Recycling and waste

Recycling in Tower Hamlets is quick and easy. It’s about making a simple choice between putting items in your bin or recycling them.

Even better than recycling is reducing the amount of waste we produce in the first place, which can also save you lots of money.

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Waste collections

Tower Hamlets provides a weekly refuse and recycling collection to residents. Figures released for April 2017 to March 2018 show that a staggering 10.2 million collections took place over that period.

View the latest refuse and recycling collection figures.

Domestic, trade waste and recycling collections August bank holiday 2018

Over the Bank Holiday period there will be changes to your normal collection arrangements*.

Your waste, recycling, food and garden waste collections will be affected.

Bank Holiday Schedule
Monday	27 August	No Collections
Tuesday	28 August	Monday Collections
Wednesday	29 August	Tuesday Collections
Thursday	30 August	Wednesday Collections
Friday	31 August	Thursday Collections
Saturday	1 September	Friday Collections

*Special Collections will take place between Tuesday to Friday.

Please ensure your waste and recycling (including food and garden waste) is available for collection before 7:00am. Normal services resume on Monday 3rd September.