Rochester, Medway
Wait & load service in Rochester
Wait & load across Rochester and the surrounding ME1, ME2, ME3 postcodes. Fixed prices from £400, licensed disposal and a waste transfer note on every collection.
- Covering ME1, ME2, ME3
- £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
How much does wait & load service cost in Rochester?
Wait & load service in Rochester starts at £400, with the final fixed price set by volume and access. Rochester sits in Medway, so household waste goes via Cuxton and Capstone Road household waste recycling centres. We cover ME1, ME2, ME3 with same-day slots booked before 11am.
- Price from
- £400
- Postcodes
- ME1, ME2, ME3
- Council
- Medway Council (unitary authority)
- Nearest HWRC
- Cuxton and Capstone Road household waste recycling centres
Reviewed by Daniel Hartley, Operations Director & licensed waste carrier · Last updated 2 August 2026
Wait & load service for Rochester households and businesses
A cathedral city on the Medway with a heavily conservation-controlled High Street, Georgian townhouses and the sprawling Medway City Estate across the river.
Listed Georgian and Victorian properties in the historic core with steep, narrow access, plus 20th-century housing at Borstal and Horsted. That housing mix shapes how we work here: Conservation area restrictions on Rochester High Street make skip placement difficult and slow to permit, so attended loading is usually the only workable route.
Our crews reach Rochester via A2 High Street, M2 junction 2, A228, A289 Medway Tunnel, and we work regularly across Borstal, Wouldham Road, Delce, Horsted, Frindsbury. 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.
Where we collect in Rochester
- Borstal
- Wouldham Road
- Delce
- Horsted
- Frindsbury
Access and parking notes
- Loading and permit-bay experience around Rochester High Street independents
- Loading and permit-bay experience around Corn Exchange area
- Restricted-access streets near Rochester
- Restricted-access streets near Strood
- Landmark reference points: Rochester Cathedral, Rochester Castle, Restoration House
Rochester at a glance
- Population around roughly 63,000, in Medway
- Postcodes covered: ME1, ME2, ME3
- Council collections run by Medway Council (unitary authority)
- Council bulky waste option: Medway Council operates a chargeable bulky waste service with banded pricing by item count.
- Nearest recycling centre: Cuxton and Capstone Road household waste recycling centres
Wait & load service prices for Rochester
| 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 Rochester
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
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- Upper tier registered carrier
- Waste transfer note by email