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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.
29 November 2023 Robot repairs gas mains in Kingston In recent months, Kingston has benefited from a revolutionary robotic approach to gas main maintenance, in which a cutting-edge device called CISBOT is used.
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.
01 August 2023 Council Leader says still time to delay ULEZ expansion Kingston Council believes there is still time for London Mayor Sadiq Khan to delay the expansion of the Ultra Low Emissions Zone (ULEZ) to outer London boroughs, due to take place on 29 August.
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.
13 February 2023 Updates to parking services approved Kingston is set to see a range of updates to parking and enforcement services, including enhanced monitoring of School Streets and rollout of a fully mobile parking payment system across the borough.
20 January 2023 Leader calls on Mayor to delay expansion of ULEZ and invest more in public transport Leader of Kingston Council Andreas Kirsch has written to the Mayor of London to urge him to delay the rollout of the Ultra Low Emissions Scheme (ULEZ) to outer London boroughs.
