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Gravesham 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 Gravesham
These are the containers used in Gravesham. Which ones a home has depends on its address.
or Recycling
Black recycling bin with a green lid, or clear recycling sacks
Food bin
Garden 240l
Container details
The container pictures and words are Gravesham 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.
- Recycling: Households using a recycling bin
- Recycling: Not Properties using clear recycling sacks
- Recycling: Properties without room for a bin or inaccessible to regular bin lorries
Container descriptions checked 19 September 2026; list of collections built from Gravesham Borough Council's own service names 22 September 2026.
Order, book and apply
- Recycling bin and sack guidanceGravesham Borough Council
- Garden waste collectionsGravesham Borough Council
- Food waste collectionsGravesham Borough Council
- Get rid of a bulky itemGravesham Borough Council
- Get help putting your bins outGravesham Borough Council
Links checked 19 September 2026.
Missed bin or a problem
Tell Gravesham 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 Gravesham 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 Gravesham 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 Gravesham compares
- Recycled or composted
- 40%of household waste, 2024 to 2025
- Rubbish not recycled
- 444 kgper household a year
- Cost of collections
- £55per household a year. Similar councils: £54
- Value for money
- 5 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.
Gravesham’s leader and MP Lauren Sullivan called for tougher fly-tipping penalties in August 2026 after a Northfleet dumping and waste-burning case. The council said smoke had disrupted the A2 and affected the nearby rail line. It worked with National Highways to block the site, where officers found several hundred tonnes of waste, including hazardous material. National Highways spent £150,000 clearing it and the council spent £4,840 investigating, but no costs were awarded. Council leader John Burden criticised the suspended sentence and called for stronger deterrents so taxpayers do not bear enforcement costs.
- Gravesham Borough Council calls for tougher sentences ... — www.gravesham.gov.uk