2 Maidstone Borough Council Free bulky rubbish service
Most weekends Maidstone council refuse lorries collect bulky household rubbish from locations in your area. Take your refuse to the Saturday Freighter Service at the times shown:
Saturday 15 October
10:05 - 11:00 Headcorn. Orchard Glade. 12:00 - 12:30 Headcorn. Oak lane. 12:40 - 13:30 Sutton Valence. Captains Close. 13:40 - 14:20 Kingswood Village Hall. 14:30 - 15:05 Langley. Grasslands.
Saturday 22 October
12:40 - 13:25 Coxheath. Huntingdon Road. 13:35 - 14:20 Boughton Monchelsea. Hubbards lane. 14:30 - 15:00 Chart Sutton. Amber lane. 15:15 - 15:45 East Sutton. Court Broomes.
Saturday 3 December
07:45 - 08:30 Staplehurst. Poyntell Road. 08:40 - 09:25 Staplehurst. Church Green. 09:35 - 10:15 Staplehurst. Northdown/Marden Road. 10:30 - 11:00 Marden. Stilebridge Lane. 12:00 - 12:40 Marden. Stanley Road. 12:50 - 13:30 Marden. Chantry Road. 13:40 - 14:20 Linton. Wheelers Lane.
Saturday 10 December
07:45 - 08:30 Teston. 08:40 - 09:30 Nettlestead. Bishops Close. 09:45 - 10:25 Yalding Village Green. 10:35 - 11:15 Yalding. Lyngs Close. 12:15 - 12:45 Laddingford. Cleavesland. 12:55 - 13:30 Collier Street. Church Farm. 13:40 - 14:10 Hunton Village Hall. 14:20 - 15:05 East Farleigh. Gallants Lane. 15:15 - 15:45 Coxheath Village Hall.
Saturday 14 January
10:05 - 11:00 Headcorn. Thatch Barn Road. 12:00 - 12:30 Headcorn. Oak Lane. 12:40 - 13:30 Sutton Valance. South Lane. 13:40 - 14:30 Kingswood Village Hall Car Park. 14:45 - 15:45 Langley. Shepherds Drive.
Saturday 21 January
12:40 - 13:25 Coxheath. Huntingdon Road. 13:35 - 14:20 Boughton Monchelsea. Gandys Lane. 14:30 - 15:00 Chart Sutton. Amber Lane. 15:15 - 15:45 East Sutton. Court Broomes.
We do not accept garden waste, very large bulky items and electrical or hazardous items. You can dispose of these items through our paid for bulky collection service or at the household waste recycling centre at Burial Ground Lane, Tovil, Maidstone. It is open Monday to Saturday, 8am to 4.30pm, and Sunday and Bank Holidays, 9am to 4pm. For more information about our bulky rubbish services, including paid for doorstep collections, visit
maidstone.gov.uk or call the cleansing hotline on 01622 602162.
Borough Update This is your council newsletter, produced up to four times a year in the Downs Mail newspaper. It is written, edited and designed by the council's communications team, Maidstone House, King Street, Maidstone, Kent ME15 6JQ. Email:
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Food waste thank you
Eighty per cent of Maidstone residents are using our food waste collection service, sending more than 100 tonnes of food every week for composting. This has boosted Maidstone’s recycling rate to 45% and reduced the rubbish sent for disposal by 37%. Thanks to everyone who is helping to make it such a success.
Home composting for certain types of kitchen and garden waste is even better. It reduces the amount of lorry movements needed and provides a nutritious fertilizer for the garden.
Food waste facts! • A third of the food we buy in the UK is thrown away.
At home you can compost fruit and vegetable peelings, tea bags, coffee grounds and egg shells. You can also reduce the amount of food waste thrown away by measuring portions and using up leftovers. It is important to check dates on food purchased - ‘Best Before’ dates are for quality so there is no need to throw out food on the stated date (eggs being the exception). Food can also be eaten right up to the ‘use-by’ date, or frozen.
• An average family throws away £50 worth of food shopping every month.
For more hints and tips on reducing food waste visit
www.lovefoodhatewaste.com
Compost Bin Offer
Maidstone Borough Council, in partnership with Straights and the Waste Improvement Network, is pleased to offer compost bins
www.maidstone.getcomposting.com from £15 (plus delivery).
Special offer - buy two and get the second half price (Offer applies to 220L & 330L compost converters). To order bins log onto
www.maidstone.getcomposting.com
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