Business Waste

Front End Loader Bins

A front end loader bin is ideal for businesses that produce high volumes of waste and need regular collections. It can store a wide variety of waste types, from general waste to recyclable materials and compacted rubbish. Due to its large size and static nature, you must ensure you have enough room on your premises to accommodate one first.

They’re not as big as rear end loaders, are more compact and easier to slot into your premises as they don’t have the same skip shape. If you need to store more waste, then a rear end loader may be best. Find out more about rear end loaders.

Learn more about the uses of front end loader bins to decide if they’re right for your operations. Get a free quote today for delivery and collection of a front end loader container for your business.

Collection Frequency:
Daily, weekly, fortnightly or ad hoc collection
Capacity:
4600 to 7,600 litres (up to 80 bags of waste)
Waste Type:
  • Cardboard Waste
  • Confidential Waste
  • Dry Mixed Recycling (DMR)
  • Garden Waste
  • General Waste
  • Paper Waste
  • Plastic Waste
Wheels:
No
Locked:
Yes

What is a 
front end loader?

A front end loader (FEL) is a large equipment vehicle or machine that moves heavy materials, often on construction sites. However, a front end loader bin is simply a big, static container for storing various waste types that needs industrial lifting equipment to move it around. They’re lockable, static, and available in different sizes.

Sometimes front end loader refers to the machine used to lift the bin, at other times the actual container. FEL bins don’t have any wheels, so it stays in one place on you premises. And front end refers to the way it’s loaded (from the front), which can make them easier to access than a rear end loader bin.

FEL bin sizes

Front end loader bins are available in three sizes to suit the waste storage and removal needs of many businesses. Choose the size that easily fits on your premises and has a capacity that meets the amount of waste you produce. The dimensions for each FEL bin vary depending on its size.

Weight limits vary depending on the type of waste you store in an FEL container. The number of full waste bags you can store in each also changes based on the waste type and size of bin you use.

Find a front end loader bin that meets your commercial waste and space needs from the following FEL bin sizes:

  • 6 yard FEL container – around a 4,600-litre capacity, holds about 60 bags of waste
  • 8 yard FEL container – around a 6,000-litre capacity to hold about 70 bags of waste
  • 10 yard FEL container – around a 7,600-litre capacity to hold about 80 bags of waste

If you produce more waste, then consider a rear end loader – as some have a larger capacity.

Why do I need a 
front end loader skip?

If your business regularly produces large amounts of general, commercial, compactable, or industrial waste, then a front end loader skip may be a cost-effective option. As long as you have space on your premises for a static FEL bin (often outside), then it provides a convenient storage solution.

An easy to open lid offers great access to throw away all sorts of waste – though if you have different waste types, you’ll need more than one FEL bin for each. They’re large, durable, and lockable, which ensures any waste is kept safe and secure, reducing the chances of contamination, theft, and damage.

This helps your company uphold its legal and moral responsibilities when it comes to producing, storing, and disposing of waste. Their large size means you can arrange collection on a schedule that suits you – on a regular basis if you produce lots of waste, or less frequently to save on costs when you generate less waste.

Unlike rear end loaders, they take up much less space and have a more cylindrical shape that’s easier to find room for in your yard. Plus, they hold a greater amount of waste compared to most skips, with a lockable lid for extra protection.

What can you put 
in FEL bins?

FEL waste containers are suitable for general waste, compactable waste, and single waste streams for recycling. Most businesses use them to store the likes of dry mixed recycling, cardboard, and bulky waste. They’re not suitable for glass, liquids, or hazardous waste.

You can use a front end loader bin to store:

Arrange delivery and collection 
of FEL containers

Whatever industry you work in and wherever your business is in the UK, we can provide front end loader rental. We’ll deliver the bins for free, so you just pay for collection. As they’re static, ensure you have space for the size and type of front end loader container you want to use.

If you produce a huge amount of waste and of different types, you might need more than one FEL bin. We can help work out the best solution for your operations and organise hire of appropriate bins, collection, and disposal in a safe and legal manner.

