Waste and recycling collections over the May bank holidays

There will be no changes to the schedule of waste and recycling collections, including garden waste collections, following the two May bank holidays on Monday 4 and 25 May 2026.

We will continue to collect residential waste on your usual collection day. You can find out your collection day by downloading the free My Richmond app.

Find out how to store and present your waste and recycling for collection.

Townmead Road Reuse and Recycling Centre will remain open but remember to book a slot in advance.

Recycle more items

As part of the new ‘Simpler Recycling’ rules, you can now recycle even more items in your mixed recycling:

• Empty squeezy metal tubes (for example tomato paste or purée tubes)
• Empty squeezy plastic tubes (for example toothpaste tubes)

The new items are in addition to the items you can already recycle in your black box or bin, including:

• Plastic bottles, pots, tubs and trays
• Glass bottles and jars
• Food tins and drink cans
• Empty aerosol cans
• Aluminium foil and trays (flattened, clean and free from food)

By making sure items are clean, empty and placed in the correct container, you’re helping recycling to be processed efficiently. 

Recycling, reuse and DIY

Planning your spring clean over the bank holiday weekend? Recycle unwanted small electrical items at one of our community banks. Book a bulky waste collection to dispose of any larger items.

You can also now drop off certain items in good condition at Townmead Road’s reuse point. Donated items will be redistributed back into the community by local groups.

Or swap, share and repair items at The Fixery in Grove Gardens Chapel, Fridays and Saturdays, 11am to 4pm.

If household and garden DIY plans are in store, rent over 30 useful items - like a pressure washer, carpet cleaner, drills and hedge trimmers - instead of buying new at our Library of Things in Twickenham.

Sign up to our waste and recycling mailing list for local service updates and opportunities and details of your next Mega Skip Day.