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Disposing of business waste in Leicester 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 Leicester 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 full range of commercial waste collection services across Leicester to suit every business type. From food and glass to general waste and recycling, our services are designed to keep your operations running smoothly.
Below are the most popular commercial waste services we offer in Leicester.
Dry mixed recycling is a convenient option for Leicester businesses looking to separate recyclables without the hassle. We offer commercial dry mixed recycling collections for paper, cardboard, cans, and plastic packaging. It’s ideal for offices, shops, and hospitality venues that want to reduce general waste and streamline recycling.
In Leicester, waste items such as cartons and coffee cups cannot be recycled locally and must be included in general business waste collections. General business waste collected in Leicester is transported to the Newhurst incinerator in Shepshed.
Leicestershire is home to major logistics operations, including Amazon’s vast fulfilment centre in Coalville. Across Leicester, delivery hubs and warehouses generate large volumes of cardboard from packaging. We offer commercial cardboard recycling collection to help businesses manage this waste efficiently.
Leicester benefits from access to an anaerobic digestion facility in Wanlip, where food waste is turned into biogas and compost. We offer commercial food waste collection across the city, helping businesses dispose of leftover stock, kitchen prep waste, and plate scrapings efficiently. Our service ensures food waste is collected regularly and put to better use through local processing.
Bars, restaurants, and hospitality venues across Leicester produce large volumes of glass waste from bottles and jars. We offer commercial glass recycling collection to help manage this waste efficiently. With regular pickups, your business can keep storage areas clear and contribute to a more circular approach to waste handling.
Businesses in Leicester with staff or customer washrooms must arrange sanitary waste collection to meet legal requirements. We offer reliable and discreet sanitary bin collections for offices, gyms, salons, and hospitality venues. Our service covers the safe removal of sanitary pads, nappies, and incontinence products, helping you maintain a clean and compliant workplace.
Leicester boasts the second-largest economy in the East Midlands, spanning a diverse range of sectors. Below, we explore the commercial waste needs of some of Leicester’s most significant sectors.
Leicester is home to the Walkers Crisps production facility, one of the world’s largest snack factories. In 2023, PepsiCo announced a £58 million investment in the facility, partly to reduce the use of difficult-to-recycle plastics in multipack crisp packaging.
Leicestershire is an educational hub for the Midlands, boasting three world-class universities and over 100 primary and secondary schools, making school waste collection one of the biggest talking points. School waste minimisation practices are crucial as an educational tool to impart the importance of recycling.
Leicester’s busy retail sector generates high volumes of cardboard, plastic packaging, and general waste. From independent shops to national chains, we offer tailored retail waste collection services to keep waste under control and out of customer areas. Regular pickups help manage back-of-house storage and keep your business tidy and compliant.
Leicester City Council does not provide commercial waste collection services to businesses. Instead, they recommend enlisting a commercial waste provider.
However, they offer a trade waste sacks scheme for collecting small quantities of commercial waste. Trade waste sacks are available to purchase in quantities of 50.
The trade waste sack service can be used for general business waste and recycling services. These sacks can be left on the kerb for collection by Leicester’s cleaning wardens.
Businesses in Leicester wishing to transport and dispose of their own waste have the option of using either local council recycling centres or private waste transfer stations.
⚠️ To use the recycling centres and waste transfer stations listed below, businesses must be registered with a waste carrier licence.
Businesses can dispose of their waste at Leicester’s public recycling centre, located at:
Leicester Trade Waste Facility – Gypsum Close (off Lewisher Road), Troon Industrial Area, LE4 9AB.
Please note that this recycling centre does not accept hazardous, electronic, or commercial food waste.
The table below outlines the current commercial waste disposal costs at the Gypsum Close waste transfer station. Prices are calculated based on the weight of each material, rounded to the nearest 20kg.
| Type of waste | 20kg | 100kg | 300kg | 500kg | 1,000kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| General waste | £10 | £20 | £60 | £100 | £200 |
| Garden waste | £10 | £10 | £23.10 | £38.50 | £77 |
| Hardcore and rubble | £10 | £10 | £10 | £13.50 | £27 |
| Wood and timber | £10 | £10 | £21 | £35 | £77 |
| Plasterboard | £10 | £13.50 | £40.50 | £67.50 | £135 |
| Mixed paper and card | £10 | £10 | £10 | £10 | £12 |
| Scrap metal | Free | Free | Free | Free | Free |
| Mixed loads (excluding general waste/plasterboard) | £10 | £10 | £23.10 | £38.50 | £77 |
| Difficult loads | £20 | £30 | £90 | £150 | £300 |
Source: Leicester.gov.uk
Our experts have sourced these private waste transfer stations in Leicester:
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 Leicester:
AE Burgess, founded in 1850 and still family-owned, continues to thrive in Leicester. They have a fleet of 51 vehicles and an in-house Material Recovery Facility (MRF), enabling an impressive annual recycling rate of 240,000 tonnes. They specialise in commercial metal recycling and handling ferrous and non-ferrous metals.
Circle Waste boasts over two decades of experience in the waste industry, serving a diverse range of sectors such as retail, education, and hospitals with their regular collection services. In addition to standard commercial waste bin collection, they provide convenient options like skip-hire and one-off commercial waste disposals.
Map Waste, a family-run business, operates in Leicester and its surrounding areas, specialising in managing diverse waste types such as factory clearances, confidential waste disposal, and general clearance services. Known for their friendly and reliable services throughout Leicestershire, Map Waste places sustainability at the core of their approach.
Junk People is a family-owned business that offers commercial waste services across Humberstone, Evington, Leicester Forest, and Leicester City Centre. Their services include both one-time commercial waste collections and regular commercial recycling services. Notably, they divert 80% of their rubbish from landfills, substantially contributing to environmental sustainability.
Bakers Environmental, founded in 2002, operates a recycling facility on Desford Lane in Leicester. They provide various commercial recycling services, including food waste collection, glass recycling, and cardboard recycling. Additionally, they have partnered with Help the Homeless Leicester, contributing charitable donations and supporting the local community.
Biffa is in a 25-year partnership with Leicester City Council to provide domestic waste collections in Leicester. Biffa also offers a comprehensive range of commercial waste collection services across Leicester and nearby Birmingham and Peterborough.
Veolia is a global environmental services company that provides a wide range of waste management and environmental solutions in Leicester. Veolia operates its Leicester fleet of waste vehicles from the nearby village of Burbage.
Enva is a prominent provider of recycling and resource recovery solutions in Leicester. It transports the waste it collects from local businesses to one of its three specialised facilities in Leicester: Wesley Street, Sunningdale Road, or the Enderby Road Industrial Estate.
Looking for commercial waste collection for other business locations near Leicester? We also provide services in the following areas: