Green Waste
Whilst we provide a green waste collection service to a
number of properties in the urban areas of Ashford and Tenterden,
it is a far more environmentally friendly option for you to compost
your own waste and use it in your garden.
Home Composting
You can produce your own compost by using organic kitchen
waste and waste from the garden.
Residents can obtain home composters at greatly reduced
prices by visiting the Kent
County Council website by telephoning the Waste Promotions
Officer on 01622 605868, by visiting the Recycle Now website or by
telephoning 0845 077 0757.
To find out how to make compost at home, visit the
Recycle Now Home Composting
website.
Green Waste Collection Service
Our green waste collection service runs from
March until November each year. Leafets detailing the
service are delivered to the properties within the scheme informing
the household of what is collected and when. (You must
not put organic kitchen waste into the bags for Green Waste
Collection, because of the risk of spreading Foot and Mouth
Disease).
In areas where the green waste service operates, garden waste
will not be collected as part of the normal refuse. On the
days when green waste is collected it must be left out with your
normal refuse - the sacks containing normal waste should be
tied, whilst the sacks containing green garden waste should be left
open so the collectors can identity the different wastes and
check the contents.
The collectors cannot empty the poly bags used to deliver sand
and ballast, as they are too heavy to lift to the back of the
vehicle, so please ensure you use black dustbin sacks or 25kg bags
that building or garden materials come in.
Look up your Green Waste Collection Day
Select your road:
Disposing of Green Waste
If you do not receive our Green Waste Collection service, there
are other ways you can dispose of your green waste.
- Compost green waste and vegetable peelings either using a
compost bin or compost heap
- If you use a gardener, ask them to remove garden waste
(check they have a waste carriers licence from the Environment
Agency) or ask them to shred clippings and leave them for you
to mulch down for reuse
- Take green waste to the Kent County
Council Recycling Centre where the green waste is rotted
down into compost that can be bought back and used on the
garden
- For smaller amounts two sack loads of soft green garden waste
i.e. grass cuttings and weeds may be disposed of with your normal
domestic refuse
Both the
Kent County Council and the British Trust for Conservation
Volunteers (BTCV) can
give advice on home composting.
To find out how you can make a difference to the planet visit
our Climate Change
webpage.
This webpage was updated on 9/16/2008