Waste and Resources

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Our ambitions and progress:

  1. We have increased kerbside recycling rates in the borough to 65% by 2035 and 85% by 2050, from a 2019 baseline.

In 2023/24 52.2% of household waste in the borough was sent to recycling, reuse or composting.

  1. We have reduced per capita food waste 50% by 2030, from a 2021 baseline.

We have observed a 15.13% reduction in per capita food waste from 2022/23 to 2023/24.

  1. TWBC waste collection vehicles will be fossil fuel free by 2031.

We are currently exploring HVO to reduce emissions from our waste collection vehicles.

Tunbridge Wells and UK Recycling Rates, 2024

Tunbridge Wells Borough Household Food Waste (Tonnes), 2025

TWBC Waste Collection Diesel Consumption (Litres), 2025

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