2 Maidstone Borough Council
News in brief Solar panels at depot
Solar energy is now powering Maidstone council’s depot after local company Greener Eco installed a series of solar panels on the building. The move is not only good for the environment – reducing carbon emissions by over 340 tonnes over the next 20 years – but it’s good for the taxpayer, with savings of £236,000 expected over the same time.
Taxi Licence consultation We are consulting on a new policy that will affect how taxi licences are issued. To read the draft policy and let us know what you think, visit
www.maidstone.gov.uk/consultation by 31 May.
Design a dustcart
Congratulations to Platt’s Heath Primary School student, Leah French (10), who beat over 1,500 Maidstone students to have her design chosen to decorate a dustcart! Students all over the borough submitted designs to encourage people to recycle more, and the judges loved Leah’s bright design explaining why recycling is so important. Look out for her design on one of the dustcarts working in our borough.
Stargazing
Roadside Litter Picks We’ve been contacted by several residents recently about litter alongside the A229 at the Running Horse roundabout. We carried out a litter pick on 29 March, clearing lots of bottles, cans and other rubbish. Litter by the roadside looks horrible, is a hazard to animals and is dangerous for our staff to clear; it’s also inconvenient for other road users when a lane needs to be closed so that we can tidy up.
Looking for new
commercial property in Maidstone?
Take a look at our free property portal to search for new commercial property in the Maidstone borough: http://
property.locateinmaidstone.co.uk
Economic Development Strategy
The results of consultation on Maidstone Borough Council’s draft economic development strategy will be considered early in the new council year starting in May 2015.
A survey was sent to 1,900 businesses. Consultation events were held for businesses and for parishes and communities. 1,518 residents took part in a telephone survey.
Thank you to everyone who took part in the consultation.
Bulky refuse
Our paid for bulky collection service now includes Saturday collections - book online or by calling 01622 602600.
But if your items are still usable you could help one of the many local charities which collect for free or a small donation. Many residents are 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 re-used or recycled. The freighter cannot accept cardboard, small electrical items, textiles or garden waste which can be recycled with the household and garden waste collection services. And it doesn’t accept large bulky items, building rubble, commercial waste, electrical items or hazardous material.
For more information about bulky rubbish services, including paid for doorstep collections and the freighter, visit
maidstone.gov.uk or call the cleansing hotline on 01622 602162.
We were delighted to welcome 3,456 people to Mote Park Stargazing this year – the biggest annual stargazing event in the country! We worked with the Mid Kent Astronomical Society, Golding Homes and 100 volunteers to stage the event, which included the chance to see Jupiter and the surface of the moon through telescopes outside; children’s science shows by the Science Museum and the University of Kent; and three astrodomes for visitors to experience a journey through the stars.
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