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Kent County Council

Kent County Council services, term dates and recycling centres in one app

Find your district council, book a Kent tip and get term date reminders, all in one free app.

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Kent bin collection

Never miss a Kent bin day

Pop in your postcode to check Loci works where you live. Then download the free app to see your collection days and get a reminder the night before.

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Kent towns and their councils

Many Kent towns sit in a district with a different name. Find your town below, then choose your district council further down this page for bin days and local services. Chatham, Gillingham and Rochester are in Medway, which runs all its own services.

Gravesend · Gravesham Folkestone · Folkestone and Hythe Hythe · Folkestone and Hythe Tonbridge · Tonbridge and Malling West Malling · Tonbridge and Malling Sittingbourne · Swale Faversham · Swale Sheerness · Swale Margate · Thanet Ramsgate · Thanet Broadstairs · Thanet Whitstable · Canterbury Herne Bay · Canterbury Deal · Dover Sandwich · Dover Swanley · Sevenoaks Edenbridge · Sevenoaks Tenterden · Ashford Cranbrook · Tunbridge Wells Swanscombe · Dartford Chatham · Medway Gillingham · Medway Rochester · Medway
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Kent County Council

Who does what in Kent

Most of Kent has two councils. Kent County Council runs roads, libraries, schools, social care and the county's 19 tips. Your district council collects your bins and handles council tax and planning. Medway is different: Medway Council runs all its own services. Loci brings Kent County Council and your district council together, from Maidstone and Canterbury to Ashford, Folkestone and Tunbridge Wells.

Bin day reminders

Bin day reminders

Recycling centres

Recycling centres

Council tax

Council tax

Council Search

Council Search

AI search

AI search

Local business directory

Local business directory

Health and support

Health and support

Local updates

Local updates

Recycling centres

Kent tips and recycling centres

Kent County Council runs 19 household waste recycling centres. You need to book a slot before every visit. Find your nearest one in Loci and check what you can bring before you go.

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Book a slot online before you go. You can book on the day or up to two weeks ahead, and visit as often as you need. You can't get in without a booking. Book on the Kent County Council website.

County services

Kent County Council services

From libraries to roads and term dates, here's what Kent County Council looks after and how Loci helps.

All of Kent in your pocket

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Your neighbourhood noticeboard. Ask for a hand, offer one, or share a local recommendation with neighbours within a few miles of your postcode. 

Ask for help: a reliable plumber, a lost cat, what time the market opens.
Ask for help: a reliable plumber, a lost cat, what time the market opens.
Offer help: spare veg from the allotment, a recommendation, local know-how. 
Offer help: spare veg from the allotment, a recommendation, local know-how.
Thank neighbours: the most helpful replies rise to the top. 
Thank neighbours: the most helpful replies rise to the top.
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Kent neighbours using Ask Locally in the Loci app
Kent households

648,300+

Kent postcode areas

259

Kent residents

1,610,300+

Kent app status

Available

Across Kent

Your Kent neighbours are on Loci.

Join them for free.

Download Loci today and keep up with what's happening in and around Maidstone, Canterbury and Tunbridge Wells.

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Kent bin schedule and council services in the Loci app

Councils in Kent

Find your district council

Your district council collects your bins and handles council tax and planning. Choose yours for bin days and local services. Medway runs all its own services.

Ashford Borough Council
Borough council
Ashford Borough Council

Bin days and council services for Ashford, Tenterden and Charing.

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Canterbury City Council
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Canterbury City Council

Bin days and council services for Canterbury, Whitstable and Herne Bay.

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Dartford Borough Council
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Dartford Borough Council

Bin days and council services for Dartford, Swanscombe and Greenhithe.

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Dover District Council
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Dover District Council

Bin days and council services for Dover, Deal and Sandwich.

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Folkestone and Hythe District Council
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Folkestone and Hythe District Council

Bin days and council services for Folkestone, Hythe and New Romney.

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Gravesham Borough Council
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Gravesham Borough Council

Bin days and council services for Gravesend, Northfleet and Meopham.

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Maidstone Borough Council
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Maidstone Borough Council

Bin days and council services for Maidstone, Headcorn and Marden.

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Sevenoaks District Council
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Sevenoaks District Council

Bin days and council services for Sevenoaks, Swanley and Edenbridge.

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Swale Borough Council
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Swale Borough Council

Bin days and council services for Sittingbourne, Faversham and Sheerness.

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Thanet District Council
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Thanet District Council

Bin days and council services for Margate, Ramsgate and Broadstairs.

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Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council
Borough council
Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council

Bin days and council services for Tonbridge, West Malling and Snodland.

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Tunbridge Wells Borough Council
Borough council
Tunbridge Wells Borough Council

Bin days and council services for Tunbridge Wells, Southborough and Paddock Wood.

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Medway Council
Unitary council
Medway Council

Bins, recycling centres and council services for Chatham, Gillingham and Rochester.

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Kent County Council services: your questions answered

Your district council collects your bins, not Kent County Council. Find yours in the list above to see bin days and local services. Medway Council collects its own bins.

Residents guides

Bin guides for Kent

The practical detail on the questions residents ask most.

Bins and recycling guides
Bins and recycling guides

Every bin guide in one place: bin days, missed bins, bin colours, bank holidays and the new bin rules.

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Missed bin collection?
Missed bin collection?

What to do if your bin wasn't emptied, and how to report it to your council.

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Which bin goes out this week?
Which bin goes out this week?

Alternate weeks, colour weeks and week A or B, explained.

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What can go in your recycling bin?
What can go in your recycling bin?

What goes in, what stays out and why the rules change between councils.

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New bin rules explained
New bin rules explained

What Simpler Recycling means for your bins, caddies and collection days.

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Food waste collections
Food waste collections

How your food caddy works and what goes in it.

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Your local community app

Tip bookings, term dates and council services for Kent, free in one app.

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