Medway, Kent

Waste collection in Strood

Rubbish removal, house clearance and trade waste collection across Strood and the ME2 postcodes. Fixed prices from £70 with a waste transfer note on every job.

  • Covering ME2
  • Population around roughly 34,000
  • 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 Strood?

Medway Council (unitary authority) runs household bin collections in Strood 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 ME2.

Postcodes
ME2
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 Strood

The west bank of the Medway, dominated by the Medway City Estate, the Strood retail parks and the Temple Marsh industrial corridor.

Interwar and post-war semis plus new riverside apartment developments at Rochester Riverside. Medway City Estate generates constant trade waste and fit-out clearance work, and Cuxton recycling centre nearby restricts commercial loads entirely.

We work regularly around Temple Farm, Frindsbury, Wainscott, Cuxton, and reference points like Temple Manor, Medway Bridge help us find awkward addresses first time. Commercial work concentrates around Medway City Estate, Temple Marsh, Anthony's Way and the Strood Retail Park and Bryant Road retail areas.

Neighbourhoods covered

  • Temple Farm
  • Frindsbury
  • Wainscott
  • Cuxton

Local reference points

  • Strood
  • Temple Manor
  • Medway Bridge
  • Strood Academy
  • Thomas Aveling School
  • Medway Maritime Hospital

Strood at a glance

  • Postcodes: ME2
  • District: Medway (Medway Council (unitary authority))
  • Population: approximately roughly 34,000
  • Main routes in: A2, A228 Cuxton Road, M2 junction 2, A289
  • Nearest recycling centre: Cuxton and Capstone Road household waste recycling centres

Strood waste collection FAQs

Get a fixed price in Strood

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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