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03 April 2025 New waste and recycling contract enhances services and delivers on green ambitions Kingston is set to further enhance its waste and recycling services while advancing its green ambitions, as a new contract with Veolia began on 1 April 2025.
24 September 2024 New waste and recycling contract to continue high quality services and help borough meet green targets Kingston Council has reappointed Veolia as waste and recycling collection, street cleansing and winter gritting contractor for the next eight years.
09 September 2024 WISE solutions introduced to tackle fly tipping and littering in the borough A new team of uniformed environmental enforcement officers is out on patrol across the Royal Borough of Kingston to help keep the streets and riverside clean and pleasant for residents and visitors.
05 July 2024 Lorraine Dunstone elected to Kingston Council in Hook and Chessington North by-election Lorraine Dunstone of the Liberal Democrats has been elected to Kingston Council in the Hook and Chessington North by-election (Thursday 4 July 2024).
24 October 2023 Residents invited to have their say in review of borough’s polling stations Kingston Council is conducting a review of the polling stations within the borough.
25 September 2023 Kingston becomes one of first councils in UK to switch to all-electric waste collection fleet A new fleet of next-generation electric waste collection vehicles is being rolled out by Kingston Council and Veolia.
17 July 2023 Kingston pupils launch eco refill shops to encourage community to reduce waste Kingston Council has partnered with ethical enterprise specialists Pupils Profit to launch three eco refill shops with local primary schools, to help residents to reduce waste and adapt to reusables.
06 July 2023 Waste and recycling services will continue to contribute to Kingston’s climate ambitions and deliver value for money Kingston Council is inviting suppliers to provide waste and recycling solutions that offer good value for money and improve the sustainability of the service.
21 December 2022 Fire at Villiers Road Waste and Recycling Centre (Kingston) There was a fire in the early hours of today (Wednesday 21 December 2022) at the Villiers Road Waste Transfer Station in Kingston, which adjoins the Household Reuse and Recycling Centre (HRRC).
24 June 2022 New Malden Village by-election results Voters in the New Malden Village by-election have elected Mark Durrant (Liberal Democrats), Dongsung Kim (Liberal Democrats), and Lesley Anne Heap (Liberal Democrats) as their ward councillors.
