Commercial waste collection Hertfordshire
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Disposing of business waste in Hertfordshire 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 business in Hertfordshire 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 disposal service.
We provide a range of services that help businesses in Hertfordshire manage their commercial waste and maximise their recycling.
Here is an overview of our most popular commercial waste collection services in Hertfordshire.
Managing general, non-recyclable waste is a common challenge for small businesses in Watford, Hemel Hempstead, Stevenage, St Albans, and Welwyn Garden City. Our reliable business waste service offers a straightforward solution. We collect your general waste on a schedule that suits your company’s needs.
Our commercial dry mixed recycling collection service provides a convenient way to maximise your recycling efforts. Every day dry recyclable materials are carefully sorted at a local materials recovery facility, ensuring efficient and responsible processing.
Restaurants across Hertfordshire, such as Lussmanns in St Albans, generate significant glass waste from wine and beer bottles. Our commercial glass recycling collection service ensures that all collected glass is transported directly to a dedicated glass manufacturing facility, supporting the circular economy.
Popular pubs in Hertfordshire, such as The Old Post Office in Stevenage, must manage food waste from unused ingredients and customer leftovers. Our regular commercial food waste collection service transports this waste to a local anaerobic digestion facility.
Retail businesses in Hertfordshire, such as Atria Watford, generate cardboard waste from packaging and deliveries. These businesses rely on our commercial cardboard recycling collection service to manage their waste efficiently.
Businesses in Hertfordshire with public or staff bathroom must comply with sanitary waste obligations. Our sanitary waste collection service safely and hygienically removes sanitary waste from bathroom in line with UK regulations.
Hertfordshire business sectors generate specific types of commercial waste, requiring bespoke waste management solutions.
This section outlines the our waste management services dedicated to the key business sectors in Hertfordshire.
Hertfordshire is home to a diverse range of businesses, from the tech firms in Stevenage to the financial services in Hemel Hempstead.
Offices throughout the county, including those in bustling areas like St. Albans and Hitchin, generate various types of waste, including paper, electronic waste, confidential documents, and general office waste.
Find out more on our dedicated office waste collection page.
Hertfordshire boasts a vibrant dining scene with renowned restaurants in areas like Harpenden, Hitchin, and Berkhamsted.
These establishments generate various waste streams, including food waste, packaging materials, and glass bottles.
Our restaurant waste management service provides an all-in-one solution collection and disposal solution for all waste streams.
Hertfordshire’s retail sector, with popular shopping destinations like Atria Watford and The Galleria in Hatfield, generates cardboard, paper, and plastics waste from packaging materials.
We offer a dedicated retail waste collection service, including the use of balers for compacting cardboard and other recyclable materials.
The county of Hertfordshire is comprised of ten individual district councils responsible for local domestic bin collections. Some of these councils offer commercial waste collection services for a fee in addition to their regular domestic waste collections.
Below are the details of which local authorities in Hertfordshire provide commercial waste collection services:
| Local authority | Offers business waste collections? | Link to service page |
|---|---|---|
| Broxbourne | Yes | BEST Environmental |
| Dacorum | Partial - General waste & mixed recycling only | Dacorum Waste |
| East Herts | Yes, includes Clinical waste collections. | East Herts Trade Waste |
| Hertsmere | Yes | Hertsmere commercial waste |
| North Hertfordshire | Yes | North Hertshire commercial waste |
| Stevenage | Yes | Stevenage commercial waste disposal |
| St Albans | No | N/A |
| Three Rivers | Yes | Three Rivers Trade Waste |
| Watford | No | N/A |
| Welwyn Hatfield | No | N/A |
Hertfordshire County Council provides two public commercial waste disposal sites at:
These are the charges for disposing of waste at these sites. All bookings are subject to a £9.99 weighbridge charge.
| What they accept | Cost Per 1000KG |
|---|---|
| Clean Cardboard | Free |
| Glass | £39.99 |
| Green garden waste | £82 |
| Hardcore | £49.99 |
| Non-recyclable waste and mixed loads | £225.99 |
| Paper | £29 |
| Rigid Plastic | £159.99 |
| Scrap and Ferrous Metals | Free |
| Wood | £109 |
⚠️ Businesses transporting their own waste must be registered with a waste carrier licence.
Source: Hertfordshire County Council
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 Hertfordshire:
Urbaser is an international environmental services provider that manages waste collection and treatment for several councils in Hertfordshire, including that of Welwyn Garden City. Urbaser provides regular business waste recycling and commercial food waste collection services.
Based in St Albans, KP Waste provides regular commercial waste and recycling collection services across the Home Counties. The company takes pride in utilising the latest recycing technology to minimise the carbon footprint of its waste disposal services.
Cawleys, a family-run business, offers a comprehensive waste management service to businesses throughout Hertfordshire. Their modern Material Recycling Facilities handle a wide range of waste types, including hazardous materials, batteries, and coffee grounds.
Simply Waste is a local commercial waste provider that guarantees a zero-to-landfill service for commercial waste disposal. The company assists its clients in maximising recycling opportunities through effective waste segregation and management.
Sommers Waste Solutions is a specialist commercial waste collection provider based in Luton. They specialise in the management of toxic and hazardous waste, confidential waste, and clinical waste collection for the healthcare industry.
Veolia is at the forefront of waste and resource management, aiding the UK in enhancing biodiversity, reducing pollution, and optimising resource use. Operating from its commercial waste depot in St Albans, Veolia provides regular commercial waste collections across Hertfordshire.
Biffa, the UK’s largest waste management provider, facilitates regular collections of various business waste types throughout Hertfordshire. In early 2024, Biffa inaugurated a new hazardous waste transfer station in Welham Green.
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