Operating policies
Read the rules about:
Trailer size allowed
Soil, rubble and hardcore
limit
Asbestos and tyres
Vehicle restrictions
Voucher application
Alternative
formats
Safety
information
Business waste
Bulky waste
Trailer size
You can bring trailer bodies of the following
size:
- Maximum 2.05 metres (6ft 8inches) long
- Not more than 1 cubic metre (35cubic feet)
capacity
- No wider than the domestic vehicle towing the trailer
No agricultural trailers or horse boxes allowed.
Soil, rubble and hardcore limit
90kg (190lbs, or about 33 bricks) per visit by a single
vehicle or combined with a trailer.
This represents the amount you could fit easily in a standard
hatchback car boot.
Asbestos and tyres
There is a small charge for asbestos and tyres. You can take
them to:
Further sites will accept these materials later this year.
Tyres –
Up to 2 per visit. Car tyres only. £5.00 per visit.
Asbestos – 1 sack or equivalent per visit. £5.00 per
visit.
You can only pay by debit or credit cards will be accepted. No
cash or cheques will be accepted.
Vehicle restrictions
Commercial type vehicles including vans and pick-ups as well as
domestic vehicles over 2 metres in height, require vehicle vouchers
to enter the centres subject to application criteria.
It is illegal to dispose of waste from any business, trade or
commercial activity at these sites. Find out about what to do with
your business waste.
Find out if your vehicle can access a
HWRC through the voucher scheme.
Commercial type vehicle
If the only vehicle in your household is a commercial type
vehicle, your vehicle may qualify for vouchers if you are only
bringing household waste.
- Assessment criteria:
Constructed as a commercial vehicle, in other words it has a load
carrying capacity section instead of rear seats and is 3.5 tonnes
or less in weight and under 2 metres in height
- Van – with panels in place of any of the windows and/or no rear
seats
- Car-derived van – with panels in place of any of the windows
and/or no rear seats
- Pick-up or open back vehicle with single or double cab (crew
cab) including those with and without a hard top
Request an application form. Checks are
undertaken to deter fraudulent applications.
Private vehicle
If the only vehicle within your household is a domestic type
vehicle over 2 metres in height and less than 3.5 tonnes in weight,
for example a camper van, your vehicle qualify for vouchers to
enter a site if you're only bringing household waste.
Request an application form. Checks are
undertaken to deter fraudulent applications.
View the
full terms and conditions for the vehicle voucher
application schemes (PDF, 31k).
Customers with disabilities
If you have a disability and use a vehicle which is over 2m in
height, please contact us so we can make individual
arrangements.
Alternative formats
For EasyRead, audio, Braille and alternative languages, please
contact us.
Safety information
- It is not permitted to park outside the
centre and carry waste in
- Children must remain in your vehicle
- Threatening language or behaviour towards
site staff will not be tolerated
- CCTV and automatic number plate recognition
is in operation at all sites
- You can't take items or materials which
have been deposited at these sites by others
- All waste should be of a size and weight that
is manageable so that you can easily lift it into the
containers.
Members of staff are on hand at the centres to
help you if you need it, please just ask.
Business waste
It is illegal to dispose of waste from any business, trade or
commercial activity at these sites. They are only for household
waste. Find out about what to
do with your business waste.
Bulky waste
You can bring large, bulky,
non-recyclable waste as long as you stick to the
policies.
Your local
council also operates a bulky waste collection
scheme for items which are too large to go into the normal
collections or local bring banks.
If you have bulky furniture items, there are furniture
reuse projects within Kent who repair and re-use unwanted items