Medway, Kent

Waste collection in Chatham

Rubbish removal, house clearance and trade waste collection across Chatham and the ME4, ME5 postcodes. Fixed prices from £70 with a waste transfer note on every job.

  • Covering ME4, ME5
  • Population around roughly 80,000
  • Same-day slots before 11am
  • 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 collects rubbish in Chatham?

Medway Council (unitary authority) runs household bin collections in Chatham and Kent County Council operates Cuxton and Capstone Road household waste recycling centres. For bulky items, full clearances and anything needed sooner than the council can manage, Rubbish Collection Medway removes it from inside the property from £70, covering ME4, ME5.

Postcodes
ME4, ME5
Council
Medway Council (unitary authority)
Nearest HWRC
Cuxton and Capstone Road household waste recycling centres
Council bulky waste
Medway Council operates a chargeable bulky waste service with banded pricing by item count.

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

Local collections across Chatham

The commercial heart of the Medway Towns, with dense terraced streets on the Luton and Chatham Hill slopes and student housing around the Universities at Medway campus.

Steep terraced streets with no rear access, plus 1960s and 1970s estates at Walderslade and Princes Park. Terraced streets on the Luton and Chatham Hill slopes rarely have space for a skip, so wait-and-load collections are the practical alternative here.

We work regularly around Luton, Walderslade, Wayfield, Brompton, Davis Estate, Princes Park, and reference points like The Historic Dockyard Chatham, Fort Amherst, Great Lines Heritage Park help us find awkward addresses first time. Commercial work concentrates around Chatham Maritime, Gillingham Business Park, Medway City Estate (adjacent) and the Pentagon Shopping Centre and Dockside Outlet Centre retail areas.

Neighbourhoods covered

  • Luton
  • Walderslade
  • Wayfield
  • Brompton
  • Davis Estate
  • Princes Park

Local reference points

  • Chatham
  • Gillingham
  • The Historic Dockyard Chatham
  • Fort Amherst
  • Great Lines Heritage Park
  • Chatham Grammar
  • Holcombe Grammar School
  • Universities at Medway

Chatham at a glance

  • Postcodes: ME4, ME5
  • District: Medway (Medway Council (unitary authority))
  • Population: approximately roughly 80,000
  • Main routes in: M2 junctions 3-4, A2 Watling Street, A229 Chatham Hill, A230 Maidstone Road
  • Nearest recycling centre: Cuxton and Capstone Road household waste recycling centres

Chatham waste collection FAQs

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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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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

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