Commercial waste collection Cornwall
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Disposing of business waste in Cornwall doesn’t need to be complicated. Whether you require commercial waste bins for general waste, mixed recycling, cardboard, or glass, our waste experts are here to help.
Follow these three simple steps to arrange your commercial waste collection:
Enter your postcode above, tell us what types of waste and recycling bins your business needs, and how often you’d like them collected.
Our experts will quickly prepare a bespoke, low-cost quote for your Cornwall business with everything you need to get started right away.
Once you’re happy with your quote, your waste collection will be set up quickly and efficiently, giving you hassle-free, reliable waste service.
We offer a comprehensive suite of waste collection services for businesses throughout Cornwall. Explore our most popular business waste and recycling services below.
Get a bespoke collection quote for your business today by choosing a service below.
General waste collections are essential for most businesses in Cornwall to manage everyday non-recyclable materials. General business waste collected in Cornwall is transported to an energy recovery facility in St Dennis.
A commercial mixed recycling collection service is crucial for conserving natural resources, complying with waste regulations, and helping your business avoid landfill tax fees associated with general business waste.
Cornwall is home to a growing number of distilleries, including Firebrand Brewing Co. in Launceston, which produces beer in glass bottles. Local shops selling these products utilise commercial glass recycling services to recycle this waste.
Cornwall’s hospitality and healthcare sectors, including hotels in Newquay and clinics in Truro, rely on regular sanitary waste collection to maintain hygiene standards and meet legal disposal requirements. These services ensure the safe and discreet removal of hygiene products from their premises.
Being a sparsely populated county, many businesses in Cornwall depend on e-commerce deliveries for essential office supplies. This generates large amounts of cardboard waste, making commercial cardboard recycling essential for meeting waste hierarchy requirements.
The Green Waste Company operates an industrial-scale composting facility in Hayle on the North Cornish coast. Organic material from commercial food waste collection is composted on this site into a top-quality, gardening-grade soil amendment.
This section reviews the waste collection options available to Cornwall’s small businesses.
Some of these waste collection options may not be available for businesses in rural locations.
Cornwall’s thriving food scene, from seafood restaurants in Padstow to beachside cafés in St Ives, produces a mix of food, packaging, and general waste. Regular restaurant waste collection helps these businesses manage disposal efficiently while keeping their operations clean and compliant with waste regulations.
Cornwall’s busy tourism industry, with hotels ranging from luxury resorts in Falmouth to boutique stays in St Ives, generates a variety of waste, including food, packaging, and recyclables. Reliable hotel waste collection ensures these businesses maintain high cleanliness standards and comply with waste disposal regulations year-round.
Pubs across Cornwall, from traditional inns in Bodmin to lively venues in Newquay, produce a steady flow of glass bottles, food waste, and general rubbish. Regular pub waste collection helps landlords manage this waste responsibly while keeping their premises clean and welcoming for customers.
Cornwall County Council offers businesses commercial waste collection services that can be arranged directly through their dedicated website, operated by their partner, Biffa.
They offer a discount for businesses that are paying council tax on their properties, as they recognise that you’ve already contributed an amount to the cost of managing your waste.
Their experienced crews collect your commercial waste at the same time they collect household waste from your street, meaning when obtaining a quote, you won’t be able to choose your collection day.
Our business waste experts identify the best options for Cornish businesses that wish to dispose of their commercial waste.
⚠️ Businesses that transport their waste must be registered with a waste carrier licence.
Cornwall County Council operates the public recycling centres in Cornwall but does so exclusively for domestic waste. Commercial waste disposal is not permitted at these centres.
Here’s a link to our explainer on what is classed as commercial waste.
In the absence of recycling centres offering commercial waste disposal in Cornwall, there are two private waste transfer stations in the Cornwall area.
They are situated at:
The waste transfer stations above will provide you with a waste transfer note for any business waste you bring, allowing your company to demonstrate its compliance with commercial waste regulations.
Our waste management service relies on trusted, licensed waste carriers to empty your bins or containers. By working with a range of local providers, we are able to offer a flexible waste management service tailored to the needs of all types of businesses.
In this section, we’ll highlight the top licensed business waste collection providers in Cornwall:
Eliminating Waste provides commercial waste collection services across Cornwall, with a focus on maximising commercial recycling efforts. Their services include the collection of paper and cardboard recycling, plastics, metals, and wood, aiming to recycle as much waste as possible.
Cornwall Waste Care provides commercial waste collection services in Cornwall and West Devon, specialising in holiday rental waste collections. They offer both one-off and regular commercial collections. As part of their environmental commitment, Cornwall Waste Care ensures that everything capable of being recycled is recycled.
Kernow Clinical is a specialised commercial waste collection service offering collections of hazardous and clinical waste across Cornwall. They extend their services to various sectors, including schools, care homes, healthcare facilities, and dental practices.
Peake GB provides waste collection services in Cornwall and the South West. They specialise in handling hazardous, clinical, agricultural, recycling, and sanitary waste. As a family-run business with over 170 years of experience in the industry, Peake GB brings a wealth of expertise to their services.
Biffa, a leading waste management company, provides recycling, food, hazardous, and general waste services across the UK. In Cornwall, its sites in Stenalees and Roche allow efficient service delivery to surrounding businesses and communities, supporting effective waste management practices.
Veolia is a leading national waste management company with operations across the UK, including a plant in Threemilestone, Truro, serving businesses and communities throughout Cornwall. The company is also planning a biomass-fired heating plant in Davidstow, which will use wood pellets from corporate waste to cut CO2 emissions by 28% and generate over 40% of its energy from the biomass boiler.
Looking for commercial waste collection for other business locations near Cornwall? We also provide services in the following areas: