[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":145},["ShallowReactive",2],{"page-\u002Fbusiness-waste-collection":3},{"id":4,"title":5,"body":6,"description":133,"extension":134,"meta":135,"navigation":141,"path":136,"seo":142,"seoTitle":143,"stem":12,"__hash__":144},"content\u002Fbusiness-waste-collection.md","Business waste collection",{"type":7,"value":8,"toc":125},"minimark",[9,13,17,26,41,46,49,52,55,59,66,70,73,77,85],[10,11,5],"h1",{"id":12},"business-waste-collection",[14,15,16],"p",{},"Tell us your postcode, the streams you produce, the bin size and frequency you want, and when your current contract ends. We arrange collection through licensed carriers. The price on your quote is the carrier's rate plus our margin, shown to you before you sign.",[14,18,19,20,25],{},"We do not run trucks. Bins come with the collection and their cost sits inside the price, so there is nothing to buy. If your current deal already prices well for your streams and frequency, we say so and you stay put. How we are paid is on ",[21,22,24],"a",{"href":23},"\u002Fpricing-methodology","pricing methodology",".",[14,27,28,29,36,37,25],{},"Our waste broker registration is ",[30,31,32],"strong",{},[33,34,35],"span",{},"WASTE BROKER REGISTRATION No. — Kev to supply",". Look it up free on the Environment Agency's public register of waste carriers, brokers and dealers. Look up whoever else is quoting you while you are there. The streams we arrange, and the duties attached, are on ",[21,38,40],{"href":39},"\u002Fcommercial-waste","commercial waste",[42,43,45],"h2",{"id":44},"what-happens-after-you-fill-it-in","What happens after you fill it in",[14,47,48],{},"We price it with carriers who collect in your postcode, and your contract end date tells us when to serve notice. You get one quote, with the carrier's rate and our margin on it.",[14,50,51],{},"Then we call to check access. A bin the lorry cannot reach still costs you, because the failed trip gets billed.",[14,53,54],{},"If you accept, bins are delivered and collections start. Every load leaving your premises gets a waste transfer note. Keep a copy for two years (GOV.UK, checked 10 August 2026).",[42,56,58],{"id":57},"bin-sizes-and-frequency","Bin sizes and frequency",[14,60,61,62,25],{},"A 240 litre bin is household-sized and takes four to five sacks, a 660 litre ten to twelve, and the 1100 litre standard commercial wheelie bin around 18 (BusinessWaste.co.uk, checked 10 August 2026). Front end loaders suit high-volume sites with room for a lorry. Sizes, access and lift frequency are on ",[21,63,65],{"href":64},"\u002Fcommercial-bins","commercial bins",[42,67,69],{"id":68},"trade-waste-for-sole-traders-and-van-businesses","Trade waste for sole traders and van businesses",[14,71,72],{},"Trade waste is business waste under another name. If you run the business from part of your home, waste from that part is business waste (GOV.UK, checked 10 August 2026). Carrying it to the tip yourself makes you a waste carrier, which needs an Environment Agency registration, and recycling centres charge trade rates. A scheduled collection costs more per week than a tip run, and it produces your transfer notes without the queue.",[42,74,76],{"id":75},"switching-from-your-current-provider","Switching from your current provider",[14,78,79,80,84],{},"Waste contracts commonly run 12 months, then renew themselves for another 12, and notice periods are not standard. Biffa's published terms ask for three to six months' notice expiring after an anniversary of the start date, so the window can close long before the contract does. Horsham District Council publishes four weeks with no automatic renewal (both checked 10 August 2026). Find your end date before you sign anything new, and ",[21,81,83],{"href":82},"\u002Fbusiness-waste-renewal","business waste renewal"," covers the notice letter.",[86,87,89,96,102,108,114],"faq-section",{"title":88},"Common questions",[90,91,93],"faq-item",{"question":92},"How much does business waste collection cost?",[14,94,95],{},"There is no national rate, and almost nobody in this market publishes one. Your number moves with postcode, the streams you separate, bin size, lift frequency, lorry access, and your contract end date. General waste costs more than recycling, because disposal costs more. A UK average quoted without a named source is a guess.",[90,97,99],{"question":98},"Who collects small business waste?",[14,100,101],{},"A licensed waste carrier, booked directly or arranged through a broker like us. Your council may run a trade waste service, and private carriers cover most postcodes. Whoever collects must be registered with the Environment Agency. You can search the public register free. Upper tier registration costs £191.02, and operating without one risks an unlimited fine (GOV.UK, checked 10 August 2026).",[90,103,105],{"question":104},"Do you provide free bins?",[14,106,107],{},"No. Bins come with the collection service, and their cost sits inside what you pay per lift. We do not sell bins. Free bins is a common line in this market. It usually means the container is priced into the collection instead of billed separately.",[90,109,111],{"question":110},"How do I know which size bin I need?",[14,112,113],{},"Count the sacks you fill in a normal week. A 240 litre bin takes four to five, a 660 litre ten to twelve, an 1100 litre around 18 (BusinessWaste.co.uk, checked 10 August 2026). Then check the route from where the bin stands to where the lorry stops. A smaller bin lifted more often beats an overweight one, which attracts a charge.",[90,115,117],{"question":116},"Do businesses legally have to separate waste?",[14,118,119,120,124],{},"In England, yes. Workplaces have had to separate dry recyclables, food waste and residual waste since 31 March 2025. Businesses with fewer than 10 full-time equivalent employees have until 31 March 2027, counted across the whole business rather than site by site (GOV.UK, checked 10 August 2026). Paper and card must be kept apart from plastic, metal and glass, unless your collector completes a written co-collection assessment. There is no small-volume exemption for ",[21,121,123],{"href":122},"\u002Fcommercial-waste\u002Ffood-waste","food waste",", and staff should not be asked to take it home. Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland run different rules.",{"title":126,"searchDepth":127,"depth":127,"links":128},"",2,[129,130,131,132],{"id":44,"depth":127,"text":45},{"id":57,"depth":127,"text":58},{"id":68,"depth":127,"text":69},{"id":75,"depth":127,"text":76},"Postcode, streams, bin size, frequency, contract end date. Collection arranged through licensed carriers. Carrier's rate plus our margin, before you sign.","md",{"registeredPath":136,"vertical":137,"role":138,"sitemapGroup":139,"schema":140},"\u002Fbusiness-waste-collection","waste","quote (own form)","pages","Service+FAQPage",true,{"title":5,"description":133},"Business waste collection quote: bins, streams, frequency","vkNdciSgFz-JRbS-T_4nRwRwEiZ5LZmc-URciRlFsaE",1786561187035]