2 Maidstone Borough Council What to do with bulky rubbish


Our paid for bulky collection service now offers Saturday collections - book online or by calling 01622 602600.


However if your items are still usable you might be able to help one of the many local charities which collect for free or a small donation. Many residents are already finding this a better solution to get rid of items they no longer need.


Alternatively the local household waste recycling centre at Burial Ground Lane, Tovil accepts many materials from cooking oil to white goods and recycles more than 65% of the rubbish taken there. It is open Monday to Saturday, 8am to 4.30pm, and Sunday and Bank Holidays, 9am to 4pm.


The council also operates a Saturday freighter service, but all the rubbish goes to landfill so please only use it for items that cannot be reused or recycled. The freighter cannot accept garden waste, large bulky items, building rubble, commercial waste, electrical items or hazardous material. The next dates in your area are:


Saturday 16 August


07.45 - 08.30 Staplehurst. Poyntell Road 08.40 - 09.25 Staplehurst. Church Green


09.35 - 10.15 Staplehurst. Northdown/ Marden Rd


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 14.30 - 15.45 Loose. Anglesey Avenue


Saturday 23 August


07.45 - 08.30 Teston Green 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


We cannot 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.


Keeping Maidstone clean


£1.5 million of taxpayers’ money is spent every year on keeping the borough tidy. This covers emptying bins, removing


fly-tipping and cleaning the streets — whether manually or using machines. It also pays for bins and all of the street cleaning equipment.


If you don’t drop it, you won’t cop it!


You’ve probably seen Environmental Enforcement Officers in Maidstone town centre keeping an eye out for the minority of people who choose to drop litter. They’re part of our “zero tolerance” approach to litter — we know that the great majority of Maidstone’s residents wouldn’t dream of dropping litter, so we want to make sure that those who do know it isn’t acceptable and change their behaviour.


z If you don’t drop litter — you won’t get a fine.


z People caught dropping litter are given a £75 Fixed Penalty Notice — if they don’t pay this within 14 days, we take them to court. We do, of course, support people who are finding it difficult to pay.


z Our approach is working — so many people now put their rubbish in the bin instead of dropping it, that we’ve had to get bigger bins!


z The money from the litter fines goes towards things like providing the enforcement service, new bins, and litter education schemes in schools.


Litter Picks


People throwing rubbish out of their cars makes our borough look untidy and can be both dangerous and costly to clean up. When it comes to the fast moving roads in the borough, such as the A249, our street cleaning team has to work with Kent Highways to put in place lane closures at night so that they can safely get to the verges and central reservations, without causing too much traffic disruption. You can help keep these litter picks to a minimum by keeping a carrier bag in your car for your rubbish and putting it in the bin when you get home.


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