Recycling, rubbish and waste

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Information

Each year, Maidstone households throw away almost 40,000 tonnes of rubbish, of which more than 65% could easily be recycled.

By simply reducing, reusing and recycling your waste, you can reduce the strain on natural resources, reduce the harmful effect on the environment and reduce the cost of waste disposal.

A third of the food that we buy ends up being thrown away and we need your help in reducing this, therefore we introduced weekly kerbside Food waste collections at the end of January 2011.

We can all make a difference. For more information on how to recycle certain items, follow the link to Kent County Council's A-Z of waste.

Many items including cooking oil and electrical appliances can now be accepted for recycling at your local Household Waste Recycling Site.