Recycling rules for Newham
Based on Newham published guidance · Last verified September 2026
Under Simpler Recycling, councils across England are standardising collections. Here's what currently goes in each bin in Newham.
Search what goes in your bins →Quick answers for Newham
Polystyrene: Usually general waste (UK-wide position)UK-wide, not council-specific
Across the UK, polystyrene is rarely collected at the kerbside and usually belongs in general waste. Newham's published guidance we hold doesn't list it.
Cardboard: Goes in your recycling bin
Remove polystyrene; flatten or tear up.
Glass bottles and jars: Goes in your recycling bin
Clean and dry.
Food waste: Goes in your food waste bin
Food waste bin, where the service has started.
Your bins in Newham, by colour
Container colours as published by Newham. Some homes get a different container — see the notes.
Green bin
Recycling
Orange lid; orange bags where there is no space for a bin
Purple bag
Household rubbish
Flats above shops on timed-collection streets; street-level homes have a green bin
What goes in each bin
Recycling
Accepted
Paper & Card
- Card sleeves — Flatten or tear into smaller pieces
- Cardboard boxes — Remove polystyrene; flatten or tear up
- Cereal boxes — Flatten or tear into smaller pieces
- Egg boxes — Flatten or tear into smaller pieces
- Greetings cards — Without glitter
- Cartons — Newly accepted
- Brochures and leaflets
- Junk mail and envelopes
- Newspapers and magazines
- Telephone directories
- Other white household paper
Plastics
- Fizzy drink and water bottles — Empty, rinsed and squashed
- Plastic detergent and shampoo bottles — Empty, rinsed and squashed
- Cleaning bottles — Empty, rinsed and squashed
- Plastic milk bottles — Empty, rinsed and squashed
- Yoghurt pots — Empty, rinsed and squashed
- Plastic punnets and trays — Empty, rinsed and squashed
Metals
- Aluminium and steel cans — Empty and rinsed
- Drink cans and tins — Empty and rinsed
- Food tins and cans — Empty and rinsed
- Metal lids
- Empty aerosol cans — E.g. deodorant sprays
- Aluminium tubes — Newly accepted
- Scrunched up tin foil — Rinsed, clean and dry
- Tin foil food trays — Rinsed, clean and dry
Glass
- Glass milk bottles — Clean and dry
- Wine and beer bottles — Clean and dry
- Perfume bottles — Clean and dry
- Glass jars — Clean and dry, e.g. sauce jars
Not accepted
- Large items such as furniture, fridges or TVs — Not for recycling binsInstead: Book a bulky waste collection or use Jenkins Lane Re-use and Recycling Centre
- Garden waste — Not for recycling binsInstead: Book a green waste collection
- Chemicals, some paints and poisons — May be harmful to health
- Clinical waste such as syringes and dressings — Not for recycling binsInstead: Council clinical waste collection service
- Greasy pizza boxes — Not accepted; ripped-off clean lids are fine
- Books — Not for recycling binsInstead: Jenkins Lane Reuse and Recycling Centre reuses books
- Tissues — Not for recycling bins
- Wet wipes — Not for recycling bins
- Textiles and shoes — Not for recycling binsInstead: Recycling bank, charity shop or a TRAID collection
- Shredded paper — Excluded from mixed paper recycling
- Broken glass — Glass must be clean and dry, not broken
- Black sacks — Black sacks cannot be recycledInstead: Place your recycling in the bin loose
Common mistakes
- Food waste→ goes in Food Waste — Food waste bin, where the service has started
- Clean pizza box lids→ goes in Recycling — Rip the clean lid off a greasy pizza box
- Electrical appliances such as kettles — Jenkins Lane Re-use and Recycling Centre
Tips (20)
- • Flatten or tear up cardboard
- • Remove polystyrene from boxes
- • No glitter greetings cards
- • Cartons now accepted
- • No shredded paper
- • Empty, rinse, squash plastics
- • Empty and rinse tins and cans
- • Aerosols must be empty
- • Aluminium tubes now accepted
- • Glass clean and dry
- • No broken glass
- • Rinse and scrunch up foil
- • Clean pizza box lids are fine
- • No books, tissues or wet wipes
- • No textiles or shoes
- • Put recycling in loose
- • No black sacks
- • Bin at property edge by 6am
- • Tie orange bags properly
- • Keep bins off the pavement
When are bins collected in Newham?
This page covers what goes in each bin. Collection days are set by the council and vary by street — see how to find your bin collection day, or browse streets by postcode to see schedules your neighbours have added.
In Newham, a bank holiday pushes that week's collections back by a day: after a Monday holiday, Monday's bins go out on Tuesday, Tuesday's on Wednesday, and so on. BinBosh adjusts your dates automatically, and your neighbours can vote on the actual day if it differs.
No streets in Newham on BinBosh yet — be the first to add yours, and your neighbours can adopt it instead of setting up their own.
Frequently asked questions
What bin do cardboard boxes go in Newham?
In Newham, cardboard boxes go in your recycling bin. Remove polystyrene; flatten or tear up.
What bin do glass milk bottles go in Newham?
In Newham, glass milk bottles go in your recycling bin. Clean and dry.
What bin does food waste go in Newham?
In Newham, food waste goes in your food waste bin. Food waste bin, where the service has started.
What goes in the recycling bin in Newham?
Newham's recycling bin accepts card sleeves, cardboard boxes, cereal boxes, egg boxes, greetings cards, cartons, and more. Flatten or tear into smaller pieces.
What bin do clean pizza box lids go in Newham?
In Newham, clean pizza box lids go in your recycling bin. Rip the clean lid off a greasy pizza box.
What bin do large items such as furniture, fridges or tvs go in Newham?
In Newham, large items such as furniture, fridges or tvs can't go in your recycling bin. Not for recycling bins. Book a bulky waste collection or use Jenkins Lane Re-use and Recycling Centre.
What can't be recycled in Newham?
Items not accepted in Newham: large items such as furniture, fridges or tvs, garden waste, chemicals, some paints and poisons, clinical waste such as syringes and dressings. Large items such as furniture, fridges or TVs — not for recycling bins.
What happens if I put the wrong item in my bin in Newham?
Common mix-up in Newham: Food waste should go in the food waste bin. Food waste bin, where the service has started. Wrong items can contaminate entire loads.
Helpful Guides
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