The different ways you can dispose of your trade waste

Owners and operators are responsible for making sure the waste from their business is disposed of correctly.

There are a number of options to dispose of your trade waste, you can:

  • arrange for a private waste disposal or recycling company to collect your waste
  • contact a skip hire company and have a skip delivered
  • take your waste to a private disposal or recycling facility

You cannot take trade waste to any Household Waste Recycling Centre (HWRC).

Arrange for a private waste disposal or recycling company

Your waste must be kept secure and be collected by a licensed waste carrier, who is registered with the Environment Agency.

To arrange a collection, you can:

It is illegal to dispose of your waste by: 

  • using a street litter bin
  • pretending it is household waste 
  • using recycling banks

Trade waste collections in Eden

In Eden, our general waste contractor Urbaser,  provides a trade waste collection but other companies are available to offer this service.

Urbaser carries out trade waste collections on our behalf under a separate contract with the relevant business. They provide trade waste bins in three sizes:

  • 240 litres
  • 360 litres
  • 660 litres
  • 1,100 litre

They also provide white trade waste bags that hold 25 litres.

Trade waste sacks, bin hire and emptying costs

Type and size of containers for trade waste
Container Size in litres Hire charge £ Commercial waste emptying charge £ Household waste emptying charge £
White plastic sacks 25 N/A 2.60 1.40
Wheeled bin 240 21.00 432.00 133.00
Wheeled bin 360 35.00 508.00 244.00
Wheeled bin 660 85.00 897.00 446.00
Wheeled bin 1,100 127.00 1,459.00 611.00

These are the maximum charges our contractor can use, which do not include VAT.

Order trade waste bins or white trade waste sacks

Order trade waste bins or white trade waste sacks from our contractor, Urbaser, on the details below:

Telephone: 01768 212819
Email: eden.helpdesk@urbaser.co.uk
Address: Urbaser, Old London Road, Penrith, Cumbria CA11 8GU