FREE Green Waste
Collection
Newham provides a FREE Green Waste
Collection for residents. So don't bin your green waste, put it
into normal refuse sacks or bundles to be picked up by a dedicated
Green Waste Collection vehicle.
There is no charge for collection. We guarantee it will go
into a bay for green waste only at
Jenkins
Lane Reuse and Recycling Centre.
What can be collected?
- Grass cuttings
- Leaves
- Prunings
- Trimmings
- Small branches
- Flowers
- Bark
- Twigs
- Weeds
- Wood shavings
- Straw
- Real Christmas trees
Or just about any "green" garden waste
How is it collected?
Please leave your green waste in normal black refuse sacks or
bundles outside your door or at the boundary of your property.
Please do not use orange recycling bags as these
are for recycling only. Large Christmas trees should be trimmed
into manageable sizes for handling.
We cannot collect soil, bags containing other items such as
flower pots, piles of green waste not in bags or large
branches.
It is important that we keep hazardous waste such as poisons,
paints and chemicals away from landfill where it can be
particularly harmful. The
Hazardous Waste
Collection and Disposal Service of the Corporation of London
will collect waste for disposal free of charge.
Requesting a collection
Complete the Green Waste Form online, or
call 020 8430 2000 to book a green waste
collection.
Please ensure the green waste is ready for collection before you
make the request; you will need to confirm the number of bags to be
collected.
Collections are completed within seven calendar days and are made
Monday to Saturday, but you must book by 12 noon Friday to
guarantee collection by the following week.
Health & Safety
Remember that a refuse operative must be able to lift bags and
bundles into the back of a refuse vehicle, so don't overfill
them!
Further information
For further information on your FREE Green Waste Collection,
please ring the Call Centre on 020 8430 2000.
We also provide subsidised compost bins for home composting, go to
our
Composting
page for further details.