Commercial Recycling
Turning your refuse into a valuable resource for the planet.
We offer a comprehensive commercial recycling service for businesses and organisations of all sizes. We’ll help your business recycle from start to finish – starting with somewhere to store your recyclable waste, through to collection. Our Totally Local collectors will be on hand when you need us, and since we are local you’ll get a tailored experience handled by real people. Our commercial recycling services are better for the planet, and better for your community.
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Simpler Recycling
New requirements for businesses to separate and recycle their waste
Did you know that new regulations come into force on the 31st of March 2025 that require all businesses and other non-household premises with 10 or more (FTE) employees to separate their waste for recycling?
What is Simpler Recycling?
Introduced in 2023 by the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA) new regulations come into force on 31st March 2025 requiring all businesses and other non-household premises with 10 or more (FTE) employees to separate their waste for recycling.
The aim of the new regulations is to standardise waste collection and reduce contamination in collected waste streams and improve UK recycling rates towards the UK’s target of recycling 65% of municipal waste by 2035, and overall helping to achieve the target of net zero waste.
The main waste streams that need to be separated are:
- Paper and Card
- Plastic
- Glass
- Metal (cans, tins, and foil)
- Food Waste
At Waste Solutions we can help you meet your obligations by advising and arranging separate recycling collections for the above materials.
Just get in touch with your requirement and we will quickly provide you with a quote suited to your business need.
Email tradewaste@wastesolutionssk.co.uk or call a member of the team on Tel: 0161 474 5579 see what commercial waste disposal solutions we can provide for you.
Businesses with less than 10 employees will have to comply with the above requirements by 31st March 2027 although we will continue to be pleased to provide all our customers with any waste and recycling collections they require.
Our clients include:
- Blue-chip Organisations
- Business Parks
- SMEs
- Care Homes
- Sole Traders
- Schools and Colleges
- Local Authorities
All materials, waste and equipment for disposal are covered under our Waste Carrier and Broker’s licences.
Get in touch using the form below or call 0161 474 5579 to see what commercial recycling solutions we can provide for you.
Businesses and organisations must comply with the Environmental Protection Act 1990 when recycling waste. Under these regulations you must:
- Keep waste to a minimum by following the 5 R’s of Waste Management.
- Separate and store waste recycling safely and securely, which TLC can help you with.
- Ensure your waste carriers are licensed (all of our materials, waste and equipment for disposal are covered under our Waste Carrier and Broker’s licences).
Commercial recycling is not just about complying with government law but it’s a duty of care from your business to our planet and our people too.
- It makes a positive impact on the environment by helping to reduce our reliance on unsustainable resources and saving energy. It’s more energy efficient to create things from recycled products than from raw materials.
- Commercial recycling boosts green credentials and is key to a sustainable approach for your organisation.
- Ethically and legally, recycling is the right choice which is why we offer a helping hand to make it easy for you.
There are several recycling targets set by the UK government for the coming years that apply to businesses like yours. Alongside reducing the usage of single-use plastics and the like, the targets include:
- 75% of packaging waste to be recycled each year by 2030.
- 85% of paper/card, 81% of glass, and 56% of plastic packaging to be recycled by 2030.
- Cut how much waste goes to landfill to 10% by 2030.
Waste and Recycling Collection Services
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Skip HireFor larger organisations and waste producers we have a range of skip sizes available and will arrange for them to be emptied according to your needs.
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Mixed Waste (non-recyclable)Weekly or fortnightly collections using individual waste sacks or a range of bin sizes to suit you.
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Glass RecyclingWeekly or fortnightly collections from lightweight, lockable glass bins provided by us.
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Cardboard and Paper RecyclingWeekly or fortnightly collections to suit you. We’ll provide the right size bin for your business’s recycling needs.
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Dry Mixed RecyclingWeekly or fortnightly collection of mixed tins, cans and plastic bottles all in one recycling bin.
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Food wasteWeekly collections of food waste to suit your business and recycling needs.
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