I think Snows has hit it on the head...
T.Wells (and Tonbridge), are all over the place for 'recycling', although the new crowd were pretty useless at the start, forgetting rounds/days, leaving bins all over the place etc, and to be fair to some of the guys on the rounds, this new idea of 'recycling' old food is pretty nasty!
The landfill just outside T.Wells, at High Brooms, was once a haven for seagulls, and I always felt concerned for the poor bloke on the bulldozer, eternally flattening the place, but the area is now quite attractive, having been capped and planted.
I know most (some) of the reasons why landfill isn't a nice idea, but the 'letter of the law' gets all the councils off the hook as far as waste disposal is concerned, with 'targets' etc, and I'm afraid that will filter down to tiny objectives for important places like allotments etc!
As common sense dictates, just carry on as normal, as unless a Compost Heap Universal Municipal Policeperson (CHUMP) is employed to check every heap in the borough, you've nothing really to worry about!