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Rubbish collection
Medway Council provides a weekly sack collection service
for rubbish, and an alternate weekly collection for recycling and food and
garden waste.
Find out when your collection is using our postcode finder:
You must set your location before we can show you personalised refuse and recycling collection information.
If changes do occur, as a result of wintry
conditions, updates will be posted on our service
changes page, on the Facebook emergency updates page and on
Twitter.
An outline map of rubbish collections in Medway is
shown below. If your property falls on a boundary,
please use the post code checker above to confirm which day of
the week your collections will be made.
Where to place your refuse
Unless in exceptional circumstances and arrangements are
made, residents should place their refuse/recycling out by 7am on
the designated collection day, placing it at the boundary of
their property, where it meets the public highway. During bank
holidays, changes to the scheduled refuse collection are notified
through the council's own paper, Medway Matters, by notices in the local press and on this
website.
Residents are asked to secure their rubbish and only put it out
on the day of collection, which minimises the possibility of bags
being torn open by animals and reduces the risk of littering.
Assisted service
An assisted refuse collection service is provided free to
residents who, through illness or infirmity, are unable to put out
their refuse and do not have anyone else to help them.
If you would like further information, please contact customer
services using the details below or by completing the
online form.
Bulky items
Bulky items can be collected by the bulky household
collection service and items can be taken to one of the three
household
waste and recycling centres.
Please note
If your waste or recycling are missed, you must notify the
council within 24 hours.
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