Arrange collection as a one-off or on a daily, weekly, or fortnightly basis. Our licensed waste carriers will come and use heavy lifting machinery to remove your FEL bin safely. Then they’ll transport to a nearby waste disposal or recycling facility for disposal in as environmentally friendly a way as possible.

Contact our team online, complete the form below, or call 0800 211 8390 for a free quote today. Our expert and friendly team are on hand to answer any questions you may have, assess your needs, and advise on the best type and size FEL bins for your commercial waste needs.

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your business waste

All waste types
  • All waste types
  • Cardboard Waste
  • Clinical Waste
  • Confidential Waste
  • Dry Mixed Recycling (DMR)
  • Food Waste
  • Garden Waste
  • General Waste
  • Glass Waste
  • Hazardous Waste
  • Liquid Waste
  • Oil Waste
  • Paper Waste
  • Plastic Waste
  • Sanitary Waste
  • WEEE Waste
  • 1100 litre wheelie bins

    The 1100 litre bin is the largest wheelie bin available to store up to 18 bags of waste.

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  • 240 litre wheelie bins

    The standard size wheelie bin you have at home that holds three to four bags of waste.

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  • 360 litre wheelie bins

    This is the largest two-wheel bin available to store five or six waste bags.

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  • 660 litre wheelie bins

    A four-wheel bin suitable for larger volumes of general waste and dry mixed recycling.

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  • Anatomical waste bags

    Red clinical waste bags for organs, body parts, materials contaminated with bodily fluids.

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  • Balers

    Static balers compress recyclable waste into solid bales to save space.

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  • Clinical infectious waste bags

    Orange clinical waste bags are for materials contaminated with infectious waste.

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  • Clinical waste bags

    Clinical waste bags to store medical waste safely before collection and disposal.

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  • Clinical Waste Bins

    Clinical waste bins are suitable containers to store all sorts of medical waste safely.

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  • Commercial Bin Sizes

    Read our helpful guide to commercial bin sizes, dimensions, and measurements

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  • Commercial waste bags

    Commercial waste bags are ideal for various waste types when you can’t use a bin.

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  • Compactors

    Choose from mobile and static compactors for general waste or recyclable rubbish.

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  • Confidential Waste Bags and Bins

    Confidential waste bags provide a secure and flexible way to store sensitive documents before disposal.

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  • Cytotoxic and cytostatic waste bags

    Purple waste bags for waste contaminated with cytotoxic and cytostatic medicines.

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  • Dental (amalgam) waste bins

    White clinical waste bins for dental waste including unwanted and excess amalgam.

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  • Front end loaders

    Large static containers ideal for businesses generating high volumes of waste.

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  • Highly infectious hazardous waste bags

    Yellow clinical waste bags for waste contaminated with infectious bodily fluids.

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  • IBC containers

    Store high volumes of liquid waste including chemicals, solvents, and hazardous waste.

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  • Large Commercial Waste Bins

    A large bin offers a cost-effective way to store and dispose of commercial waste.

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  • Non-infectious clinical waste bags

    Yellow and black waste bags for non-infectious and non-hazardous waste.

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  • Office Bins

    Different types of general waste and recycling bins for offices in various sizes.

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  • Rear end loaders

    A big commercial waste skip in sizes that can hold up to 160 bags of waste.

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  • Roll on roll offs

    One of the largest containers for business waste that can store up to 440 bags of waste.

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  • Sanitary waste bins

    Safely store feminine hygiene products and other sanitary waste with various bin sizes.

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  • Sharps bins

    Use sharps bins with different coloured lids for needles, syringes, scalpels, and knives.

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  • Skip sizes

    Sizes vary from 2 to 12-yard skips that can easily store various waste types and amounts.

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  • Small wheelie bins

    Small two-wheel bins for businesses producing low volumes of waste or with limited space.

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  • Waste drums

    Drums and barrels are ideal to safely store liquid, oil, and hazardous waste for collection.

  • Wheelie Bins

    Explore a range of two and four-wheel bins for many waste types.

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