What goes in your bins | Sevenoaks District Council
Early start for waste collections during the heatwave

With more high temperatures forecast this week, we will start our waste collections earlier than normal until Friday 14 August 2026.

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What goes in your bins

Recycling collections

What goes in your recycling bins (NO PAGE CURRENTLY)

General waste collections

PAGE IN DRAFT What should go in your general waste bin...

Food waste collections

(UPDATE LINK AND BREADCRUMB BEFORE LIVE) We collect food waste every week from most households. Make sure you know what can be put in your food waste bin...

Garden waste collections

Dispose of grass, leaves and other green waste with our garden waste collection service...

Communal waste and recycling bins

Residents who live on some housing estates or blocks of flats, may use communal waste and recycling bins...

Waste and recycling sack collections

(NOT CONTENT) Homes with no space for wheelie bins use clear and black sacks for recycling and waste...

Order bins and sacks

(NO CONTENT AND PAGE TBA) How to order food waste, recycling and general waste bins or clear sacks for recycling...

Waste and recycling collection rules

(UPDATE LINK AND BREADCRUMB BEFORE LIVE) What you can expect from us and in return what you must do when putting your waste, recycling and food waste for collection...