Lewisham bin collection days
Find out when London Borough of Lewisham will collect your rubbish, recycling, food and garden waste.
Bin day reminders
After you find your collection days, you can add them to your calendar and get a reminder the evening before. How bin day reminders work
Christmas and New Year
Find out if Lewisham bin collection days change over Christmas 2026
Bins in Lewisham
London Borough of Lewisham collects:
- Refuse
- Recycling
- Food waste
From the collections we've found for homes in Lewisham. Your street may have a different mix of bins.
Many councils charge for garden waste collections, so they only show for homes that have signed up. Check London Borough of Lewisham's website to find out about garden waste.
What you can recycle at home
Under the government's Simpler Recycling rules, councils in England collect these from homes:
- Paper and card: newspapers, magazines, envelopes and cardboard boxes
- Plastic: bottles, pots, tubs and trays
- Metal: drinks cans, food tins, clean foil and empty aerosols
- Glass: bottles and jars
- Cartons: food and drinks cartons, like juice and soup cartons
- Food waste: all food, cooked or raw, including peelings, bones, tea bags and coffee grounds, collected every week
Plastic bags and wrapping will be added by 31 March 2027. Some councils are still bringing in some of these collections.
Which bin each one goes in depends on your council. Check London Borough of Lewisham's website, or use the Recycle Now Recycling Locator.
What you'll need
To find your bin days in Lewisham, you'll need your postcode, then you choose your address from a list.
Areas covered
London Borough of Lewisham collects household bins across its 19 wards in London:
- Bellingham
- Blackheath
- Brockley
- Catford South
- Crofton Park
- Deptford
- Downham
- Evelyn
- Forest Hill
- Grove Park
- Hither Green
- Ladywell
- Lee Green
- Lewisham Central
- New Cross Gate
- Perry Vale
- Rushey Green
- Sydenham
- Telegraph Hill
Ward names from the Office for National Statistics.