Rubbish and recycling | Sevenoaks District Council

Rubbish and recycling

Wheelie bin collections from October 2026

Most households will move to wheelie bin and alternate weekly collections from 12 October 2026...

What goes in your bins

What goes in your recycling, food and general waste bins...

Garden waste and composting

Dispose of grass, leaves and other green waste with our garden waste collection service or buy a discounted compost bin...

Assisted rubbish collection

Help for elderly and disabled residents to carry their bins to the boundary of their property...

Recycling sites

Find your nearest Household Waste Recycling Centre and your recycling site for paper, glass and textiles...

Clinical waste collection

Arrange for domestic clinical, or medical waste, collection...

Street care and cleaning

How to report issues with street cleaning, fly tipping and graffiti....

Waste and your duty of care

Residents and businesses have a legal responsibility to make sure their waste is disposed of properly...

What happens to your waste and recycling

What happens to your recycling and waste after collection...

A to Z of recycling and waste

Find out how to recycle, reduce, re-use and dispose of most items...

The BIG recycling upgrade

From April 2026, we began introducing improvements to your recycling and waste collection services....

The BIG Waste Conversation

Our comprehensive survey which sought residents’ views on proposals to improve our waste collection services….