Croydon: which bins go out tonight?
Find your bin collection schedule, what goes in each bin, and when it's collected in Croydon.
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What Croydon collects
Paper and cardboard
Blue lidded wheelie bin or recycling box
What goes in:
- paper
- card
- cardboard
- greeting cards
- flattened cardboard boxes
- cardboard food packaging and boxes
- envelopes
- junk mail, with plastic wrapping removed
- newspapers and magazines
- Yellow Pages and other telephone directories
- shredded paper, inside a paper bag or envelope
- wrapping paper, without foil
What doesn't go in:
- disposable paper masks and disposable gloves - these should go in your rubbish bin
- paper or card containing foil or metal
- plastic-coated cardboard
- soiled food boxes
- cartons, such as Tetrapak - these go in your grey recycling bin or box
- Till receipts
Croydon says: Paper and card should be kept dry wherever possible by keeping it within your bin.
Mixed recycling or cans
Grey or green lidded recycling bin or recycling box
What goes in:
- juice
- soup
- sauce
- milk
- bottles
- jars
- drink cans
- food tins
- pet food tins
- empty aerosol tins, lids removed
- cooking foil
- foil trays
- sweet tins
- metal bottle tops
- jar lids
- bottles and cap, with the caps off
- food trays
- fruit and vegetable punnets
- margarine tubs, ice-cream tubs, and yoghurt pots
- oven ready or microwaveable food trays
What doesn't go in:
- drinking glasses
- Pyrex
- mirrors
- sheet window glass
- any other metal items not listed above
- crisp bags
- food film
- plastic bags
- plastic food pouches
- toothpaste tubes
Croydon says: Rinse all containers, remove lids and squash plastic bottles flat.
Food waste
food waste bin
What goes in:
- meat and fish
- bones, fat and gristle
- rice, pasta, beans and cereals
- dairy products including eggs and shells
- tea bags and coffee grounds
- fruit, vegetables, salad and peelings
- bread, cakes and pastries
What doesn't go in:
- plastic bags
- food packaging
- liquids
- oil or liquid fat
- nappies
- pet litter
- pet bedding
Rubbish
general rubbish bin
What goes in:
- waste that cannot be recycled
- cold ash from fires, bagged
- food-soiled cardboard (eg. pizza and fast food boxes)
- plastic bags and film (This can be recycled at your local supermarket, please check their website for further information)
- polystyrene
- disposable nappies
What doesn't go in:
- food waste: put this in your food waste bin
- waste that can be recycled: put this in your recycling bins
- textiles: these can be collected with your recycling bins
- batteries: these can be collected with your recycling bins
- electrical waste
- garden waste: we collect this if you pay for our garden waste service
- DIY waste
- asbestos
- chemicals
- gas bottles
- paints or varnishes
- tyres
Croydon says: Please put your general rubbish in black sacks within your bin.
Garden waste
brown garden waste bin
What goes in:
- grass and hedge clippings
- leaves
- plants
- small branches - no bigger than 30 cm in length
- weeds (but not Japanese Knotweed)
- twigs and sticks
- fallen fruit
- flowers and house plants
What doesn't go in:
- bags
- sacks
- bricks, rubble or soil
- plastic plant pots and containers
- large branches or logs
- Japanese Knotweed
- wire
- string
- plastic
- metal
- liquids (for example paint, pesticides, weed killer)
- food waste
Croydon says: All garden waste including branches must be able to fit into your bin with the lid closed.
What Croydon says about bin day
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Croydon says keep paper and card dry by keeping it within your bin.
From Croydon's website (checked 2026-10-23)
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Croydon says rinse all containers, remove lids and squash plastic bottles flat.
From Croydon's website (checked 2026-10-23)
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Croydon says the food waste it collects is processed into agricultural, nutrient-rich fertiliser.
From Croydon's website (checked 2026-10-23)
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Croydon says put your general rubbish in black sacks within your bin.
From Croydon's website (checked 2026-10-23)
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Croydon says its garden waste service offers collections every 2 weeks for £90.10 a year.
From Croydon's website (checked 2026-10-23)
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Croydon says all garden waste, including branches, must fit in your bin with the lid closed.
From Croydon's website (checked 2026-10-23)
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