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Rubbish bins
What goes in your general rubbish bin, house rubbish collections, flat and estates rubbish collections, check your collection days, report a missed collection and how to order a replacement rubbish bin.
What goes in your general rubbish bin
We can collect:
- 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
Please put your general rubbish in black sacks within your bin.
What does not go in your rubbish bin
Do not put any of these items in your rubbish bin:
- 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
Hazardous waste such as:
- asbestos
- chemicals
- gas bottles
- paints or varnishes
- tyres
For advice on how to dispose of these and other types of hazardous waste, visit Corporation of London household waste collection or call the Corporation of London on 020 7332 3433