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Dartford 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 Dartford
These are the containers used in Dartford. Which ones a home has depends on its address.
Mixed recycling
Grey recycling bin
Container details
The container pictures and words are Dartford 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.
Container descriptions checked 17 September 2026; list of collections built from Dartford Borough Council's own service names 22 September 2026.
Order, book and apply
- What to recycleDartford Borough Council
- Garden waste collectionsDartford Borough Council
- Get rid of a bulky itemDartford Borough Council
- Contact the waste serviceDartford Borough Council
Links checked 17 September 2026.
Missed bin or a problem
Tell Dartford Borough Council first - it can only fix what it knows about.
- Report a missed binA bin that wasn't emptied on the day.
- Make a complaint to Dartford 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 Dartford 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 Dartford compares
- Recycled or composted
- 24%of household waste, 2024 to 2025
- Rubbish not recycled
- 604 kgper household a year
- Cost of collections
- £80per household a year. Similar councils: £55
- Value for money
- 1 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.
Dartford Council announced in September 2026 that food-waste caddies would be delivered ahead of collections starting for houses in November and flats in early 2027. The borough had missed the March 2026 introduction deadline. Council leader Jeremy Kite said the service would make recycling easier, reduce disposal costs and improve environmental performance.
Collected food would go to an anaerobic digestion plant, producing gas for energy and material that could become fertiliser. The council promised delivery schedules and guidance on accepted food waste before the new service began.