Waste Collection Service
The council provides a weekly
domestic rubbish collection service. We give the majority of
households a wheelie bin. Properties not suitable for a
wheelie bin, have a black sack collection.
The standard size wheelie bin for weekly
rubbish is 240 litres (190 litres for those on the new recycling collection service). A smaller 140
litre wheelie bin is available for residents who live alone or
simply produce less waste. A larger 360 litre bin is available for
exceptionally large families.
Please do not put the following items into
your rubbish wheelie bin/black sacks:
No Thanks
- Bulky and Heavy Items
- Electrical Items
- Hypodermic Needles
- Garden Waste
- Builders Waste
- Inflammable Liquids
- Hazardous Waste
- Tyres
- Car Batteries and Parts
- Gas Bottles
- Fire Extinguishers
- Oil
- Paint Tins
You can take many of these items to your
Household Waste Recycling Centre at Burial Ground
Lane, Tovil, Maidstone.
What happens to my rubbish?
Your Household rubbish is taken to the Energy
from Waste Facility (EFW) in Allington, Maidstone. The waste
is burnt to recover energy which produces electricity. Enough
electricity is produced each year to power Maidstone one and a half
times! Although this is better than burying the waste in landfill,
it would be better for the environment if we recycled as much of
our waste as possible first.
Trade/Business/Commercial Waste
Maidstone Borough Council does not itself provide a commercial
waste collection service. If you run a business you must
arrange to dispose of your waste legally, if you wish to find a
licensed waste carrier or a local site to take your waste to,
please follow this link. If
you wish, MBC can supply a quotation from its own waste collection
contractor for the removal and disposal of your commercial waste,
the cost of which will include an administration fee to cover the
Council's own costs.
Maidstone Town Centre
In order to help maintain a clean environment within the town
centre area, there are restrictions on the times at which rubbish
may be left out for collection on the public highway. Commercial
premises in the town centre can only present their waste
for collection between 08:30 and 10:00hrs
(morning), or between 17:00 and 19:00hrs
(evening). Waste cannot be left out
overnight, or in between these time slots. Any
premises presenting waste outside of these hours may face
enforcement action. These restrictions apply from Monday to
Sunday inclusive.
All commercial waste collection contractors operating within the
town centre area have been made aware of these restrictions and
should arrange to collect your waste at the appropriate times. If
you put your waste out for collection during these time slots, but
your contractor fails to collect, you must make every effort to
remove your waste back onto your premises.
(These restrictions do not apply to those premises whose
waste is collected from dedicated waste storage areas off the
public highway.)
This page was last updated on 9/12/2008