We offer a chargeable trade/commercial waste collection service to businesses within Bridgend County Borough.
Businesses can use any reputable waste collection contractor to dispose of their waste.
Trade waste is waste that comes from:
We provide a range of containers to help businesses store their waste between collections, including:
The container you will receive depends on the amount of waste being produced and number of waste collections per week.
Commercial waste cannot be taken to any of the household recycling centres. These sites are only licensed to accept household waste.
To find out more about our trade waste collection service or to arrange a collection for your business, please contact:
Businesses have certain responsibilities when disposing of trade waste.
The collection of waste and recycling from a business premise is not covered by business rates. Businesses are legally responsible for the management of all waste produced by the premise and waste must be secured safely.
The duty of care was introduced under section 34 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990. It applies to any business that produces, carries, stores or disposes of waste. Under the legislation, businesses must:
The business must hold appropriate paperwork to demonstrate that they comply with this. If they do not, they could be liable for a fine of £5000 in a Magistrates Court. This can be avoided by the business paying a Fixed Penalty Notice (FPN) of £300.
To avoid a fine, the business must keep copies of:
We expect any business we are dealing with to provide evidence of six months of documents.
The Fixed Penalty Notice (FPN) for the unsafe containment of waste is £100.
