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Ashford bin collection dates

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Christmas and New Year bin collections in Ashford

We had not found Ashford Borough Council’s arrangements for Christmas 2026 and New Year 2027 when we checked on 10 November 2026. We check every week until Christmas; councils often publish in late November or December.

Check the council’s bins information.

Look up your address above for its dates. Christmas and New Year collections across the UK.

Missed bin or a problem

Bins in Ashford

These are the containers used in Ashford. Which ones a home has depends on its address.

  • Refuse

    Wheeled grey refuse bin

  • Recycling

    Wheeled green recycling bin

  • Food Waste

  • Garden waste

    Brown garden waste bin

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Container details

The container pictures and words are Ashford Borough Council's own. This may not be every container it uses.

Greyed-out bin icons are placeholders where the container type or colour is not confirmed.

  • Garden waste: Garden waste subscribers

Container descriptions checked 19 September 2026; list of collections built from Ashford Borough Council's own service names 22 September 2026.

Links checked 19 September 2026.

Missed bin or a problem

Tell Ashford Borough Council first - it can only fix what it knows about.

Missed-bin guidance checked 20 September 2026.

  1. Report a missed binA bin that wasn't emptied on the day.
  2. Make a complaint to Ashford Borough CouncilIf reporting it didn't fix it.
Complaint didn't work either? Ask your councillors

If you've already reported the problem and used the council's complaints process, your district councillors can take up a repeated problem or a wider service failure. Find and write to my district councillors on Ashford Borough Council.

WriteToThem is an independent mySociety service. You'll enter your postcode there before choosing who to contact.

Complaint routes verified 6 September 2026.

How Ashford compares

Recycled or composted
49%of household waste, 2024 to 2025
Rubbish not recycled
399 kgper household a year
Cost of collections
£50per household a year. Similar councils: £48
Value for money
9 out of 10 An independently constructed WhenIsBins rating, not an official government rating.

Official figures for England, 2024 to 2025.

Local bins and recycling news

AI-generated summary, reviewed before publication. Checked 18 September 2026.

Ashford apologised after a resident was wrongly asked to pay £34 to replace a recycling bin he said collectors had damaged, Metro reported on 9 September 2026. The council said the charge was issued in error and ordered a replacement.

The resident criticised how difficult it was to prove responsibility for the damage. The council’s published policy lists replacement refuse and recycling bins at £34, but says it will replace lids confirmed to have been damaged during collection. Its ordering page says delivery is free and normally takes up to ten working days after payment.

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