Wheelie bin roadshows visit Edenbridge, Swanley and Sevenoaks this month before collections change on 12 October. The dates, times and free caddy liners.

Sevenoaks District Council is running three wheelie bin roadshows this month, in Edenbridge, Swanley and Sevenoaks, ahead of the switch to the new waste collection service on Monday 12 October. Staff will answer questions about the new bins and recycling, and residents can pick up a free roll of food waste caddy liners while stocks last. (Sevenoaks District Council, Wheelie bin roadshows come to town!)

The dates, all 10am to 2pm:

  • Edenbridge: outside Waitrose, Saturday 19 September
  • Swanley Market: by the southern entrance to Asda, Wednesday 23 September
  • Sevenoaks: Blighs Clock Tower, Saturday 26 September
Wheelie bin roadshow dates: Edenbridge outside Waitrose on Saturday 19 September, Swanley Market by the southern Asda entrance on Wednesday 23 September, Sevenoaks at Blighs Clock Tower on Saturday 26 September, all 10am to 2pm, before the new collection service starts on Monday 12 October 2026
Graphic by Sevenoaks Online

What changes on 12 October

The roadshows are the last public information push before the biggest change to the district’s bin collections in years, which we covered in full when it was announced in July. In short:

  • Every household gets a 240-litre wheelie bin with a green lid for recycling and a 180-litre black bin for general waste
  • The two bins are emptied on alternate weeks: general waste one week, recycling the next
  • Glass is collected from the kerbside for the first time, in the recycling bin
  • Food waste continues to be collected every week in the existing caddy

(Sevenoaks District Council, Wheelie bin roadshows come to town!)

Cllr Irene Roy, the council’s Cabinet Member for Cleaner and Greener, said: “We are very excited to be introducing new wheelie bin collections. Other areas that use these bins have seen their recycling rates increase significantly, with residents generally welcoming the convenience and ease of this collection system.” She added that the council “ran similar events before introducing food waste collections earlier this year”, and that those were “well attended and well received”. (Sevenoaks District Council, Wheelie bin roadshows come to town!)

What it means for you

If you are unsure what goes in which bin, when your first collections fall, or what happens to the old green recycling bags, the roadshows are the chance to ask someone in person; each runs for four hours in the middle of a shopping day. The council’s own information hub for the change is at sevenoaks.gov.uk/wheeliebins.

Until 12 October, nothing changes: keep using your current collections, and do not put the new wheelie bins out early. Your current collection day is on our Sevenoaks bin collection days page, and the district’s tips are covered in tip opening times.

Sources

Image: The town centre, Edenbridge, by Stefan Czapski, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Geograph.