Independent practical guide to Bromley household collections, Week 1/2 calendars, missed waste and disposal services.
Find the date, read the week and know exactly what to put out
Bromley bin collection results are easiest to use in this order: postcode → exact property → Week 1 or Week 2 → Green or White Week → correct containers.
This page focuses on those actions rather than making you read long background sections before you can solve the problem.
Need your next Bromley collection? Do these 4 things
Current calendar: Bromley’s active Week 1 and Week 2 household calendar files cover 1 August–30 November 2026. Replace an older April–July copy before relying on it.
Independent guide: BinCollectionGuide.org does not operate Bromley’s collections. Complete property searches, missed reports, orders, payments and bookings on the official Bromley services linked below.
What to do after opening Bromley WasteWorks
Find the postcode box
On the page headed around Bins, rubbish and recycling, type the full postcode including the space.
Choose the exact property
Select the correct house number, flat number or named building. Do not pick a similar neighbouring address.
Open collection information
Choose the collection-day/bin-day task shown for the address. This is the property-specific result you need.
Write down the normal day
Save something useful such as Tuesday, not just a screenshot with no explanation.
Find Week 1 or Week 2
Use the collection result or Bromley’s current collection-days information to identify the correct calendar.
Open only that calendar
If your property is Week 1, use Week 1. If it is Week 2, use Week 2. The other PDF will give the wrong alternating dates.
Best note to save: “Tuesday • Week 2 • next collection Green Week • food every week.” This is far more useful than saving only “Tuesday”.
If your address does not appear: recheck the postcode, flat number and building name. If it still cannot be resolved, use Bromley Waste and Recycling on 0300 303 8658 rather than selecting a nearby address.
Result you need before moving on: collection day + Week 1/2.
Green Week or White Week: put out exactly this
Put these out
- Green recycling box
- Food-waste container
- Eligible separately bagged batteries/small electricals/textiles if using that service
Do not add
- Black-box paper/card simply because both boxes are available
- Ordinary refuse sacks unless White Week/refuse is due
Put these out
- Black paper/card recycling box
- Non-recyclable household refuse
- Food-waste container
- Eligible separately bagged small items/textiles if using that service
Do not add
- Green-box container recycling when it is not due
- Garden or bulky waste with household refuse
Easy mistake: “Green Week” means the green recycling box. It does not mean the paid green garden-waste service.
Before going to bed: look at the calendar colour/week and physically place only those containers at the boundary.
How to use Bromley’s Week 1 and Week 2 calendar
Confirm your week first
Do not open a random calendar and see whether the dates “look right”.
Find today’s month
The current main PDFs run from August through November 2026.
Locate your weekday
Use the day assigned to your property rather than another street’s weekday.
Read the Green/White label
This tells you which alternating streams are due.
Notice holiday symbols
Some calendar dates are marked for one-day-later collection. Do not ignore the symbol.
Replace old calendars
When Bromley publishes the next date range, replace the current PDF rather than treating it as permanent.
Correct sequence: address → Week 1/2 → current PDF → date → Green/White Week.
Where should Bromley waste be placed by 7am?
Time
Ready by 7am. Do not wait to hear the collection vehicle.
Position
Place waste at the edge of your property within arm’s reach of the pavement.
Not here
Do not place boxes or sacks directly on the public pavement.
Keep access clear
Do not hide containers behind a locked gate, parked vehicle, wall or inaccessible side route.
Why this matters: Bromley says a collection that was not correctly presented or accessible cannot normally be reported as missed.
30-second night check: correct week → correct containers → securely contained → boundary → accessible → ready by 7am.
Bromley waste sorting without guesswork
Black box
- Paper
- Newspapers
- Magazines
- Letters and envelopes
- Cardboard
- Cardboard tubes
Green box
- Glass bottles and jars
- Food and drink cans
- Clean foil
- Suitable aerosols
- Accepted plastic bottles
- Pots, tubs and trays
- Food/drink cartons
Food container
- Fruit and vegetables
- Meat, fish and bones
- Cooked leftovers
- Bread, pasta and rice
- Tea bags and coffee
- Dairy and eggshells
Household refuse
- Only non-recyclable household waste
- No garden waste
- No bulky items
- No electricals or batteries
- No construction waste
Soft plastics: current Bromley guidance still directs carrier bags, plastic film, bubble wrap and similar soft plastics away from the green box. Use an appropriate supermarket collection point until local collection rules change.
Too much cardboard? Flatten it first. Bromley allows manageable extra flattened cardboard beside the black box, but large unflattened volumes can be left behind.
Sorting test: if it is paper/card → black box; accepted bottle/can/jar/rigid plastic → green box; food → food container.
Can you report this collection as missed?
Check WasteWorks and the correct Week 1/2 calendar.
A green box put out during the wrong alternating week is not the same as a missed collection.
If not, Bromley says you may need to wait for the next scheduled collection.
Locked gates and blocked access can prevent collection.
The current household calendar says to leave due recycling and waste out until 5pm.
If Bromley already knows about a delay, follow that update before creating another report.
You may now have a genuine missed collection.
Check the correct collection was due
Confirm the address, Week 1 or Week 2 and whether Green Week or White Week was due.
Confirm 7am presentation
Check that the waste was at the property edge within arm’s reach of the pavement by 7am.
