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What you need to know about Kingston upon Thames

Kingston upon Thames

Kingston Upon Thames, better known as Kingston by locals, is a south west London Borough and municipal town along the northern banks of the River Thames. As it was established next to the river Kingston had always been a significant parish with records of the settlement dating back to the first century. The municipal borough of Kingston Upon Thames was not established until 1835, and has since developed from a military aircraft manufacturing base, to a major tourist centre filled with entertainment, arts and culture, attracting millions of visitors to its historic town centre every year. For those residing in Kingston, easy access to local amenities and top rated schools make it a great place to bring up a family, as well as providing a small town environment without sacrificing the big city. The overground trains operated by Southwestern Railway take around 15 minutes to reach Clapham Junction, with routes out of the city splitting at Raynes Park Station towards Epsom, Surbiton and Twickenham.

  • Population Size 1,116,032
  • Active Businesses 4,225
  • Waste Collected (tonnes)468,003
  • Tonnes of Waste Recycled or Reused 243,175

What are the different ways to dispose of waste in Kingston upon Thames?

There are 3 waste disposal facilities in the immediate area just south of Kingston cemetery, including the council operated reuse and recycling centre, and another independent waste and recycling company on the north side of the crematorium. A waste clearance company can be found nearby on Clarence Avenue and another service is available in the Kingston college area directly north of Surbiton station.

Apart from the council tip and the other independent junk yards in the area, local waste management solutions include man and van services such as furniture removal, general rubbish clearance and skip hire.
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Where are the nearest recycling centres in Kingston upon Thames

The household reuse and recycling centre on Chapel Mill Road is situated in the Kingsmill Business Park accessible by car from Villiers Road, and is bookable by appointment only from 7.30am-5pm Monday to Friday, until 4pm on Saturday and from 9am-4pm on Sunday. Residents are required to sort materials into separate bags or containers before they travel to the dump to save time and prevent traffic queues.

Residents can take items to the council tip that are fit for reuse, recycling or disposal and up to 6 sacks of DIY waste per visit, including bathroom fixtures and fittings, bricks timber tiles plasterboard and paving slabs.
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What rubbish collection services are available in Kingston upon Thames?

Regular rubbish collections from the council are split between food waste, dry mixed recycling, paper and card, and excess waste with separate bins issued free of charge for each waste type. Residents can order as many recycling bins as they need or replacement bins if theirs are damaged. However, non recyclable waste bins are limited to one per property and excess residual waste sacks cannot be collected as part of the council policy on reducing landfill waste.

Kingston council also operates a fee paying garden subscription service for a variety of accommodation types that can order a wheelie bin or biodegradable garden waste sacks. Bulky waste collection from the council is also available as a fee paying service of 4 items or 4 black bags for £36 and 5-8 items for £56. For clinical waste residents should contact the council for orange sacks and sharps containers.

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How is the local authority in Kingston upon Thames handling your waste?

Kingston Upon Thames is a member of the South London Waste Partnership along with Croydon, Merton and Sutton, which are working together to process refuse and recycling for better environmental outcomes across south London. As one of the 4 boroughs belonging to the partnership, Kingston council has invested in a start of the art energy recovery facility (ERF) in Beddington where non recyclable municipal waste is processed to produce secondary raw materials, some of which are fed into the national grid and used to produce enough electricity to power up to 30,000 homes In the region. Non recyclable waste or residual waste as it is sometimes called is anything that can’t be recycled or composted down such as plastic film and thin plastics, nappies and sanitary waste, and some types of food container. These materials are burned over a period of time at controlled temperatures to produce biogas, bio fertilizer and road building aggregate. The success of the energy recovery facility at Beddington has meant that zero waste is now sent to landfill at the Beddington facility, which is also powered by the waste that is produced at the plant.

Kingston Upon Thames Councils Waste Management Performance:

· Overall annual spend on waste management £18,661,747
· Per person spend £8
· Landfill rate 58.04%
· Reuse and recycling rate 48.96%
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What are the plans for a greener future in Kingston upon Thames?

Kingston has several campaigns and initiatives in place to become a cleaner greener borough in the near future. The council strategy for ‘tackling the climate emergency’ outlined on the council website through initiatives aimed at reducing waste, using energy efficiently, improving air quality and sustainable transport in the borough. The council are also initiating a campaign to promote parks, open spaces and biodiversity, outlining plans to protect and enhance green space throughout the borough, by maintaining parks and investing in landscaping and regenerating spaces to encourage visitors. Actions the council are taking on air quality include controlling emissions from new developments and chimneys, control of smoke from bonfires and providing air pollution alerts by an sms service which aims to protect those with respiratory conditions from being exposed to excessive air pollutants. The clouncil are also investing in more cycle lanes along major highways, introducing low traffic neighbourhoods to the borough, and providing grants for residents and businesses to invest in electric vehicles. The council also provides information on where electric vehicles can be charged in the area and contact details for the sustainable transport team. There is also a dedicated page about how residents can better reduce, reuse and recycle their waste in order of priority with tips on how to achieve these aims. For example, consciously reducing the amount of single use items and packaging by meal planning, making packed lunches in reusable containers and shopping in store rather than online to reduce packaging. Home composting and managing food waste is one of the easiest and most impactful to help the environment as food waste accounts for the majority of methane emissions from landfill sites.
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