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Folkestone and Hythe bin collection dates
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- Print an A4 sheet for the fridge
Bins in Folkestone and Hythe
These are the containers used in Folkestone and Hythe. Which ones a home has depends on its address.
Recycling
Food waste
Green food bin
Garden Waste
Paper & Card
Container details
The container pictures and words are Folkestone and Hythe 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 17 September 2026; list of collections built from Folkestone and Hythe District Council's own service names 22 September 2026.
Order, book and apply
- Additional binsFolkestone and Hythe District Council
- What you can recycle from homeFolkestone and Hythe District Council
- Garden waste collectionsFolkestone and Hythe District Council
- Food waste collectionsFolkestone and Hythe District Council
- Get rid of a bulky itemFolkestone and Hythe District Council
- Recycling centres and tipsKent County Council
- Get help putting your bins outFolkestone and Hythe District Council
Links checked 17 September 2026.
Missed bin or a problem
Tell Folkestone and Hythe 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 Folkestone and Hythe 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 Folkestone and Hythe District Council.
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Complaint routes verified 6 September 2026.
How Folkestone and Hythe compares
- Recycled or composted
- 46%of household waste, 2024 to 2025
- Rubbish not recycled
- 404 kgper household a year
- Cost of collections
- £33per household a year. Similar councils: £62
- Value for money
- 10 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.
Folkestone and Hythe Council added liquid food and drink cartons to household recycling from 1 April 2026 under the national Simpler Recycling programme. Residents are asked to rinse them, leave caps on and use their purple-lidded recycling container. The council says the collected cartons are processed in Halifax and turned into new products. Separately, the council’s scrutiny work programme approved on 6 May includes the waste-management contract among topics for 2026/27. The programme may change as new priorities and decisions emerge.
- Tetra pak – Folkestone & Hythe District Council — www.folkestone-hythe.gov.uk
- Overview & Scrutiny Committee – Work Programme 2026/27 — www.folkestone-hythe.gov.uk