
Confidential Waste Bins
Store sensitive documents safely before removal and destruction with confidential waste bins and bags. Various sizes are available to suit the type and amount of waste you create. Confidential bins are solid and secure while confidential waste sacks are lightweight and flexible, ideal for simple storage in any space.
We provide free bins for your organisation with no rental fees or delivery charges – you just pay for collection. You can use confidential waste bins and bags to store shredded paper, intact sensitive documents, and other items that contain private information and data.
Speak to one of our friendly expert team members for advice on the best confidential waste bin or bag that meets your needs. Get a free no-obligation quote tailored to your specific needs for confidential waste bin or bag collection today – contact us online or call 0800 211 8390.
Daily, weekly, fortnightly or ad-hoc collection
up to 25kg
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Confidential Waste
Secure waste bins
There are various types and sizes of secure waste bins available to suit your disposal needs. This includes lockable confidential waste bins that add an extra level of security. Standard non-lockable paper bins are also available and suit offices where you can place them near employee desks to store old documents.
Other secure waste bins include shred carts that have lockable, tamper-proof, and secure lids. These are ideal to store large capacities of confidential waste. You can wheel them around to collect confidential waste items. There are also shred containers and shred consoles, which have paper slots for easy accessibility and are lockable.
Shredding blue bins are best for collecting and destroying large sums of confidential waste due to their big capacities. Wheels make them mobile, so you can place them anywhere around the office, while lockable lids provide additional security for documents awaiting shredding.
Learn more about some of the different sizes and find the right confidential waste bin for your business:
Confidential waste bags
Paper makes up lots of confidential waste, so it’s safe and simple to store it in bags in many cases. Confidential waste sacks can take up less room than bins and are flexible to fill with both intact old documents and shredded paper. We can provide an array of sacks and paper shredding bags to meet your needs.
The lightweight material of any confidential waste bag makes it easy to move around when empty or full. Use it to store paper before and after shredding whether your business shreds confidential documents onsite or requires it removing for offsite shredding. You can use both bins and confidential waste sacks for effective management.
We can supply confidential waste disposal bags in a wide range of sizes to suit the amount of sensitive rubbish you produce. Each bag has a maximum weight limit, and some have a maximum fill line that you can’t exceed. If you might go beyond the weight limit or fill line then order extra confidential waste bags.
The maximum weight limit depends on the size and material of the confidential waste bag. There are available options that can hold up to 12kg, 17kg, and 25kg of sensitive waste materials. Common sizes of confidential waste disposal bags include:
- 60 x 90cm
- 60 x 100cm
- 71 x 142cm
Contact our team and we can advise on the exact sizes, weight limits, and materials of confidential waste sacks for your business to use.
What is a confidential
waste bag?
A confidential waste bag is a secure sack used to store sensitive documents. They can hold shredded paper waste or confidential items that need shredding. Confidential waste bags come in many sizes and can be made from various materials, including polythene, polypropylene, or paper.
Using a confidential waste bag makes separating sensitive rubbish from regular paper recycling easy. Many paper confidential bags can be put through a shredder with their contents and all the shredded paper is then recycled. Confidential sacks made from types of plastic should be emptied and reused.
Secure bags offer an ideal solution for businesses that only produce small amounts of confidential waste or have limited space for storage. Label each one to keep it separate from other waste types and ensure the contents are destroyed and recycled appropriately.

Why do I need confidential
waste sacks or bins?
Businesses must comply with the Data Protection Act 2018 and General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) when storing and disposing of confidential waste. Confidential waste sacks provide a secure way to store all sorts of sensitive and important documents on-site before they’re collected and recycled. You can use them to hold shredded paper or documents for off-site shredding.
Bags are more flexible than rigid bins, so you can easily place them in small and secure areas of your business before collection. Storing sensitive waste in such sacks minimises the chance of private and important information falling into the wrong hands. Keep the bags in a locked room or container to limit access.
They also offer a simple solution to separate your confidential rubbish from paper recycling and other materials. Most confidential waste disposal bags are labelled. This reduces the risk of contaminating other loads and should ensure as much of your confidential waste as possible is recycled.
What can you put in confidential waste
sacks and bins?
Use confidential waste sacks and bins to store sensitive documents, papers, and items that need destroying. Any papers containing private, personal, and sensitive information that you no longer need can be put in confidential waste sacks. This separates them from other materials and ensures they’re disposed of in line with relevant regulations.
You can put complete documents in a confidential waste bag before it’s shredded, or the shredded paper waste created from destroying sensitive documents. It’s important that you use separate bags to ensure the waste is processed properly.
Common examples of what you can put in confidential waste bags and bins include:
- Medical records
- Old contracts
- Financial documents
- CVs from candidates
- Building plans
Arrange confidential waste bin collection
Get any type and size of confidential waste disposal bins and bags delivered to your business anywhere in the UK. Fill them with confidential paper waste – either shredded or whole – and within any weight limits and max fill lines. Then arrange confidential waste bin collection on a daily, weekly, or fortnightly basis.
Licensed waste carriers will remove and transport the waste to a nearby facility for safe and secure destruction and disposal. You receive a free duty of care certificate and certificate of destruction for peace of mind and proof that your waste was destroyed safely and legally.
Get a free no-obligation quote for confidential waste bin collection for your organisation. Contact us online or call 0800 211 8390 to speak to our friendly and expert team. They can answer any questions, advise on the best solutions for your waste, and provide a bespoke price.
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Published 31st January 2023 by Graham Matthews. Last modified 21st February 2025