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Dover 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 Dover
These are the containers used in Dover. Which ones a home has depends on its address.
Recycling Collection
Food Collection
Garden Waste Collection
Paper and cardboard
Black box
Paper/Card Collection
Container details
The container pictures and words are Dover District 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 18 September 2026; list of collections built from Dover District Council's own service names 22 September 2026.
Order, book and apply
- Garden waste collectionsDover District Council
- Food waste collectionsDover District Council
- Get rid of a bulky itemDover District Council
- Recycling centres and tipsKent County Council
Links checked 20 September 2026.
Missed bin or a problem
Tell Dover District Council first - it can only fix what it knows about.
- Report a missed binA bin that wasn't emptied on the day.
- Report another bin collection problemAnything else about the collection or your bins.
- Make a complaint to Dover District 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 Dover District 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 Dover compares
- Recycled or composted
- 43%of household waste, 2024 to 2025
- Rubbish not recycled
- 405 kgper household a year
- Cost of collections
- £48per household a year. Similar councils: £54
- Value for money
- 8 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.
Dover District Council launched its summer beach-litter campaign on 1 June 2026, working with Folkestone and Hythe District Council and contractor Veolia. Five new compactor bins in Deal and Walmer were funded by Southern Water.
The council also reported two bulk bins on Deal Pier and the start of daily summer beach cleans between Kingsdown and Deal. An electric collection bike returned to the promenade to reach places larger vehicles cannot access. Cabinet member Edward Biggs urged beach users to take responsibility for their litter, protecting the environment and keeping beaches safe.
- Love your beach this summer — www.dover.gov.uk