Refuse
Wheeled grey refuse bin
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Ashford bin collection dates
- Add your dates to Google, Apple or Outlook calendar
- Get an email the evening before
- Print an A4 sheet for the fridge
Bins in Ashford
These are the containers used in Ashford. Which ones a home has depends on its address.
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.
Order, book and apply
- Request replacement bins or bins for a new propertyAshford Borough Council
- Garden waste collectionsAshford Borough Council
- Food waste collectionsAshford Borough Council
- Get rid of a bulky itemAshford Borough Council
- Recycling centres and tipsKent County Council
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.
- Report a missed binA bin that wasn't emptied on the day.
- 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.
- 'Refuse workers broke my bin - why should I have to pay for new one?' — metro.co.uk
- Request a Bin - Ashford Borough Council — www.ashford.gov.uk