Recycling - projects and campaigns
Community Waste Reduction, Reuse & Recycling Fund
This fund has been designed to enable community groups,
charitable organisations and social enterprises to carry out waste
reduction, reuse and recycling events within local communities.
So if you want to run a swap shop for unwanted items and
need some funding to hire a venue and advertise your event, or if
you would like to set up a community composting area or if you
have any other ideas, please
download the information pack.
Recycling roadshows
You will see our reycling team out and about at events and
locations, such as
local supermarkets, giving advice on waste minimisation and our
reycling services including our
separate weekly
food waste collections
Green Santa Event
You may have seen
our Green Santa Sleigh in the
Mall in Maidstone, collecting unwanted Christmas
presents and good quality items for reuse.

Items were donated to one of the
Mayors charities, Age UK and sold through the Age UK shop in
Maidstone to raise funds. Age UK raises awareness of issues
affecting older people, researches and campaigns for changes in
policy and practice and offers practical support to disadvantaged
older people.
There
are many charities
who will benefit from such donations, please think
about donating items where possible instead of throwing
away!

'Love Food Hate Waste' Campaign
A third of all the food we buy in the UK we throw away. Wasted
food is a waste of money and a major contributor to climate
change, and the most frustrating thing is that most of what we
throw away could have been eaten. Love Food hate Waste is a
campaign from WRAP (Waste and Resources Action Programme) that
provides tasty leftover recipes,
practical advice and top tips that helps us cut back on wasting
food.
Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment
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This campaign is designed to encourage people
to take old or broken electrical appliances
to the local household
waste recycling site, where they will be sent off to
a local reprocessor for recycling.
In particular, many small items
such as broken hairdryers, shavers, kettels,
toasters and irons end up being thrown away
when they can be recycled.
Staff gave out information during a promotion in the
Council's Gateway reception.
A huge 'Transformer' model made from old electrical equipment
was used to demonstrate some of the electrical items that can be
recycled.
Educational Work

The Environmental Education Officer co-ordinates and runs
educational sessions with schools across the
borough.
The aim to raise awareness of the importance of recycling,
composting and reducing domestic waste, as well as looking
after the environment and keeping the borough clean and tidy.
Primary school children are invited to take part in our litter
competition, year 3 & 4 children can write a
poem or rhyme about the hazards of litter, the
winners will receive a novelty litter bin for their
school. For more information please contact alisonsollis@maidstone.gov.uk
If your school or club would like a visit regarding
waste reduction,recycling or littering please contact Alison Sollis
on 01622 602281, or email alisonsollis@maidstone.gov.uk
sessions/talks can be adapted according to your needs.
Bin the Bag Campaign
Find out about Maidstone's Bin the Bag
campaign

To check the details of your refuse and recycling
collections, please put your postcode in the box below and click on
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