Satisfaction levels with Kent’s Household Waste and Recycling Centres (HWRC) have been found to be overwhelmingly high in a new survey. Nearly 9,000 people were asked about their experiences, with the results showing 95% were satisfied or quite satisfied with their visit and felt safe. More than 98% were also happy with the booking system.…
With Christmas just days away, staff at Tovil HWRC have once again created their own Christmas grotto. For the past four years, staff at the Burial Ground Lane site have been collecting discarded Christmas decorations to make their festive display, complete with trees and festive statues. Residents can continue to recycle their real and artificial…
The Leader of Kent County Council has called on everyone in Kent to stay strong and stick to government guidance as we move into another national lockdown. From Thursday (November 5) everyone must stay at home, leaving only for a limited set of reasons, and all ‘non-essential’ shops must close until December 2. England’s regional…
A safety scheme to resurface the Ashford Waste Transfer Site will start next month. Replacement of the concrete floor is needed because over the years many thousands of movements by heavy vehicles have worn the existing concrete surface away. The site will close on Tuesday, September 1 and reopen on Tuesday, September 22. KCC is…
A new Household Waste and Recycling Centre (HWRC) with a re-use shop has been given the greenlight from KCC’s planning committee. On Wednesday (July 15) members of the committee unanimously approved the proposal by FCC Environment (UK) Ltd’s for the site on Laverstoke Road in Allington. The proposed HWRC would be a split-level facility with…
Kent’s residents have made full use of the new booking system for the Household Waste Recycling Centres (HWRCs). Over 26,000 slots were booked for the first nine days of availability with new slots being released a day at a time to maintain the nine-day window. Over 11,000 visits were made to Kent’s 18 HWRCs in…
The majority of Kent County Council’s Household Waste Recycling Centres (HWRCs) reopen today (Friday) for those who have booked a slot. Strict new rules are in place to not only protect staff but those using one of the county’s 18 HWRC sites as well. Since Wednesday, over 15,000 people have booked a slot either online…
Booking to use Kent County Council’s Household Waste Recycling Centres starts tomorrow (Wednesday). People can book a slot either online at www.kent.gov.uk/hwrcbook or by phone on 03000 417373 from 11am on Wednesday. Depending on demand, you may be placed into a virtual queue. Government advice about essential visits to HWRCs is that journeys must only…
From next Friday (May 15), Kent County Council’s Household Waste Recycling Centres (HWRCs) will open to the public for essential use. On Wednesday, May 13, people will be able to book a slot to use one of the county’s 18 HWRCs which closed on March 23 as a result of the Covid-19 lockdown. People can…
Next Friday (May 15) – https://kccmediahub.net/kents-household-waste-recycling-centres-to-open745 The decision to close Kent County Council’s Household Waste Recycling Centres was not taken lightly. Recent Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) guidance is that HWRCs are all of medium priority and the top priority remains kerbside collections of household waste. KCC Cabinet Member for Environment Susan…
All Household Waste Recycling Centres (HWRCs) are closed until further notice. We appreciate this is frustrating for residents but is necessary following government advice on stopping the spread of coronavirus. We understand the frustration some residents will have wanting to make use of the HWRC service, but until they reopen, we would urge them to…
With Christmas just around the corner, Kent County Council is reminding residents that real, and artificial, Christmas trees can be recycled at household waste and recycling sites – as well as old decorations – for free. Kent County Council’s new cabinet member for the environment Susan Carey visited the Tovil household waste site on Friday,…