Refuse collection

The Council currently operates a front of property sack, dustbin or Wheeled Bin collection service with weekly waste collections from almost 65,000 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 during December 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 or check the refuse collection database

Household Waste and Recycling Centres

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).

Waste & Recycling

E-mail:

amenities@thanet.gov.uk

Tel: 01843 577115

Fax: 01843 290906