Recycling in Greenwich - an overview

Recycling collections from home

Greenwich collects recyclables from your home on a weekly basis in a blue-topped bin or clear sack. You can recycle paper, card, cans, glass, plastic bottles, plastic carrier bags and plastic food packaging. In most cases all your bins will be collected on the same day.

If you live in a flat you can still recycle the same materials as the above service in the large blue recycling bins situated in the grounds of your flats. Please make sure you separate your recycling and put it in the correct bin.

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

Phone: 020 8921 4661

Email: contact-centre@greenwich.gov.uk

Visit: Recycling in Greenwich

Green garden and kitchen food waste collections

If you are unable to compost at home Greenwich will collect you green garden waste and kitchen waste every week for composting. They will provide you with a kitchen caddy to collect your food waste in. You can line your caddy with newspaper or cornstarch bags; please do not use plastic bags. They also provide a larger green-topped bin to transfer your food waste to for collection along with all your green garden waste.

You can put the following into your bin:

• meat, fish and bones

• fruit and vegetables

• rice, pasta and bread

• tea bags and coffee grounds

• plate scrapings

• grass, hedge and shrub cuttings

• leaves and weeds

• tree bark and small branches (less than 50mm or two inches in diameter)

• straw and hay

• plants and flowers

Please DO NOT put these items in your bin:

• food packaging

• tree trunks and large branches (over 50mm or two inches in diameter)

• household wood and timber (MDF and treated woods)

• plastic plant pots

• polystyrene packaging

• pet waste

• cat litter

• disposable nappies

• plastic bags

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

Phone: 020 8921 4661

Email: contact-centre@greenwich.gov.uk

Visit: Greenwich green garden and kitchen food waste collections

Local street recycling banks

Greenwich also has a number of street recycling banks for paper, card, plastic, glass and cans. Household batteries, clothing, shoes, books, CD’s and videos can also be recycled at the majority of bring sites. To find out where you nearest street recycling bank is and what you can recycle there please visit: Greenwich 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 8921 4661

Email: contact-centre@greenwich.gov.uk

Visit: Greenwich special collections

Reuse and Recycling Centre

Nathan Way
Plumstead
London SE28 0AN

Opening hours:
Monday to Friday 8am to 6.30pm
Saturday 8am to 5pm
Sunday 9am to 4.30pm
Bank holidays 9.00am to 4.30pm
Closed Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day.

Greenwich Reuse and Recycling Centre
Visit: Greenwich 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 8921 4661

Email: contact-centre@greenwich.gov.uk

Website: Recycling in Greenwich