Rubbish and recycling
Canterbury City Council collects landfill waste in grey-lidded wheelie bins or purple refuse sacks from every household in the district on alternate weeks. To find out when your waste is due to be collected, look at your collection date calendar.
In order to reduce the amount of waste going to the Canterbury landfill site, the following collection schemes are available: Clear Sack Recycling, Garden Waste Recycling, 'Bring' Bank recycling and Household Waste Recycling Centres (The Tip!)
The following Information is also available to help you manage your waste
- "How clean is your district?" (pdf 1.02Mb - Newsletter)
- Clear sack recycling scheme
- Garden waste recycling scheme
- Landfill waste collections
- When are my collection dates?
- Battery Recycling Scheme
- Love Food Hate Waste Campaign
- Green uses for waste
- Calculate your carbon footprint
- Don't forget your carrier bags!
- New Trade Recycling Scheme
- EnviroPlus - Green Business Scheme
We have prepared a recycling guide 2007/2008 booklet which you can download as a PDF or you can request a printed copy. Why not check out our amazing facts about recycling to spur you on?
Further information
- Recycling Household Eletrical Equipment Listen Now.
- General information on our services
- Waste collection arrangements
- Flytipping
- Fly Posting
- Frequently asked questions
- Serco
- Public Notice
- Purple Sacks
- Environment and Street Scene Service Guide 2007
- Cartons (Tetra Paks)
- Cooking oil
- Carry on Recycling !!!!!!!!
If you would like to comment on our services please fill in the Street Scene questionnaire.
Need help, information or advice?
If you need help or advice with waste and recycling problems, please contact the recycling team at Canterbury City Council on 01227 862 211 or e-mail them at recycling@canterbury.gov.uk.
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