How to recycle commercial waste

  1. Understanding what commercial waste is and your responsibilities as a business to store, transport and dispose of safely.

  2. Check your waste and recycling bags delivery schedule or order extra bags.

  3. Request repairs to damaged bins or contact us to sign up for a new bin contract.

  4. A list of items that can and cannot be recycled. 

  5. Information about the cost and booking of special collections of bulky waste.

  6. Report a missed commercial waste or recycling collection.

  7. Pay your Commercial Waste invoice online by debit or credit card or by alternative payment methods.

We aim to make recycling as easy and convenient as possible. Please only include the following items in with your mixed recycling.

Yes please

  • clean and dry card, cardboard, unshredded paper, newspaper, magazines, junk mail, telephone directories and envelopes
  • clean and empty glass containers, glass bottles and jars - take metal lids off and put them loose in your recycling
  • clean and empty food and drink cartons including Tetra Pak
  • clean and empty cans and tins
  • clean and empty plastic bottles, (squash and put plastic lids on), pots, tubs and trays
  • clean and empty plastic pots, tubs and trays, including lids made of the same type of plastic. for example, butter and takeaway tub lids

No thanks

  • no food waste or oil
  • no garden waste
  • no clothes, shoes or textiles
  • no other plastics including soft plastics like carrier bags, polystyrene or cling film
  • no wood, building or DIY materials, including paint
  • no metals, other than cans
  • no shredded paper
  • no nappies
  • no Pyrex glass
  • no light bulbs
  • no batteries
  • no aerosol cans

Last updated: 31 July 2024