Merton bin collections

By Mark Andrews. Checked against Merton Council pages on 26 October 2026.

Bin or sacks, it's the same £99 a year for garden waste in Merton, and the sack option is a pack of 25. Paper and card have their own blue-topped wheelie bin, separate from the black-topped one for rubbish.

Which bin is which in Merton

Food waste goes in its own bin, with a kitchen caddy for indoors.

Black General waste Black-topped wheelie bin (non-recyclable household waste)
Blue Recycling Blue-topped wheelie bin (paper and card)
Grey Food waste Food waste caddy
Brown Garden waste Brown wheelie bin (garden waste - subscription)Fortnightly

Christmas and New Year collections 2026

Friday 25 December is collected three days late on Monday 28 December, and the rounds after it run one to three days late. Normal collection days return on Monday 11 January. Flats above shops get their own written schedule.

Usual dayCollected on
Friday 25 DecemberMonday 28 December
Monday 28 DecemberTuesday 29 December
Tuesday 29 DecemberWednesday 30 December
Wednesday 30 DecemberThursday 31 December
Thursday 31 DecemberSaturday 2 January
Friday 1 JanuaryMonday 4 January
Monday 4 JanuaryTuesday 5 January
Tuesday 5 JanuaryWednesday 6 January
Wednesday 6 JanuaryThursday 7 January
Thursday 7 JanuaryFriday 8 January
Friday 8 JanuarySaturday 9 January

Garden waste: £99 a year

Choose a 140 litre or 240 litre bin, with a £19 delivery fee for each new one. The subscription lasts a year from delivery, and collections run fortnightly all year on either a yellow (A) or white (B) week.

Sign up for garden waste collection

Food waste collection

Report a missed bin

Wait until the crews have finished your area, or until after 11.59pm on collection day, and report within two working days. The council returns within two working days.

Report a missed bin to Merton

Bulky waste collection from £39.75

Your first collection of up to three items each year is free. After that it's £39.75 for up to three items and £66 for four to six.

Book a bulky waste collection

Recycling centres in Merton

Garth Road in Morden is for residents only, with proof of address, and you have to book if you're coming by car. On foot or by bike there's no booking.

  • Garth Road Household Reuse and Recycling Centre, Morden SM4 4AX booking needed

Worth knowing in Merton

Real Christmas trees are collected free from the kerb. Have yours out by 6am on Wednesday 6 January.

Get told the night before

Binformation is a free Android app. Put your postcode in once and it sends a notification the evening before each collection, saying which bins are going. If the council moves your day for a bank holiday, the reminder moves with it.

Binformation on Google Play

Where this comes from

Every fact on this page was read from the council's own website, last checked on 26 October 2026. Councils change prices each April, so check the link before you pay for anything.

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