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Gardening in Maidstone and Malling

Maidstone and Malling joins the middle of Maidstone town with Aylesford, Ditton, Kings Hill and the Mallings. Two borough councils share the brown bin work. Tonbridge and Malling charges £66 a year in its five wards. Maidstone has not yet put a price for the coming year on its website. Both Kent tips that serve the seat sit inside it, at Allington and at Tovil.1 2 3 4 5 6

At a glance

Councils
Maidstone Borough Council covers the town wards and Tonbridge and Malling covers Aylesford, Ditton, Kings Hill and the Mallings. The tips are run by Kent County Council.1 2 3 7
Wards covered
Maidstone: Allington & Bridge, Barming Heath & Teston, Fant & Oakwood, Grove Green & Vinters Park, High Street, Loose & Linton, Palace Wood, Penenden Heath, Ringlestone, Tovil. Tonbridge and Malling: both Aylesford wards, Kings Hill, Birling with Leybourne, and the Mallings.1
Typical garden
Across Maidstone borough, 95.4% of houses had their own garden when the ONS measured them in April 2020, median size around 217 m². Tonbridge and Malling houses had a similar median of about 209 m².8
Where cuttings go
Maidstone says the garden waste from its brown bins is composted at East Malling and then spread on local farms.9

Garden waste in Maidstone and Malling2 3 9 10 11

  • Cost Tonbridge and Malling £66 a year; Maidstone price not yet published
  • How often Fortnightly in both boroughs
  • Season Maidstone permits run 1 July to 30 June
  • Container Brown wheeled bin, hessian sacks on some Malling roads

Check which borough you live in before you sign up.

  • Maidstone's garden waste pages currently say: "We are waiting for government guidance on payment dates and cannot answer questions yet."
  • We have not quoted a Maidstone fee until the council publishes one.
  • Each Maidstone permit covers a July to June year, with a limit of three bins per home.
  • Its brown bins take grass, leaves, weeds, prunings and small branches.
  • Turf, soil, compost, stones and kitchen scraps must stay out.
  • Tonbridge and Malling charges £66 for 12 months from the date you order.
  • Extra Malling bins cost £42 each, and the borough gives no concessions.

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Recycling centres

Kent has two recycling centres inside this seat, roughly two miles apart.

  • Allington is on Laverstoke Road, on the north west side of Maidstone.
  • The Maidstone centre is at Burial Ground in Tovil, south of the town centre.
  • Both sites accept donations of reusable goods at a separate point.
  • A slot is needed for any tip run, booked online or by phone.
  • If your Council Tax goes to a council outside Kent, each visit costs £10.4 5 6 7 12

Allington Household Waste Recycling Centre4 6 12 13

Laverstoke Road, Allington, Maidstone, ME16 0LE · Directions

Monday to Saturday 8am to 4:30pm. Sunday and bank holidays 9am to 4pm.

Christmas closures are not shown on the Kent page.

  • Garden waste accepted
  • Booking required
  • Vans: permit needed

Maximum height 2 metres. Reuse shop visitors can come without booking.

Trade waste not accepted. Gardeners and other businesses need a commercial route. Business loads are not allowed at Allington. What a gardening business can do

Council page for Allington Household Waste Recycling Centre

Maidstone Household Waste Recycling Centre5 6 12 13

Burial Ground, Tovil, Maidstone, ME15 6RJ · Directions

Monday to Saturday 8am to 4:30pm. Sunday and bank holidays 9am to 4pm.

Christmas closures are not shown on the Kent page.

  • Garden waste accepted
  • Booking required
  • Vans: permit needed

2 metre barrier, no hire vans. Donations of reusable items taken.

Trade waste not accepted. Gardeners and other businesses need a commercial route. Tovil does not take waste from businesses. What a gardening business can do

Council page for Maidstone Household Waste Recycling Centre

If you are a gardening business7 9 14

Neither Allington nor Tovil will take trade green waste.

  • Kent says it is against the law to leave commercial waste at its sites.
  • Customers' brown bins are for their own household's garden waste.
  • If you are paid to move waste you need a waste carrier registration.

The year ahead

  1. November (this month)

    Digital permits for vans13

    • Kent began accepting online van permit applications on 4 November.
    • Holders of the older paper voucher can keep using it up to 31 January.

  2. June

    Maidstone permit renewal10

    • Maidstone garden waste permits end on 30 June each year.
    • Look for renewal details on the council site during June.

Questions people ask about Maidstone and Malling

What does Maidstone charge for garden waste this year?

Maidstone had not published a figure when this page was checked. The council says it needs guidance from government before setting payment dates.3

How much is a brown bin in Kings Hill or Aylesford?

Tonbridge and Malling charges £66 a year for each 240 litre bin.2

Can turf go in the Maidstone brown bin?

No. Maidstone lists turf, soil and compost as items to keep out.9

Which tips are closest?

Allington at Laverstoke Road and the Maidstone centre at Tovil, both bookable online.4 5 12

From the Ideas section

Sources

  1. ONS Open Geography: Ward to Westminster constituency to local authority lookup (2024). Checked 4 November 2026.
  2. Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council: Sign up to our garden waste service. Checked 4 November 2026.
  3. Maidstone Borough Council: Garden waste. Checked 4 November 2026.
  4. Kent County Council: Allington Household Waste Recycling Centre. Checked 4 November 2026.
  5. Kent County Council: Maidstone Household Waste Recycling Centre. Checked 4 November 2026.
  6. postcodes.io: postcode coordinates. Checked 4 November 2026.
  7. Kent County Council: Our Household Waste Recycling Centres. Checked 4 November 2026.
  8. ONS: Access to garden spaces, Great Britain (April 2020). Checked 4 November 2026.
  9. Maidstone Borough Council: Garden bin. Checked 4 November 2026.
  10. Maidstone Borough Council: Changes to the Garden Waste Scheme (27 January). Checked 4 November 2026.
  11. Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council: Garden waste FAQs. Checked 4 November 2026.
  12. Kent County Council: Book a slot to visit a Household Waste Recycling Centre. Checked 4 November 2026.
  13. Kent County Council: Vehicle restrictions and vouchers. Checked 4 November 2026.
  14. GOV.UK: Register as a waste carrier, broker or dealer (England). Checked 4 November 2026.

Local information last checked 4 November 2026. Spotted something out of date? Tell us.

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