Commercial Waste Disposal
Businesses in the UK produce more than 27 million tons of commercial waste every year. Responsible commercial waste disposal helps reduce its impact on our planet. Your company must ensure proper business waste disposal to uphold your legal and moral responsibilities whatever type and volume you generate.
At Business Waste, our zero waste to landfill policy ensures all commercial waste is disposed of as sustainably as possible. This includes everything from disposing of industrial materials, to recycling glass, plastics, and other streams. Plus, save money with free bins for your commercial waste disposal – just pay for collection.
Use the correct bins, bags, and containers to separate and store rubbish securely on your site before you arrange collection and disposal. See how much you could save with a free no-obligation quote for commercial waste disposal in the UK today – contact us online or call 0800 211 8390.
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Business waste disposal
Effective business waste disposal protects the environment, upholds your responsibilities, and saves money on waste management costs. Understanding what happens when disposing of waste as a business helps you get rid of your rubbish efficiently. The best methods of business and trade waste disposal depend on the materials.
Separating and sorting commercial waste affects how it’s stored and the disposal method. Disposing of waste sustainably helps your business have a more positive environmental impact and saves you money. Use appropriate bins based on the waste types you produce and arrange collection by licensed waste carriers to transport it to a relevant commercial waste disposal site in the UK.
After collection there are various methods of business waste disposal. The most common options to dispose of any commercial waste are:
- Recycling – The greenest business waste disposal method is recycling, where rubbish is converted into new materials and products. For example, used plastic bottles can be recycled and turned into new packaging materials. Finding new uses for your waste products protects the environment by avoiding adding to landfill. Common recyclable waste includes:
- Composting – If your company produces large amounts of food waste, composting is an eco-friendly waste disposal method. To create compost, you allow food waste to decompose naturally, then you can use the organic matter to fertilise crops. Commercial organic waste can go to large industrial composting sites.
- Anaerobic digestion – Lots of food waste is compostable, but if your business doesn’t have the space then it can be collected and taken to an anaerobic digestion plant. Food waste is treated and heated to produce biogas and biofertilizer that are used to generate renewable energy.
- Landfill – Traditional waste disposal methods involve waste being collected and thrown into a landfill site. This should be a last resort due to the negative impact landfills have on our environment. We’re running out of space in landfill sites and many waste products take hundreds of years to decompose, releasing harmful gasses in the process.
- Incineration – Clinical waste and some hazardous waste items are usually burned in an incinerator due to the strict laws around disposing such items. Incineration often occurs at landfill sites, and it prevents any infectious or hazardous properties harming humans and the environment if left in landfill to decompose. However, incineration releases harmful gases into the air, so should not be used for recyclable or other waste types.
Waste disposal services
Access waste disposal services that cover collection and disposal of all rubbish types from businesses in any industry across the UK. Save money with free bins, bags, and containers included in our commercial waste disposal services. Select appropriate options and sizes to store your rubbish and only pay for collection – no delivery or bin hire costs.
Licensed waste carriers will collect your bins and transport it safely to a nearby commercial waste disposal site for sorting, cleaning, treatment, and disposal. Your commercial waste is disposed of appropriately and away from landfill. This ensures our commercial waste disposal services have as positive an environmental impact as possible.
Discover waste disposal services for specific streams on the pages below:
Commercial waste disposal costs
The costs of commercial waste disposal depend on the type of materials, its volume, your location, and how often you need it collected from your business. Using different sizes of bins and containers also affects waste disposal costs. These vary from small wheelie bins to huge roll on roll offs.
At Business Waste, we can help you develop a cost-effective waste management plan. It aims to reduce your carbon footprint and save you money. For starters, we’ll provide free bins with zero delivery or hire charges – you just cover the collection costs. This reduces your commercial waste disposal costs.
For small businesses it may be more cost-effective to arrange less frequent collections and store waste in larger bins. Big companies with greater budgets may prefer more frequent collections or use larger bins such as skips, waste drums, and roll on roll offs. We can outline commercial waste disposal costs based on your needs and define an affordable plan.
