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Summer Special 2025

The next food waste competition winner

It has been a busy few months

Last time, we told you we had delivered over 4,500 caddies, well since then our contractor has delivered another 960.  

Last time, we told you we had a winner for July and the winner is confirmed as:

Mr S.R. of ME15 

He has now received a £50 voucher 

He found the caddy bundle offer on the website after seeing the sticker on the wheelie bin. As a result he has restarted separating out the food waste and reducing black bin waste.

And to continue...

You asked us for useful links so here's another one.

As promised in the last newsletter, here is the recent food waste tonnage data. 

This material has been delivered to the AD plant at Blaize farm on the A228, treated at high temperature producing two environmental benefits.

A gas used to generate power and liquid fertiliser used on local farms 

Whatman Park Playground Renovation

The toddler play area in Whatman Park has been completely refurbished. The new equipment is based around the Maidstone Swan Play Boat which has three levels so everyone can join in the fun. There are multiple tactile elements beneath the main deck and the back of the boat is wide enough for a wheelchair to access the steps. On the first deck children climb the steps or ramp to the wheelhouse and a double-width inclusive slide – perfect for parents and carers to slide with a child who needs support. The top deck has a triple slide back down to the ground.

There are also the usual favourites including toddler swings, roundabout, balancing trail, giant Swan springer and Frog see-saw. A playhouse provides a place to rest before visiting the ticket office to get your ticket and get back on the play boat.

Come and visit with your loved ones, and try it for yourself. 

Thankyou

We would like to thank those residents which offered water to crews during the recent hot weather.

Your kindness is much appreciated.

Fining Fly-Tippers

Maidstone Borough Council have been busy since the last newsletter, enforcing incidents of fly tipping and littering. This fly tip in Mill Lane Maidstone at the end of April resulted in the road being closed for several days because we needed to arrange for specialist equipment to attend the area to remove. There has also been another large flytipping incident that occured in Burberry Lane. It was flytipped on the bridleway where residents frequently park to walk their dogs.

Maidstone Borough Council's Waste Crime Team are investigating  a number of fly tips at present and have successfully carried out enforcement action on a number of incidents. The below people received the following fines:

Fly tip - Burberry Lane - £500

Fly tipped Nitrous Oxide canisters in layby on a number of occasions £1000

Fly tip - Yelsted Lane - £500

Fly tip - Yelsted Lane - £500

Fly tip - Yelsted Lane - £500

Littering Offence - Yelsted Lane - £250

In September we celebrate national recycling week

In support of this national promotion the next edition will focus on dry mixed recycling.

Do you have any questions regarding the collection of recycling?

• Why do we ask you to keep it loose?
• Where does it go?
• Why do we say empty all the bottles and jars?
• Why do we ask for no plastic bags?

Send your question by email recycling@maidstone.gov.uk

And finally an interesting thought

The solution to food waste, is not just to eat everything we buy, but to buy only what we truly need (Selina Juul)

If you have any tips about recycling and how to minimise waste which others could use, please let us know by emailing us at recycling@maidstone.gov.uk

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