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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.
12 July 2024 Money collected from developers sees £1.6m injection of cash for local projects £1.6m injection for 42 projects across the borough over the past two years, have been realised through the Neighbourhood Community Infrastructure Levy
18 March 2024 Final £134,000 of Community Resilience Fund awards will support projects for families, children and young people The final phase of Kingston’s Community Resilience Fund has been completed with grants for 14 fantastic community projects and 10 awards to cover core costs of organisations.
13 December 2023 Community Resilience Fund awards £276,000 for projects supporting babies, teens and families, carers and the elderly Kingston Council has awarded 35 grants to local organisations in phase 2 of its Community Resilience Fund.
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.
10 July 2023 Boost for borough’s biodiversity as Surbiton ponds restored with money from development The ponds at Surbiton’s Fishponds Park are set to undergo a complete restoration following the approval of a significant Neighbourhood Community Infrastructure Levy (NCIL) grant from Kingston Council.
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.
