One Bin and No Side Waste Policy

Newham Council is helping residents reduce the amount of rubbish they produce by recycling more and using the free waste removal services we offer.

There is so much rubbish you can recycle that from October we want you to make the most of the recycling services available to you so you will only need one rubbish bin.

In Newham we send 2,000 tonnes of rubbish to landfill every week. This costs you, the taxpayer, £12 million a year. Landfilling our rubbish is the most costly way to dispose of waste and this cost is set to rise every year.

By reducing the amount of rubbish bins each household has and recycling more, we can reduce this cost and spend more money on the things that are important to you, such as keeping our streets clean.

In the coming weeks waste education officers will be visiting residents with more than one rubbish bin to advise them on reducing waste and showing them how you recycling more. They will also be removing any additional bins.

Once additional bins are removed we want households to use just one bin and not leave any side waste. If you live in a property that has been converted into flats, each flat will be allowed one rubbish bin each.

• For more information about Newham's One Bin and No Side Waste Policy read our FAQs here

How to reduce your household waste

• Take your glass bottles and jars to any recycling bank
• Get your mattress, carpet, wardrobe, fridge, TV or other bulky waste picked up for free
• Don't fill your rubbish bin with grass cuttings, leaves or twigs - make use of our free green waste collection instead
• Take any other unwanted waste to Jenkins Lane Reuse and Recycling Centre, IG11

And remember please don't dump rubbish on the street - it's an eyesore and classed as fly-tipping.