Waste and Recycling
Domestic Waste
Domestic waste is collected weekly Monday to Friday between
7am and 6pm. The only time we would change your day of collection
is at Christmas and New Year, other than this we will collect your
waste on the same day of the week throughout the year. We cannot
guarantee to collect your waste at the same time each week as this
depends on the amount of waste to collect and road conditions.
We do not run a 'wheelie bin' service - refuse can only be
collected from residential properties in black sacks or dustbins.
Wheelie bins are designed to be mechanically emptied by special
equipment on the refuse vehicle. As we do not provide a
'wheelie bin' service this type of equipment is not on the majority
of vehicles used in the borough and refuse operatives are
no longer allowed to try and empty these bins manually due to
Health and Safety rules.
The majority of the borough's domestic waste is taken to a
'waste to energy' power station, in Allington. This means we can no
longer collect bulky items as part of the domestic waste service,
which you may have put out with your refuse sacks in the past.
We operate a seperate collection service for Bulky Items, but
there is a charge for this service, or you can take it to the
County Council's Household
Waste Recycling Centre in Brunswick Road, Ashford.
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