IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT *One week pause for garden waste sack collections*
From 12 October 2026, we’re introducing wheelie bin collections. To help us safely manage the biggest change to our waste services in a generation, Garden Waste Sack Collections will be suspended from 12 to 16 October.
Garden waste collections from subscribed bins will still take place during this period. Thank you for your patience and understanding.
What you can put in garden waste sacks and wheelie bins
- Lawn cuttings
- Flowers
- Leaves
- Hedge trimmings
- Weeds
- Twigs
- Small shrubs
- Branches under one metre long and 2" (50mm) in diameter.
Please remember: it has to be compostable and shreddable.
What you can't put in garden waste sacks and wheelie bins
- Soil
- Turf
- Stones
- Rubble
- Food waste
- Plastic
- Paper
- Fencing
- Wood
- Pet litter or animal waste of any kind
- Branches over one metre long and 2" (50mm) in diameter
- Compostable magazine wrappers (these do not breakdown efficiently at the composting facility, but you can put them in a compost bin)
It has to be compostable and shreddable. If it's not, don't put it in!
Larger branches and unsuitable material can be taken to a Kent County Council Household Waste and Recycling Centre for proper disposal or recycling.