The easiest way to get an accurate idea of waste disposal costs for your business is to request a free bespoke quote. Simply provide us with details of your location, waste types, bin sizes you need, and collection frequency for a tailored price. Get your free quote today – call 0800 211 8390 or contact us online.
Trade waste disposal
Every business needs effective services for responsible trade waste disposal in the UK. Whatever types of waste you produce, it must be removed from your premises and disposed of appropriately – ideally by reusing or recycling. Trade waste disposal is available for businesses of any size, industry, and location in the UK with Business Waste.
From offices to restaurants, takeaways, construction sites, and all industries, some of the main businesses we help with trade waste disposal include:
Where can my business book
commercial waste disposal?
Arrange commercial waste disposal near you thanks to our nationwide network. We can collect and dispose of your business waste almost anywhere in the UK, whether you’re based in a big city or run a local village shop. Whatever type of waste and amount you need to dispose of, our expert team can deliver a local service.
Some of the main cities and counties where we collect and dispose of commercial waste include:
- Bedfordshire
- Birmingham
- East Midlands
- Kent
- Lancashire
- London
- Manchester
- Merseyside
- Nottingham
- Oxfordshire
- Somerset
- Yorkshire
Can’t see your town? We’re experts at disposing of waste produced by businesses everywhere in the UK. You can easily use our interactive map to see the options available in your location.
Site waste clearances
Dispose of many rubbish types at once with a complete site waste clearance. Our experts can conduct a free waste audit and advise on the best bins, collection schedule, and disposal methods for all the waste you need removing from a site. Waste clearances are available anywhere in the UK, whatever industry your business works in.
We can provide full site clearances for offices, construction sites, factories, restaurants, hotels, and other commercial ventures. Our waste clearances can include the removal and disposal of everything from general waste and carboard recycling to WEEE and furniture disposal from old offices and food waste from kitchens.
Prepare for a clearing project in advance or get help with an emergency ad-hoc clearance of a site. We can help you sort out waste clearances as a one-off or book in regular removals and disposals of your commercial waste. Get your business in a clean and hygienic state with our reliable waste clearance services.
Waste disposal regulations for businesses
The Environmental Protection Act 1990 is the main legislation that imposes commercial waste disposal regulations for businesses in the UK. Section 34 places a duty of care on anyone that produces, imports, carries, keeps, treats, or disposes of controlled waste (which includes any waste generated by a business).
Simpler Recycling regulations also determine that many businesses in England and Wales must separate certain materials to ensure responsible disposal. Check out our Simpler Recycling guide to learn more about these regulations, businesses they apply to, and the requirements.
As defined by the UK government, under waste disposal regulations for businesses you must:
- Keep waste to a minimum by doing everything you reasonably can to prevent, reuse, recycle or recover waste (in that order)
- Sort and store waste safely and securely
- Complete a waste transfer note every time waste leaves your place of business
- Check any waste carrier you use registered to dispose of waste (or your own drivers are registered, if removing your own waste)
- Ensure your waste is not disposed of illegally (by your or your waste carrier), and report them to Crimestoppers if this happens
Why should I use Business Waste
as my waste disposal company?
Running a business is no easy feat. You don’t want to be spending all your time focusing on waste disposal and collection. As one of the leading waste disposal companies in the UK, we make the process easier by taking on all the hard work for you.
Our commercial waste disposal services include:
- A dedicated, professional team to provide you with a tailored business waste disposal strategy that keeps your property waste-free.
- Free bins delivered to fill with your commercial waste for storage before collection and disposal.
- Timely collection of business waste on a daily, weekly, or fortnightly schedule.
- Expert advice on how to minimise your waste output, lower your carbon footprint and comply with on government legislations.
- A free waste transfer note for peace of mind.
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Get a fast FREE quote for commercial waste disposal
- Free quote within 1 hr
- Any type of commercial waste
- FREE bins and delivery
- We cover all of the UK
Published 28th April 2022 by Mark Hall. Last modified 17th April 2025