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Kingston upon Thames 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 Kingston upon Thames
These are the containers used in Kingston upon Thames. Which ones a home has depends on its address.
Mixed recycling
Food waste collection
Paper and card collection
Container details
The container pictures and words are Kingston upon Thames 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 18 September 2026; list of collections built from Kingston upon Thames Borough Council's own service names 22 September 2026.
Order, book and apply
- Order new bins or containersKingston upon Thames Borough Council
- What you can put in your binsKingston upon Thames Borough Council
- Garden waste collectionsKingston upon Thames Borough Council
- Food waste collectionsKingston upon Thames Borough Council
- Get rid of a bulky itemKingston upon Thames Borough Council
- Recycling centres and tipsKingston upon Thames Borough Council
- Get help putting your bins outKingston upon Thames Borough Council
Links checked 17 September 2026.
Missed bin or a problem
Tell Kingston upon Thames Borough 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 Kingston upon Thames 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 borough councillors can take up a repeated problem or a wider service failure. Find and write to my borough councillors on Kingston upon Thames 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 Kingston upon Thames compares
- Recycled or composted
- 44%of household waste, 2024 to 2025
- Rubbish not recycled
- 449 kgper household a year
- Cost of collections
- £46per household a year. Similar councils: £82
- Value for money
- 3 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.
A July 2026 Kingston Nub News report highlighted the borough’s garden-waste charges, citing research by waste company Divert. Its comparison put Kingston highest in London at £104 a year for fortnightly collections, with another subscription required for an extra bin plus separate bin and administration charges. Food waste was excluded from the paid service. The report noted that headline prices did not always reflect the service provided: Lewisham’s collections, for example, were weekly. Divert advised residents to check terms before subscribing and consider home composting or a recycling centre for small quantities.
- Kingston charges highest price for garden waste collections in ... — kingston.nub.news