Trade Waste

South Cambridgeshire District Council offers a full trade waste and recycling collection service to all businesses.

The council provides an excellent reliable competitively priced service. We also provide free information and guidance to maintain your business compliance with current waste legislation.

Pricing

You need to know exactly what you pay for and importantly what you don't.

Our charges are fully inclusive - only VAT to be added. We charge for the 'bin lift' only and there are no hidden extras.

The council makes no extra charge for:

Administration of contracts
Duty of Care
Container rental
Waste Pre-Treatment
Landfill tax
Or other 'ad-hoc' cost e.g. fuel increases

You may be paying some or all of the above subsequent to your initial quote without knowing!

Trade waste container range:

1100 litre Continental
660 litre Continental
360 litre wheeled bin
240 litre wheeled bin
Grey trade sacks

What is the cost of this service?

Information on any of the services, including quotes, can be obtained by contacting:

John Caulkett - Commercial Waste and Recycling Officer
Telephone: 01954 713485 / 713496
Mobile: 07515 187330
Email: john.caulkett@scambs.gov.uk

Recycling

It is important to divert as much business waste as possible away from landfill and the trade recycling service enables businesses to recycle paper and card.

We are looking at further expanding the range of items collected post October 2010 e.g. plastic bottles, tins and glass.

Are you complying with the relevant legislation?

Duty of Care is a law which requires all businesses, whatever size, take all reasonable steps to keep waste safe:

Waste must be stored safely, securely and must not cause pollution to people or the environment.
Waste must be contained in a suitable container, i.e. waste cannot fall out, blow away or escape from the receptacle.
All businesses must ensure that the person or company removing waste is either a local authority or licensed waste carrier and that the waste is being taken to a facility permitted by the Environment Agency.
Businesses must provide a written description of the waste to the person who removes it. This is know as a waste transfer note and must be completed by both persons involved in the transfer.

It is illegal and a breach of Duty of Care to:

Take business waste to a Household Waste Recycling Centre e.g. Milton or Thriplow
Present business waste out for collection by the domestic crew
Fly tip waste
Burn waste

Breaches of Duty of Care may result in a Fixed Penalty Notice (FPN) or a fine.

Please note that Business Rate charge does not cover the removal of waste from business premises.

Relevant Legislation

Environmental Protection Act 1990
Environment Act 1995
Landfill Directive 1999
Highways Act 1980

We are happy to visit your business to discuss the service that best meets your needs, budget and storage facilities.