Thank you recyclers – Your recycling rates in Maidstone are now more than 51%!

That’s thousands of tonnes of paper, card, glass bottles, plastic bottles and cans, all properly recycled into something useful. This will help save valuable resources, reduce energy usage and improve the environment by reducing the carbon footprint of the area. Thank you!

The national recycling rate is 44% so be proud of yourselves!

Our best recycling tip for your dry recycling is to make sure all bottles, cans and containers are empty before placing them loose in the recycling bin please. This makes a huge difference, you don’t need to scrub them, just empty them before putting them in the bin.