Folkestone, Folkestone & Hythe
Folkestone wait & load
Wait & load across Folkestone and every CT18, CT19, CT20 street, including Cheriton, Sandgate, Hawkinge. Fixed prices from £400, licensed disposal and a waste transfer note on every collection.
- Covering CT18, CT19, CT20
- £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 Folkestone (CT18)?
Wait & load service in Folkestone starts at £400, with the final fixed price set by volume and access. Folkestone sits in Folkestone & Hythe, so household waste goes via Folkestone Household Waste Recycling Centre, Ross Way. We cover CT18, CT19, CT20 with same-day slots booked before 11am.
- Price from
- £400
- Postcodes
- CT18, CT19, CT20
- Council
- Folkestone & Hythe District Council
- Nearest HWRC
- Folkestone Household Waste Recycling Centre, Ross Way
Reviewed by Daniel Hartley, Operations Director & licensed waste carrier · Last updated 2 August 2026
What makes wait & load in Folkestone different
A regenerating harbour town with the Creative Quarter, Victorian terraces on the Leas and the Channel Tunnel terminal at Cheriton.
Victorian terraces and large seafront houses converted into flats, with post-war estates at Cheriton and Morehall. That housing mix shapes how we run wait & load here: Steep streets between the Leas and the harbour restrict larger vehicles, and terraced conversions in CT19 generate frequent single-flat clearances.
Our crews reach Folkestone via M20 junctions 11-13, A20, A259 Sandgate Road, A260 and work regularly across Cheriton, Sandgate, Hawkinge, Morehall, Foord. 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.
Folkestone sits in the Folkestone & Hythe District Council area, so tip runs go to Folkestone Household Waste Recycling Centre, Ross Way and the council alternative is Folkestone & Hythe District Council provides a chargeable bulky waste collection service. We cover the town from our Rochester depot with no travel surcharge on CT18, CT19, CT20 jobs.
Folkestone streets and neighbourhoods we cover
- Cheriton
- Sandgate
- Hawkinge
- Morehall
- Foord
Access and parking notes for Folkestone
- Loading and permit-bay experience around Bouverie Place
- Loading and permit-bay experience around Old High Street Creative Quarter
- Restricted-access streets near Folkestone Central
- Restricted-access streets near Folkestone West
- Landmark reference points: Folkestone Harbour Arm, The Leas, Lower Leas Coastal Park
Folkestone waste facts
- Population around roughly 51,000, in Folkestone & Hythe
- Postcodes covered: CT18, CT19, CT20
- Council collections run by Folkestone & Hythe District Council
- Council bulky waste option: Folkestone & Hythe District Council provides a chargeable bulky waste collection service.
- Nearest recycling centre: Folkestone Household Waste Recycling Centre, Ross Way
Wait & load service prices for Folkestone
Folkestone jobs are priced by the van space you fill, so you can sanity-check the quote before booking.
| 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 can and cannot collect in Folkestone
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
Wait & load service in Folkestone — FAQs
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- Fixed price, no hidden extras
- Upper tier registered carrier
- Waste transfer note by email