About us

Licensed Kent waste carriers since 2011

We are a Maidstone-based collection and clearance company run by people who still go out on the vans. Everything below is checkable, because in this trade that is the only claim worth making.

  • Upper tier registered carrier
  • 38,000+ jobs completed
  • 4.9★ from 1483 reviews
  • Environment Agency registeredUpper tier waste carrier
  • £5m insuredPublic liability & goods in transit
  • 92% diverted from landfillAudited transfer station reporting
  • 4.9★ from 1,483 reviewsGoogle, Trustpilot & Checkatrade

Quick answer

Who are Rubbish Collection Medway?

Rubbish Collection Medway is a Maidstone-based licensed waste carrier operating across all 14 Kent districts since 2011. We hold an upper tier Environment Agency carrier registration, carry £5m public liability cover, and divert 92% of collected waste from landfill.

Founded
2011
Carrier tier
Upper tier
Jobs completed
38,000+
Landfill diversion
92%

Reviewed by Daniel Hartley, Operations Director & licensed waste carrier · Last updated 2 August 2026

Rubbish Collection Medway started in 2011 with one van and a simple observation: most people who get stung by a rogue clearance never checked one thing — whether the person taking their rubbish was registered to do it. We built the business around making that check unnecessary, by putting our credentials, the paperwork and the recycling route in front of the customer before they book.

Today we run a fleet of caged and box vehicles out of Rochester, covering everything from a single mattress in Dartford to a full probate clearance in Folkestone. We have completed 38,000+ jobs and we still price the same way: a fixed figure agreed in writing before anything is loaded.

We are deliberately not the cheapest quote you will get. A price that undercuts the transfer station gate fee is a price that only works if the waste never reaches the transfer station — and that is your legal problem, not the carrier's.

How we're licensed and insured

Verifiable credentials

  • Upper tier Environment Agency waste carrier
  • £5m public liability, £10m employers' liability, goods in transit cover
  • Rubbish Collection Medway Ltd, registered in England
  • Waste transfer notes issued on every job and retained for two years
  • Permitted transfer stations only — audited monthly for diversion reporting

The people behind the content

Daniel Hartley

Operations Director & licensed waste carrier

Daniel has run licensed collection rounds across Kent since 2011, holds an upper-tier Environment Agency carrier registration and oversees the company's duty-of-care and transfer-note compliance.

  • Upper tier Environment Agency waste carrier
  • WAMITAB Level 4 Waste Management Operations
  • CIWM member

Priya Raman

Compliance & Environment Manager

Priya Raman reviews every service, pricing and knowledge page against current Environment Agency guidance, POPs and WEEE obligations, and the individual policies of Kent's district councils. Where a rule has changed, the page is updated and the review date moves with it.

Content last reviewed: 2026-08-02

About us — common questions

Get a fixed price for your clearance today

Send a photo or a quick description and we'll confirm an all-in price — labour, transport and disposal included. Book before 11am for same-day collection across Kent.

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Get a fixed price in under a minute

A few details and a photo is all we need. Prices are all-in — labour, transport and licensed disposal — and confirmed before we load. Same-day collection across Kent when you book before 11am.

  • Fixed price, no hidden extras
  • Upper tier registered carrier
  • Waste transfer note by email

Photos are emailed straight to our team — the fastest way to a firm price.