Recycling and Rubbish – Contact us

Before you start

Many services are available on our website, please check first 

• Report your missed bin
• Street cleaning
• Fly tipping and litter
• Dog waste
• Check your recycling and refuse collection day
• Recycling and waste collection calendars
• What to put in which bin
• New or replacements bins - container enquiries
• Litter bins
• Clinical waste
• Assisted bin collection
• Bulky waste collection
• New developers
• Garden waste

If you can't find the answer to your question on our website, you can contact us using this form.

Privacy Statement

To provide this service Thanet District Council will collect and process personal information. We may check some of the information with other sources (e.g. government departments and other councils) to verify your identity and ensure that the information you have provided is accurate.

Your personal information is being processed because it is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation or for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest.

Please refer to our Corporate Privacy Notice for further details on how we process your personal information and your rights. This is also available in other formats (e.g. print).

Please note, if you choose to cancel this service you will NOT receive a refund and we will make arrangements with you to collection the garden waste bin.

We are unable to collect any unwanted waste or recycling containers. If you no longer require these you will need to make arrangements to dispose of them yourself. There are two Household waste and Reycling Centres in our area to get rid of household waste.

Further information and prices

We are unable to swap or exchange containers for different sizes. If you require an additional container please visit our website.

The quickest and easiest way to tell us about a missed bin is to use our online portal on the missed bin webpage.

You can also check your collection day to find out which bin or bag you should put out on which week. Food recycling is collected every week.

To avoid problems with your bin collections please ensure that you are putting the right waste in the right bin. Use our website to check what to put in which bin.