Bearsted, Maidstone
Wait & load for Bearsted homes and landlords
Local wait & load in Bearsted: we reach the town via A20, load everything by hand and confirm your all-in price before we start. From £400, ME14 covered.
- Covering ME14
- £400, confirmed before we load
- Same-day slots before 11am
- Environment Agency registered
- £5m insured
- 92% diverted from landfill
- 4.9★ from 1,483 reviews
Quick answer
What do you charge for wait & load in Bearsted (ME14)?
Wait & load service in Bearsted starts at £400, with the final fixed price set by volume and access. Bearsted sits in Maidstone, so household waste goes via Tovil Household Waste Recycling Centre, Bircholt Road. We cover ME14 with same-day slots booked before 11am.
- Price from
- £400
- Postcodes
- ME14
- Council
- Maidstone Borough Council
- Nearest HWRC
- Tovil Household Waste Recycling Centre, Bircholt Road
Reviewed by Daniel Hartley, Operations Director & licensed waste carrier · Last updated 2 August 2026
Bearsted wait & load: local access, housing and timings
An affluent village suburb east of Maidstone built around a large green, with substantial interwar and modern housing.
1930s and post-war detached houses with loft conversions, plus modern estates at Madginford and Weavering. That housing mix shapes how we run wait & load here: Large family houses in ME14 mean loft, garage and garden clearances rather than single-item collections, and Maidstone's HWRC needs a van permit.
Our crews reach Bearsted via A20, M20 junction 7, A249 and work regularly across Bearsted Green, Madginford, Weavering, Thurnham. Wait and load is a service where a licensed waste vehicle and crew arrive at an agreed time and remain on site while waste is loaded, then leave immediately. Because the vehicle is attended it does not require the highway permit a skip needs.
Bearsted sits in the Maidstone Borough Council area, so tip runs go to Tovil Household Waste Recycling Centre, Bircholt Road and the council alternative is Maidstone Borough Council charges per item for kerbside bulky collections with a typical two to three week lead time. We cover the town from our Rochester depot with no travel surcharge on ME14 jobs.
Where we collect in Bearsted
- Bearsted Green
- Madginford
- Weavering
- Thurnham
Loading, parking and access in Bearsted
- Loading and permit-bay experience around The Street shops
- Loading and permit-bay experience around Newnham Court Shopping Village
- Restricted-access streets near Bearsted
- Landmark reference points: Bearsted Green and cricket ground, Thurnham Castle, Leeds Castle nearby
Bearsted at a glance
- Population around roughly 11,000, in Maidstone
- Postcodes covered: ME14
- Council collections run by Maidstone Borough Council
- Council bulky waste option: Maidstone Borough Council charges per item for kerbside bulky collections with a typical two to three week lead time.
- Nearest recycling centre: Tovil Household Waste Recycling Centre, Bircholt Road
Bearsted wait & load prices (ME14)
Same fixed prices across every ME14 street — no travel charge for Bearsted, no weight surprises and no gate fees added afterwards.
| Load / item | What it covers | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Half van, wait & load | Up to 6 cubic yards, 30 minutes on site | from £160 |
| Full van, wait & load | 12 cubic yards, up to 60 minutes on site | £400 |
| Additional waiting time | Charged per 15 minutes after the first hour | £25 |
| Repeat visits on the same day | Second and third loads discounted | from £220 |
What we take in Bearsted
What we take
- Renovation and strip-out waste
- House and garage clear-out contents
- Garden waste, soil and hardcore
- Shop and office refit waste
- Mixed loads across all of the above
What we cannot take
- Asbestos-containing materials
- Hazardous liquids, fuels and gas bottles
- Loads exceeding the vehicle's 3.5t plated weight — heavy inert waste is quoted separately
FAQs: wait & load in Bearsted (ME14)
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