Gillingham, Medway
Rubbish removal in Gillingham, Medway
Rubbish removal across Gillingham and every ME7, ME8 street, including Hempstead, Wigmore, Twydall. Fixed prices from £70, licensed disposal and a waste transfer note on every collection.
- Covering ME7, ME8
- £70, 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 waste collection & rubbish removal cost in Gillingham?
Waste collection & rubbish removal in Gillingham starts at £70, with the final fixed price set by volume and access. Gillingham sits in Medway, so household waste goes via Cuxton and Capstone Road household waste recycling centres. We cover ME7, ME8 with same-day slots booked before 11am.
- Price from
- £70
- Postcodes
- ME7, ME8
- 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
What makes rubbish removal in Gillingham different
The largest of the Medway Towns by population, running from the riverside at Gillingham Pier out to the suburban estates of Hempstead and Wigmore.
Edwardian terraces near the station and large post-war and 1980s estates at Hempstead, Wigmore and Twydall. That housing mix shapes how we run rubbish removal here: Medway Council's bulky waste rounds book up quickly in Gillingham, particularly after Christmas and at student changeover, so same-day collection demand peaks then.
Our crews reach Gillingham via A2, A278 Hoath Way, A289 Medway Tunnel approach, M2 junction 4 and work regularly across Hempstead, Wigmore, Twydall, Parkwood, Brompton, Rainham Mark. 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.
Gillingham is one of our home-patch ME7, ME8 rounds — the vans run from Unit 4, Medway City Estate, Rochester ME2 4DP, so Gillingham bookings taken before 11am are usually collected the same day. Household waste in this area is handled by Medway Council (unitary authority), with tip runs going to Cuxton and Capstone Road household waste recycling centres and council bulky collections offered as Medway Council operates a chargeable bulky waste service with banded pricing by item count.
Gillingham streets and neighbourhoods we cover
- Hempstead
- Wigmore
- Twydall
- Parkwood
- Brompton
- Rainham Mark
Loading, parking and access in Gillingham
- Loading and permit-bay experience around Hempstead Valley Shopping Centre
- Loading and permit-bay experience around Gillingham High Street
- Restricted-access streets near Gillingham
- Restricted-access streets near Rainham
- Landmark reference points: Priestfield Stadium, Riverside Country Park, Royal Engineers Museum
Gillingham at a glance
- Population around roughly 108,000, in Medway
- Postcodes covered: ME7, ME8
- 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
What rubbish removal costs in Gillingham
Prices are confirmed in writing before we load in Gillingham. Send photos and we size the load without a site visit.
| 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 |
What we take in Gillingham
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)
Gillingham rubbish removal questions
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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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- Fixed price, no hidden extras
- Upper tier registered carrier
- Waste transfer note by email