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South Kesteven 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 South Kesteven
These are the containers used in South Kesteven. Which ones a home has depends on its address.
240 Litre Recycling
Food waste
Black 23-litre outdoor caddy
240 Litre Paper and Card
Green
Container details
The container pictures and words are South Kesteven 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 South Kesteven District Council's own service names 22 September 2026.
Order, book and apply
- New bins and waste sacksSouth Kesteven District Council
- Garden waste collectionsSouth Kesteven District Council
- Food waste collectionsSouth Kesteven District Council
- Get rid of a bulky itemSouth Kesteven District Council
- Get help putting your bins outSouth Kesteven District Council
Links checked 17 September 2026.
Missed bin or a problem
Tell South Kesteven District 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 South Kesteven 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 South Kesteven 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 South Kesteven compares
- Recycled or composted
- 38%of household waste, 2024 to 2025
- Rubbish not recycled
- 475 kgper household a year
- Cost of collections
- £43per household a year. Similar councils: £56
- Value for money
- 7 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.
South Kesteven’s food-waste rollout prompted questions about missed bins at a council meeting reported in May 2026. Councillor Sarah Trotter raised problems in Lincrest ward, and cabinet member Rhys Baker acknowledged initial challenges requiring further work. By September, Lincolnshire County Council described a positive start across the first four districts offering the service, including South Kesteven. It said around half of households across those areas put out a food caddy weekly, with participation reaching seven in ten in some places. The county council said residents were adapting and participation was continuing to grow.