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People of Swale, never forget bin day again

Get a friendly text reminder the evening before every bin collection. Any bin, any schedule — don't worry, we've got you. Bank holiday or Christmas disruption? We check, we text, you never miss a thing.

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Never miss a Swale bin day again

Swale Borough Council covers Sittingbourne, Faversham, Sheerness and the Isle of Sheppey in Kent. Note the colour trap: here the green bin is for general rubbish, not recycling. Refuse and recycling alternate fortnightly, with a weekly food waste collection.

How Swale bin collections work

Swale's green bin is for general rubbish, not recycling — an easy one to get wrong. Between that, the blue recycling bin, the weekly food bin and a paid brown garden bin, My Bin Day keeps you right with a text the evening before each collection. Just £0.99 a month, no ads, cancel anytime.

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Green bin — general household waste that cannot be recycled (fortnightly)
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Blue bin — paper, card, plastics, cans and glass (fortnightly)
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Black and orange food bin — all food waste, cooked or raw (weekly)
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Brown bin — garden waste, paid subscription (around £62/year, fortnightly)

Bin setup and collection days come straight from Swale. You can also check the council's own page at swale.gov.uk.

What you'll get

  • 🔔 A text the evening before every collection — while there's still time to act on it
  • 📍 Reminders matched to your exact address in Swale, not a generic area guess
  • 🏖️ Bank holiday and seasonal schedule changes tracked for you
  • 📲 Plain SMS — works on any phone, nothing to install
  • ✅ Cancel any time by replying STOP. No account to log into, no hassle

Common questions

When are bins collected in Swale?

Swale collects the green general-waste bin (180L) and the blue recycling bin (240L) on alternating fortnightly weeks, with a weekly food waste bin (a distinctive black and orange 23L caddy). Be careful — the green bin is for rubbish here, not recycling. The blue bin takes paper, card, plastics, cans and glass. Garden waste is a paid subscription (around £62 a year) collected fortnightly from a brown bin. Kent County Council handles disposal.

How much does this cost?

My Bin Day is 99p a month — less than a coffee a year. Cancel any time by replying STOP to a reminder and you won't be charged again.

Do you handle bank holidays?

Yes. We track Swale's published schedule, including the shifts that bank holidays and seasonal changes cause, so your reminder always reflects the real collection date.

Is this an official Swale council service?

No — My Bin Day is an independent service and is not affiliated with Swale or any council. We simply read the council's published collection schedule and send you a friendly reminder.

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Last verified: August 2026