggshells

• Bones

• Cooked and uncooked food

• Small amounts of paper to line your caddy

• Leftover food (from your fridge and off your plate)

• Small amounts of garden waste

• Bread, pasta, cereal and rice

Please DO NOT put these items in your bin:

• Plastic film and food wrappings

• Disposable nappies

• Pet waste

To find out if you are in the scheme and when your collection day is:

Phone: 020 8313 4557

Email: csc@bromley.gov.uk

Visit: Bromley kitchen food waste collections.

Green garden waste collections

Bromley provide a fortnightly collection service for green garden waste. Bromley charge £1 per sack collected and each sack put out for collection must have the council a sticker on it.

You can put the following into your sack:

• Grass cuttings

• Leaves

• Prunings

• Hedge trimmings

Please DO NOT put these items in your sack:

• Rubble

• Soil

• Food or household waste

• Plastic and flower pots

On your collection day please ensure each bag has a sticker on it and it is placed at the front edge of your property by 7am.

For further information, to order your stickers or book this service:

Phone: (free) 0800 389 3804 Monday to Friday from 9am to 5pm.

Email: vesukgardenwaste@veolia.co.uk including your full name, address and postcode, and the number of sacks you want us to collect.

Visit: Bromley green garden waste collections.

Local street recycling banks

Bromley also have a number of street recycling banks for cans, glass, paper, shoes and textiles. Some also accept plastic bottles and tetra packs. To find out where you nearest street recycling bank is and what you can recycle there please visit:

Bromley street recycling banks
Visit: Bromley street recycling banks

Special collections

If you have a piece of furniture, a fridge, cooker or similar item which is still in good condition check out the Reuse page to see if someone else can give it a home. Alternatively the Council can collect it for you. There is a charge for collecting these items. For more information on charges or to book a collection:

Phone: 020 8313 4557

Email: csc@bromley.gov.uk

Visit: Bromley special collections

Reuse and Recycling Centre

Waldo Road Reuse and Recycling Centre
Waldo Road
Bromley
BR2 9RB

Churchfields Road Reuse and Recycling Centre
Churchfields Road
Beckenham
BR3 4QY

Opening hours:
Monday to Friday 7am to 5:30pm
Saturday 7:30am to 4pm
Sunday 8am to 1pm
Bank Holidays 8am to 4pm
Closed on Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year's Day.

Bromley Reuse and Recycling Centre
Visit: Bromley Reuse and Recycling Centre

Further information

This page is provided for general guidance. To find out exactly what you can recycle where you live please contact your borough or look at its own website for further information:

Phone: 020 8313 4557

Email: csc@bromley.gov.uk

Website: Recycling in Bromley