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Tunbridge Wells bin collection dates
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- Get an email the evening before
- Print an A4 sheet for the fridge
Bins in Tunbridge Wells
These are the containers used in Tunbridge Wells. Which ones a home has depends on its address.
Recycling
Food waste
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Container details
The container pictures and words are Tunbridge Wells 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.
List of collections built from Tunbridge Wells Borough Council's own service names 22 September 2026.
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- Recycling textiles, small electrical items and batteriesTunbridge Wells Borough Council
Links checked 19 September 2026.
Missed bin or a problem
Tell Tunbridge Wells Borough 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 Tunbridge Wells 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 Tunbridge Wells 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 Tunbridge Wells compares
- Recycled or composted
- 51%of household waste, 2024 to 2025
- Rubbish not recycled
- 382 kgper household a year
- Cost of collections
- £39per household a year. Similar councils: £74
- 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.
September 2026 reporting described residents’ objections after Tunbridge Wells Council stopped doorstep collections on a private access road in Cranbrook. Residents said taking rubbish roughly half a mile to a communal bin was difficult, especially for people with health or mobility problems. The council’s letter cited potholes and unstable ground as unacceptable risks to crews and vehicles. Separately, a May announcement confirmed a joint 12-year contract with Tonbridge and Malling and existing contractor FCC Environment, starting in April 2027. The councils said the contract would maintain existing collection arrangements, with no significant changes for households.
- Residents told to push bins half a mile as road has too many potholes for lorry — www.mirror.co.uk
- New 12 year recycling and waste contract awarded — www.tmbc.gov.uk