Commercial Waste Collection & Bin Hire
Business Waste supplies commercial waste bins and arranges collections for businesses across the UK. From wheelie bins for general waste and recycling to specialist containers for food, glass, clinical and hazardous waste, we’ll help you choose suitable bins for each waste stream.
Tell us what waste your business produces, approximately how much and how regularly it needs collecting. We’ll arrange suitable containers, delivery and a collection schedule that works for your site. Standard bins are supplied without separate rental or delivery charges.
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Get a quote for commercial waste bins and collection
- Free quote within 1 hour
- Free standard bins and delivery
- One-off or scheduled collections
- Duty of Care paperwork at no extra charge
How does commercial waste bin collection work?
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Tell us about your waste
Provide the waste types, average amounts you produce, your business location and how regularly you need collections.
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We confirm suitable bins
We’ll arrange suitable containers for each agreed waste stream, taking account of your storage space and collection requirements.
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Your bins are delivered
We arrange delivery to your site and agree a suitable collection point with the required vehicle access.
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We arrange collections
A registered waste carrier empties or collects the containers according to the agreed service. Different waste streams can have different collection schedules.
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Commercial bins, bags, and containers
Ensure you have the right business waste bins, bags, or containers with a suitable strategy in place for your collections. We offer waste management audits that assess the amount and types of waste you produce and how often. This helps define the most effective and cost-efficient bins, bags, or waste containers you need and the best collection schedule for your business.
Regular collections are available for businesses producing waste throughout the year. We can also arrange one-off collections for office clear-outs, temporary projects or occasional extra waste without setting up an unnecessary ongoing schedule.
The relevant Duty of Care paperwork is included with your collection at no additional charge.
- All waste types
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Cardboard Waste
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Clinical Waste
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Confidential Waste
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Dry Mixed Recycling (DMR)
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Food Waste
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Garden Waste
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General Waste
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Glass Waste
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Hazardous Waste
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Industrial Waste
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Liquid Waste
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Oil Waste
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Paper Waste
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Plastic Waste
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Sanitary Waste
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WEEE Waste
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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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Cardboard Balers
If you produce large amounts of cardboard waste then consider a baler
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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 clinical 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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Industrial Waste Bins
Store industrial waste safely on your site before collection and disposal with secure bins and containers.
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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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Metal Balers
Using a metal baler in your business condenses the volume of waste, saving space for efficient storage before it’s sent for recycling
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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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Paper Balers
Compact paper waste into bales to save space and make regular paper recycling collections easier.
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Plastic Balers
Compact plastic film, packaging, and other suitable plastics into bales for easier storage and recycling collections.
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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 Hire
Hire a skip for small-scale commercial waste clearance, between 2-12 yard sizes available.
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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.
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Wheelie Bins
Explore a range of two and four-wheel bins for many waste types.
Commercial waste bin collection
Business Waste arranges commercial waste bin collections across the UK. We’ll help you choose the right bins, waste streams and collection schedule based on how quickly each container fills.
Collection options include:
- One-off and ad-hoc collections
- Daily, weekly and fortnightly collections
- Monthly or less frequent collections
- Different schedules for each waste stream
- Collections for single or multi-site businesses
Choosing the right commercial waste bin
The right commercial waste bin depends on the type and amount of waste your business produces, how quickly it builds up and the space available for storage. Smaller wheelie bins can suit offices, shops and lower-volume waste streams, while larger containers provide more capacity for businesses producing regular amounts of general waste or recycling.
Some materials, including food, glass and specialist waste, require particular container types or sizes. See our commercial bin sizes guide for dimensions, capacities and comparisons.
Commercial waste bin hire
Standard commercial waste bins are supplied without separate rental or delivery charges as part of your collection service. Your quote is based on the waste type, number of bins, business location and collection frequency.
Specialist containers and equipment may have different hire, delivery or servicing arrangements. We’ll confirm the relevant costs when quoting for your requirements.
Bins for Simpler Recycling
Under Simpler Recycling, workplaces in England must separate recyclable materials, food waste, and general waste before collection. The rules have applied to most workplaces since 31 March 2025. Businesses with fewer than 10 full-time staff have a deadline of 31 March 2027.
A typical setup may include:
- Food waste bins for leftovers, peelings, tea bags, and coffee grounds
- Paper and cardboard bins for clean, dry paper and card
- Dry mixed recycling bins for plastic, metal, and glass where these materials are collected together
- General waste bins for items that cannot be recycled
We’ll recommend suitable bins based on your waste volumes, storage space, and operating hours.
Paper and card can sometimes be collected with other dry recyclables, but only where the collection meets the Simpler Recycling requirements.
Get a fast, free quote for your bin collections
Get a quote for commercial waste bins and collection
- Free quote within 1 hour
- Free standard bins and delivery
- One-off or scheduled collections
- Duty of Care paperwork at no extra charge
Commercial waste bin FAQs
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How much does a commercial waste bin cost?
The cost depends on the bin size, waste type, collection frequency and your location. Business Waste provides free bins, so you only pay for collection, disposal or recycling.
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What size are commercial waste bins?
Commercial waste bins range from small internal containers and 120L or 240L wheelie bins to larger 660L and 1100L bins.
Businesses with higher waste volumes may need skips, front-end loaders, roll-on roll-off containers, balers or compactors.
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What can go in a commercial waste bin?
That depends on the waste stream. General waste bins are for non-recyclable business waste. In other cases, separate bins may be needed for food waste, paper and card, dry mixed recycling, glass, clinical waste, hazardous waste and confidential waste.
Always use the bin agreed for each material to avoid contamination and load rejection.
Published 30th March 2022 by Mark Hall. Last modified 1st October 2026