Large items can be taken to the Council's recycling centre at Manor Place (just off the Walworth Road, near McDonalds):

Household Waste Reuse and Recycling Centre
Manor Place Depot
Manor Place, off Walworth Road
London
SE17 3BD

Opening hours: Monday to Sunday, 8am to 5.50pm

Residents can also request a special collection from the Council for large items

or request a bulky collection appointment online.

 

Paper and cardboard
Yes please Newspapers and magazines Card and cardboard Clean white paper Junk mail, brochures and leaflets White envelopes, please remove the windows White pages from phone directories Shredded paper (this must be contained within a paper envelope or paper bag; we cannot accept this loose)	No thank you Yellow pages (these can be brought to the Household Waste Reuse and Recycling Centre) Brown paper and brown envelopes Food and drink cartons, eg tetra pak Paper cups and plates Plastic coated paper Tissue or metallic wrapping paper Sweets or crisps wrappers Wallpaper Loose shredded paper
Glass
Yes please Bottles of any colour Jars of any colour You can leave the labels on but please remove lids and corks and rinse out bottles and jars	No thank you Caps and corks Any other types of glass eg drinking glasses or window glass Mirrors
Cans and plastics
Yes please All plastic bottles eg. shampoo and detergent bottles Drink cans and food tins, please empty, rinse and squash Aluminium foil, clean only Aerosol spray cans, do not puncture or squash (Plastic food trays, tubs, pots, lids, and tops. Use the blue box scheme or local recycling centres only. If you recycle using clear bags, please do not put these in your bags as they cannot be recycled on this scheme.)	No thank you Paint tins Anything with food that has not been cleaned Food or drink cartons Plastic bags Cling film or plastic wrappers
Garden waste
Yes please Grass cuttings Garden weeds, plants, flowers, leaves and prunings Hedge trimmings Tree branches, less than ten cm or four inches in diameter	No thank you Food waste Large tree branches, more than ten cm or four inches wide Plastic flower pots, trays or bags Soil Bricks or rubble (these can be brought to the Household Waste Reuse and Recycling Centre) Cardboard