London Borough of Kingston upon Thames

Collections start date:
18 June 2007

Collection frequency:
Weekly

Collection containers:
25 litre brown container

Description of trial area: 
6,000 flats, mixture of high/low rise and council/privately owned, throughout the Borough

Liners provided:  
10 liners distributed with the containers.  If additional liners are required, residents are asked to contact RBK’s Customer Care or speak to Connaught operatives.   

Support supplied by WRAP:
25 litre buckets.  Communications design and printing. Monitoring and Evaluation

Collection vehicle used:
3.5 tonne collection vehicle, hopper with three segments to allow co-mingled recyclate, glass, and food waste collection.

Collections contractor: 
Connaught

IVC facility being used and location:
Beddington Farm Landfill & Recycling Centre, Sutton

Local authority size: 
63,288 households (2006/07)   

Existing food waste collections:
2,400 households in Berrylands Refuse and Recycling Trial, food waste collected weekly.

Existing garden waste collection:
Collected weekly in re-useable jute bags.  Service costs £35 for a year’s worth of collection.  There is a reduced charge of £20 for residents who are disabled or receive a state retirement pension.

Refuse Collection – frequency and containers used:
The council collects household refuse weekly from residential properties (houses, conversions/bed sits, flats) who choose to either put their waste out for collection in a dustbin or plastic sack, some flats and housing estates also have access to 1,100L containers. 

The Berrylands Refuse and Recycling Trial started on 2 March 2007 with 2,107 households provided with a 140 litre bin and 293 households provided with a 240 litre bin for residual waste that is collected fortnightly.

Recycling Collection – frequency and containers used:
42,800 households with fortnightly 55L green box collection (glass, plastic bottles, textiles, paper and tins/cans) and green waste.

6,000 flats with weekly orange sack collection (glass, paper, plastics and tins/cans and food waste).

6,900 flats are serviced by bins for paper and/or cardboard recycling. 

2,400 households in Berrylands Trial with weekly green box collection, cardboard and food waste.

Examples of communication materials used by the council

Food waste collection trial leaflet:
Kingston - instructional_royal_kingston (13445 kb)