Refuse collection
The Council currently operates a front of property sack, dustbin
or Wheeled Bin collection service with
weekly waste collections from almost 60,000 properties.
Do you know which day your rubbish is collected? To check your
collection day search our Refuse collection
database
All recyclable waste collected via wheeled bins
and clear blue bags is taken to the Materials Recovery
Facility at Hersden, near Canterbury. All
residual waste is taken for disposal at the landfill site near
Canterbury.
Where should I put my waste for collection?
Wherever possible, please leave your refuse in the
front garden of your property, just next to the pavement. Our
collection rounds start at 6.00am, please make sure your waste is
available for collection on time.
Until the day of collection all waste must be securely stored on
your property, leaving it out days in advance of the collection day
is unsightly and causes litter problems - you also risk
prosecution.
What should I put my rubbish in?
For collection your waste must be securely contained in
standard black refuse sacks (70/80 litre). The black
sacks can be placed in standard dustbins if you wish -
carrier bags and cardboard boxes are not acceptable.
If you receive a wheelie bin collection you
must place the black sacks in your black
lidded wheelie bin to ensure collection. However, all
recyclable waste should remain loose inside your blue lidded
wheelie bin.
There are some properties and larger blocks of flats
that have communal storage areas or use large
waste storage bins - please use these with respect for your
neighbours.
For those properties that receive a clear blue
bag collection, please keep the bags within the boundary of
your property.
What shouldn't I put in my bin?
The Council will remove all suitable contained waste, however we
will not remove sacks or bins containing bricks, rubble, soil,
hardcore or paint (the paint can leak from the
vehicle).
We do offer a number of door to door recycling facilities
and urge you to use these for the disposal of recyclable
materials where the service is offered, to check please see
information on recycling.
If you are on the wheelie bin collection scheme please
see information on what you can put in
your wheeled bin
Clinical Waste / Needles should not be placed in normal refuse,
please see clinical waste
Garden waste Ideally this should be composted, for
information please see our Green
waste/recycling section
For information about disposing of large or unusual items
of waste please refer to bulky waste
What happens about my refuse collections on Bank Holidays and
at Christmas
Bank Holidays
For the purposes of refuse collection
- Bank Holidays are regarded as normal working days, so your refuse
collection service is not affected. The exception being Christmas
and New Year when changes to the collection arrangements will be
advertised on our homepage, Council Offices and in the local
newspapers.
Christmas
It is illegal for us to collect waste
if we have nowhere to take it, therefore we can only collect on
days when the landfill site is open. Every year some residents will
miss one collection or have a day change - alterations are
advertised in the local paper from November each year or see
Christmas services information posted on this web site.
All recycling collections stop for at
least one week, and resume on the normal two weekly cycle - if you
lose track of your collection day please contact us.
Kent County Council provides two sites in the area for the
recycling and disposal of waste, these are situated at:
- Manston Road, Margate and
- Sandwich Road, near Richborough.
The sites are open from 8.00 am to 4.30 pm Monday to Saturday
and 9.00 am to 4.00 pm on Sunday and Bank Holidays (Only Closed
Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Years Day)
KCC Recycling Centres (external site).