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We offer a competitive commercial waste and recycling collection service to suit your business needs.

Containing your waste

We can offer your business wheelie bins and/or sacks to collect your recycling and general waste.

You must make sure you have the space to put your waste and recycling out for collection and containers are accessible at a safe distance from roads. 

Charges

Find out how much we charge for container hire and extra sacks.

Collection days

Our commercial waste collection service is available seven days a week:

  • Monday to Friday: We do three collection rounds
  • Saturday and Sunday: We do one collection round

Our commercial recycling collection service is available five days a week from Monday to Friday.

We will find the best collection dates to suit your business needs.

What we will and will not collect

The following can be placed in waste and recycling containers.

Mixed paper and card

We will collect:

  • Cardboard
  • Paper
  • Envelopes
  • Junk mails
  • Cartons
  • Newspapers and magazines
  • Tetra Pak

We will not collect:

  • Plastic bags
  • Cling film
  • Metallic wrapping paper
  • Other waste

Mixed recycling

We will collect:

  • Glass bottles
  • Jars
  • Cans and tins
  • Foil
  • Aerosols
  • Plastic bottles and containers

We will not collect:

  • Plastic bags
  • Cling film
  • Other waste
  • Broken glass
  • Shrink/bubble wrap
  • Polystyrene packing or beads

Waste bins

We will collect general commercial waste.

We will not collect electrical equipment, building waste, fridges and freezers or hazardous waste.

Arrange collections

To join our commercial waste scheme contact us and we will we will provide a tailored quote based on your needs.

If required, our officers can make a visit to assess whether a storage location would be suitable.

We also provide one-off collections, priced on a case by case basis.

Legal requirements

You must ensure that all commercial waste is managed correctly from the point of production to the point of final disposal. As a waste producer, you are responsible for your waste throughout the whole of this process. 

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