Edinburgh Waste Management
Commercial waste management in Edinburgh ensures all rubbish your business produces is stored, removed, and disposed of responsibly. Every company across Scotland’s capital city has a legal and moral duty to manage their waste properly. This includes for all the pubs, hotels, shops, museums, restaurants, and other organisations.
Our professional services for Edinburgh waste management cover all of Scotland’s capital city and the surrounding areas. Find a cost-effective and reliable option whether you run a pub down the Royal Mile, shop along Victoria Street, restaurant in Leith, or any other type and size of business.
Save money on commercial waste management in Edinburgh with free bins with no delivery or hire costs – only pay for collection. Options are available for any type and volume of commercial waste, from food waste to cardboard and glass recycling. Get a free quote for your Edinburgh waste management needs today – contact us online or call 0800 211 8390.
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Edinburgh waste collection
Arrange commercial waste collection in Edinburgh on a daily, weekly, or fortnightly basis. Frequent collections avoid rubbish building up and bins overflowing to keep your premises clean and clear. Licensed waste carriers remove commercial waste legally at a convenient time to avoid disrupting your customers, staff, and business.
Regular Edinburgh waste collection enables your business to plan efficiently. Removals are available across the city, whether you’re based in Haymarket, Leith, or out in Dunfermline. If you produce a constant stream of rubbish, we can arrange reliable commercial waste collection in Edinburgh inside or outside of your business hours.
Flexibility is also possible to support growth and seasonality changes that affect waste streams and volumes, such as those that affect the hospitality sector. Licensed waste carriers conduct all Edinburgh commercial waste collections so you can rest assured your rubbish is managed legally and safely whatever the type and volume.
We provide free bins to store your waste on site before it’s collected. There are no rental charges or delivery fees for the bins – you just pay for waste collection in Edinburgh. Combine the best bin sizes, number, and types with a pickup schedule that’s cost-effective and efficient.
Waste disposal in Edinburgh
Responsible waste disposal in Edinburgh means recycling where possible and ensuring as little rubbish goes to landfill. At Business Waste we focus on responsible commercial waste disposal in Edinburgh that keeps your waste away from landfill. Recycling and recovery are priorities including composting and anaerobic digestion for food and organic waste.
Efficient Edinburgh waste disposal reduces and avoids paying landfill tax to get rid of your commercial waste. It helps have a positive environmental impact and ensures your rubbish is managed and disposed of safely and legally. We provide a free duty of care certificate that offers proof and confirmation of legal and proper disposal.
We take great pride in helping businesses across the beautiful city of Edinburgh dispose of waste responsibly, from Holyrood to Cowgate. The main methods of commercial waste disposal in Edinburgh are recycling for the likes of paper, cardboard, glass, and metals. Anaerobic digestion, energy from waste, and incineration are other disposal alternative to landfill.
Edinburgh waste recycling
Recycling in Edinburgh helps protect the local environment and reduces waste management costs for businesses of all sizes and industries. You pay less landfill tax by recycling as much rubbish as possible. Recycling waste in Edinburgh boosts your company’s green reputation, which can help attract more customers and satisfy existing stakeholders.
Household waste recycling rates in Edinburgh are 38.6% according to the latest figures, which are below the national average. While the city council oversees domestic recycling across the Scottish capital, it’s down to businesses to take charge of their own recycling – including all the bars, restaurants, and retail outlets blanketing the city centre.
At Business Waste, we can help any organisation improve recycling in Edinburgh with our services. This includes providing a wide range of free bins to help separate recyclable rubbish on your site – such as glass, paper, cardboard, plastic, metal, and wood. It’s then transported to relevant recycling centres across Edinburgh for processing.
Where can I arrange commercial
waste removal in Edinburgh?
Commercial waste removal is available anywhere in Edinburgh. Arrange pickup of your business waste from Edinburgh city centre, Holyrood, or Leith, and all the way out to Dunbar. We can collect waste from anywhere with an EH postcode. Book commercial waste removal in Edinburgh from:
- EH1 – Edinburgh city centre, Old Town, Holyrood
- EH2 – Edinburgh city centre, New Town, Princes Street
- EH3 – Edinburgh city centre, New Town, Stockbridge
- EH4 – Dean Village, Comely Bank, Barnton, Cramond
- EH5 – Granton, Wardie, Trinity, Pilton
- EH6 – Leith, Newhaven
- EH7 – Meadowbank, Abbeyhill
- EH8 – Holyrood, Canongate, Southside
- EH9 – Marchmont, Grange, Blackford
- EH10 – Morningside, Fairmilehead, Bruntsfield
- EH11 – Gorgie, Stenhouse, Dalry, Saughton
- EH12 – Haymarket, Murrayfield, Corstorphine
- EH13 – Colinton, Oxgangs, Fairmilehead
- EH14 – Juniper Green, Baberton, Currie
- EH15 – Portobello, Duddingston
- EH16 – Liberton, Craigmillar
- EH17 – Gilmerton
- EH18 – Lasswade
- EH19 – Bonnyrigg
- EH20 – Loanhead
- EH21 – Musselburgh
- EH22 – Dalkeith
- EH23 – Gorebridge
- EH24 – Rosewell
- EH25 – Roslin
- EH26 – Penicuik
- EH27 – Kirknewton
- EH28 – Newbridge, Ratho
- EH29 – Kirkliston
- EH30 – South Queensferry
- EH31 – Haddington
- EH32 – Prestonpans
- EH33 – Tranent
- EH34 – Humbie, Pencaitland, Ormiston
- EH35 – Pathhead
- EH36 – Cousland, Inveresk, Wallyford
- EH37 – Macmerry, Whitecraig
- EH38 – North Middleton
- EH39 – Gullane
- EH40 – Longniddry
- EH41 – East Linton
- EH42 – Dunbar
- EH43 – Walkerburn
- EH44 – Innerleithen
- EH45 – Peebles
- EH46 – West Linton
- EH47 – Whitburn
- EH48 – Bathgate
- EH49 – Linlithgow
- EH51 – Bo’ness
- EH52 – Broxburn
- EH53 – Livingston
- EH54 – Livingston, Dedridge
Waste collection in wider Scotland
Commercial waste collection is available in other cities and towns across Scotland. Find out more about waste services in the following areas:
Commercial waste collection in Edinburgh
– any waste collected
We collect all types of commercial waste in Edinburgh. Find out more about some common kinds of business waste we can remove.
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Food
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Cardboard
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Glass
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General
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Dry Mixed Recycling
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Clinical
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Get a fast FREE quote for your waste removal in Edinburgh
- Free quote within 1 hr
- Any type of waste
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Bin collection in Edinburgh
– only pay for collections
Business Waste offers commercial waste, disposal, collection, and recycling services throughout the Edinburgh area. Get free bins delivered to your site and discover some poplar sizes below.
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240 litre wheelie bins
The same shape and size as the bin you have at home
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660 litre wheelie bins
A big four-wheel bin suitable for storing more waste
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1100 litre wheelie bins
The biggest wheelie bin to store many waste types
How does Edinburgh waste collection
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Select your free bins
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Arrange delivery
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Fill up your bin
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Published 12th May 2022 by Graham Matthews. Last modified 31st March 2025