Leave it available until collection day ends
Different waste streams can be collected at different times, so leave due waste out until the end of collection day.
Check known delays
Look at Bromley’s collection-delay information before filing a missed report.
Report within two working days
If the waste was correctly presented and no known delay explains the issue, report the missed collection within two working days.
Do not report too early: correct presentation + after 5pm/end of day + no known delay + within two working days.
August 2026 Bank Holiday: use these temporary dates
Monday 31 Aug
Collected Tuesday 1 Sep.
Tuesday 1 Sep
Collected Wednesday 2 Sep.
Wednesday 2 Sep
Collected Thursday 3 Sep.
Thursday 3 Sep
Collected Friday 4 Sep.
Friday 4 Sep
Collected Saturday 5 Sep.
Week of 7 Sep
Normal collection timetable returns.
Only use these dates for this published 2026 Bank Holiday period. Recheck future holidays separately.
Need a box, live in a flat or cannot move waste?
Need another recycling box?
Use WasteWorks/container request rather than replacing Bromley’s recycling box with your own black refuse sack.
Normal block of flats
Communal services may not follow the house Week 1/Week 2 box pattern. Check the exact property setup.
Flat above a shop
Bromley currently provides weekly refuse to these properties but no household recycling collection. Use local recycling sites or Churchfields for recycling.
Cannot move waste to boundary?
Call Bromley Waste and Recycling on 0300 303 8658 to ask about assistance.
Do not force a house timetable onto a flat: check the actual property collection arrangement first.
Garden waste: £80 subscription, £3.10 sack or weekend site?
Regular gardener
£80 / 12 months240-litre garden-waste wheelie bin. Collection every two weeks in the main March–November season and monthly in winter.
Occasional small amount
£3.10 / sack stickerBuy a sticker, use a standard refuse sack below 20kg, book it and put it visibly at the front edge by 7am.
Can drive it yourself
Book Churchfields Road or use an operating weekend green-garden-waste site with suitable ID.
Which should you choose? Frequent lawn/hedge waste → subscription. One or two sacks occasionally → sack service. Several bags plus access to a car → compare a garden site or Churchfields.
Before paying: estimate how often you generate garden waste and check whether a loaded 240L bin can be moved safely from the property.
Before paying Bromley’s £43 bulky-waste minimum
List every item
Write down sofa, mattress, bed base, fridge, chair or other separate pieces. Charges depend on item type.
Check reuse first
Usable furniture may be accepted by charities, reuse services or giveaway platforms.
Ask the retailer
If replacing an appliance or mattress, ask about take-back before buying a separate council collection.
Check the exact council price
The household service currently has a £43 minimum, but individual items have different listed charges.
Save both references
Card payments require keeping the booking reference and payment reference.
Put items at front from 7am
Items must be accessible outside the front of the property but not placed on the public highway.
24-hour warning: cancellation or item changes with less than 24 hours’ notice are not normally refundable. Rearranging at short notice can trigger another £43 minimum charge.
Pay only after: item list → reuse check → retailer take-back check → exact council price.
Churchfields, Baths Road or wait for Waldo Road?
Churchfields Road
Best current full-service option.
- Booking required
- Bromley resident proof may be requested
- Accepts wider material range
- DIY allowance available under current rules
Baths Road weekend site
Best for selected bulky/electrical weekend waste.
- Booking required
- Saturday 8:30am–3pm
- Sunday 8:30am–12 noon
- No DIY/construction waste
- No foot/bicycle access
Waldo Road
Still temporarily closed.
Current council guidance expects the main site to reopen in full later in 2026. Check live status before travelling.
5 September 2026: the current Baths Road page specifically says the temporary weekend site is closed that Saturday.
Before driving: site → booking → accepted material → vehicle rule → today’s opening status.
Use the right Bromley service for each task
Bromley bin collection FAQs
How do I find my Bromley bin collection day?
Open Bromley WasteWorks, enter the full postcode and choose the exact address. Record the normal collection day and whether the property is assigned to Week 1 or Week 2, then use the matching current waste calendar.
What does Green Week mean in Bromley?
For a normal house, Green Week is the green recycling box collection for accepted tins, cans, glass and plastic containers. Food waste is also normally collected that week.
What does White Week mean in Bromley?
White Week normally includes the black paper and cardboard recycling box, non-recyclable household refuse and the weekly food-waste collection.
What time should Bromley recycling and waste be put out?
Bromley says waste and recycling should be correctly contained and placed at the edge of the property within arm’s reach of the pavement by 7am. Containers should not be placed directly on the pavement.
When can I report a missed Bromley bin?
Leave all due waste available until the collection day has ended, check for known delays and report a genuine missed collection within two working days. The current household calendar instructs residents to leave waste out until 5pm before treating it as missed.
How much is Bromley garden waste collection?
Bromley’s current garden-waste wheelie-bin service costs £80 for 12 months and includes a 240-litre bin. The pre-booked garden-waste sack sticker currently costs £3.10 per sack.
How much does Bromley bulky waste collection cost?
Bromley’s current household bulky-waste service has a minimum charge of £43. The total depends on the number and type of items booked.
Is Waldo Road recycling centre open?
Waldo Road Reuse and Recycling Centre remains temporarily closed and is expected to reopen in full later in 2026. Bromley residents can currently use Churchfields Road and the limited weekend site accessed from Baths Road, subject to booking and material rules.