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Waste management

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Rubbish collection

Medway Council provides a weekly refuse collection service for black plastic sacks. Black sacks should be purchased from local stores as they are no longer provided by the council.

The council now provides a delivery of blue sacks for recycling for every house and flat in Medway every 13 weeks. Use this link to find out more about recycling in Medway.

Unless exceptional arrangements are made, residents should place their refuse on the boundary of their properties by 7am on the day of collection. During 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.

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 assist them.

The collection rounds are shown in outline on the map below:

Map showing rubbish collection days in Medway
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A more detailed view of the collection rounds is available from the Medway Map service. Having selected this service, follow these steps to find the collection day for a particular postcode:

  • enter the postcode in the Quick Search box and select "Go";
  • select the "to map" link on the next page - the map will appear;
  • select the "Maps" drop-down menu and choose "Refuse and Recycling";
  • select "Refuse collection day label" and then select "Draw Map";
  • the map will appear with the day of the collection round shown (use the zoom feature if necessary).

For further information contact:
email icon Email : customer.first@medway.gov.uk
Telephone icon Telephone : 01634 333333
SMS text messaging: 07739 657073
Mail icon Write to : Customer Services
Medway Council
Gun Wharf
Dock Road
Chatham
ME4 4TR
Minicom icon Minicom :

01634 333111


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Rubbish out early | Partnership working | Fixed penalty notices | Bulky waste | Recycling points | Bulky waste | Household waste and recycling centres | Recycling | Blue box and bag collections | Waste management | Waste management strategy

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