Domestic waste
Waste collection & rubbish removal in Kent
Licensed waste collection across Kent from £70. Two-person crew loads everything, fixed price before we start, waste transfer note within 24 hours. Same-day slots before 11am.
- £70, fixed before we load
- Same-day slots when you book before 11am
- Waste transfer note on every job
- 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
Waste collection & rubbish removal in Kent — what does it cost and how does it work?
Waste collection in Kent costs from £70 for a minimum load up to £400 for a full 12-cubic-yard van, including labour, transport and disposal. Rubbish Collection Medway is an Environment Agency upper-tier carrier and collects same day across the county when you book before 11am.
- Price from
- £70
- Area covered
- All 14 Kent districts
- Carrier tier
- Upper tier
- Landfill diversion
- 92%
Reviewed by Daniel Hartley, Operations Director & licensed waste carrier · Last updated 2 August 2026
What waste collection & rubbish removal means
Waste collection — often called rubbish removal or man-and-van clearance — is a licensed service where a crew loads your unwanted items, transports them to a permitted transfer station and issues a waste transfer note proving lawful disposal.
Most Kent households and businesses do not need a skip. They need someone to turn up, carry the pile out and take legal responsibility for where it ends up. That is exactly what our collection service does: you point, we load, and the paperwork lands in your inbox the same week.
We price by the volume your waste occupies in the van rather than by guesswork, so you always know the figure before a single bag moves. If the load turns out smaller than the photos suggested, the price goes down — that is written into our terms.
Key takeaways
- Priced by van volume, confirmed in writing before loading begins
- Labour, transport, transfer station gate fees are all included
- Environment Agency upper-tier carrier registration covers every collection
- 92% of everything collected is reused or recycled rather than landfilled
What is included
- Two-person crew doing all the carrying, including upstairs and rear gardens
- Dismantling of flat-pack furniture where it will not fit through a doorway
- Sweep-up of the loading area before we leave
- Digital waste transfer note emailed within 24 hours
Waste collection & rubbish removal prices in Kent
Fixed prices confirmed before we load. No gate fees, fuel charges or gate fees added afterwards.
| Load / item | What it covers | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Minimum load | A few bin bags, a single item or a small armchair | from £70 |
| Quarter load | A sofa plus boxes, or a small bedroom clear-out | £140 |
| Half load | A single garage or a large garden tidy | £210 |
| Three-quarter load | 9 cubic yards — a small flat clearance | £290 |
| Full 8-yard load | Roughly the capacity of a 4-yard skip, loaded for you | £400 |
Need a firm number for your job? Send photos for a fixed price or see the full Kent price list.
What we can and cannot take
What we take
- Household rubbish, bin bags and general clutter
- Furniture, beds, wardrobes and white goods
- Garden waste, soil, turf and fencing
- Construction rubble, timber and plasterboard (segregated)
- Electrical items and WEEE, including fridges and freezers
- Office furniture, IT equipment and shop fit-out waste
What we cannot take
- Asbestos in any form — this needs a licensed asbestos contractor
- Clinical or medical sharps waste
- Gas bottles, fuel, solvents and other hazardous liquids
- Loose tyres in quantity (we can advise on a compliant route)
Who this service is for
- Householders clearing a garage, loft or spare room
- Landlords turning over a tenancy at short notice
- Tradespeople without a skip permit on a residential street
- Shops and offices with more waste than their trade bin can hold
Waste collection & rubbish removal FAQs
Book waste collection & rubbish removal anywhere in Kent
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.
Related services
- Bulky waste collection£60 · Bulky wasteView
- House clearance£600 · House clearanceView
- Wait & load service£400 · Wait & loadView
- Garden waste removal£70 · Garden wasteView
Read next in the knowledge centre
Waste collection & rubbish removal across Medway
Our home patch: Chatham, Gillingham, Rochester, Strood, Rainham and the Hoo Peninsula, with Medway Council tip rules and parking notes on every page.
Waste collection & rubbish removal elsewhere in Kent
Local pages with council tips, permit rules and parking notes for each town.
Quick enquiry
Get a fixed price in under a minute
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