Chatham bin collection dates

Enter your postcode and pick your address to see the next date for each bin Medway Council collects from you.

Check your bin day in Medway

Dates come from Medway Council's own system. Binmap is not the council.

Large items collection from Medway Council

The council collects large household items, such as furniture and appliances, from homes.

Price: One free standard collection of up to 3 items per household, then £30 (same day as your bin collection) or £54 (other days). Checked 3 October 2026.

• Book a large items collection on Medway Council's website

Missed bins and new bins: contact Medway Council

Report a missed bin, ask for a new bin, or ask about garden waste on the council's website. Binmap cannot do these for you.

Medway Council's website

• Medway Council bin day page

Tips in Medway Council's area

Binmap lists 3 tips in Medway Council's area.

Many tips take only residents of the area that runs them, and some need a booking. Each tip's page says what it needs.

Tips by distance from the middle of Chatham

Recycling and reuse nearby

Besides tips, Binmap lists these places in Medway Council's area for things your bins do not take.

• 1 recycling point
• 6 charity donation points
• 2 reuse shops

Guides for Chatham

• Recycling and reuse in Chatham
• Bulky waste collection in Chatham
• Furniture donation and reuse in Chatham
• Clothes banks in Chatham

Areas Medway Council covers

Medway Council collects in 7 postcode districts.

These 5 are shared with a neighbouring council. If you live in one, check which council collects from your address.

• ME1
• ME3
• ME5
• ME7
• ME8

Postcode districts in Medway Council's area

• ME1 bin collection dates
• ME2 bin collection dates
• ME3 bin collection dates
• ME5 bin collection dates
• ME8 bin collection dates

Towns in Medway Council's area

• Recycling in Gillingham
• Recycling in Chatham
• Recycling in Rochester

Neighbouring councils

• Maidstone bin collection dates
• Gravesham bin collection dates
• Tonbridge and Malling bin collection dates

About these dates

The latest successful Medway lookup in Binmap's records was on 23 August 2026.

Binmap asks the council again once a result is a week old.

If a date looks wrong, check it on Medway Council's website.

Last updated: 15 October 2026