More and more businesses are recognising the importance of recycling and reducing the amount that we send to landfill. The following services are available to businesses in Bath and North East Somerset to help you recycle your business waste.
(Prices correct as of 1st April 2012) Please contact Council Connect on 01225 39 40 41 or email councilconnect@bathnes.gov.uk for further information);
Paper
We offer paper recycling through wheeled containers or a pre-paid sack system using clear sacks.
- 240 litre containers are also available at £4.70 per lift
- Clear sacks cost £2.35 each with a minimum order of 20 sacks.
To find out more information or order sacks, please contact Council Connect on 01225 39 40 41.
Cardboard
We can collect either segregated loose card or card stored separately in a wheeled bin for recycling.
We can offer pre-paid stickers to be attached to tied bundles of cardboard or wheeled bin containers for storage and collection as follows: -
- 660 litre container: £8.23
- 1100 litre container: £9.40
- Pre-paid cardboard stickers: £2.35 each – minimum order of 20 stickers.
To find out more information please contact Council Connect on 01225 39 40 41.
Commercial waste recycling at the Council's Transfer Station
Customers bringing sorted waste for recycling at our Transfer Station in Bath will pay substantially less than those bringing in mixed waste, providing you only bring in those items listed below and no other waste.
Greenery
Timber
Hardcore/Rubble & Soil
Ferrous & Non-Ferrous Metals
Cardboard
For more information on bringing commercial waste to the Transfer Stations, please go to Commercial Waste Collection and Disposal.
The following collection contractors also offer commercial recycling services within the local area: -
- May Gurney Environmental Services, Unit 4A Ashmead Road, Pixash Lane, Keynsham, Bristol. Tel: 0117 9376010
- Wiltshire Waste Recycling Ltd, Grist Group, Hopton Industrial Estate, Devizes, Wiltshire. Tel: 01380 730411
- Green Acre Recycling, 8 Elgin Road, Fishponds Bristol, BS16 3RF. Tel: 0800 9561646
- J W Waste, Unit 1, Tunley Farm Estate, Tunley, Bath, BA2 0DL Tel: 01761 479444
- Smith’s (Gloucester) Limited, Alkerton Court, Eastington Stonehouse, Gloucestershire, GL10 3AQ. Tel: 01453 822227
The Environment Agency
The Environment Agency produce a free 'Waste Minimisation and Recycling Directory' which lists local recycling contractors. Contact 0870 850 6506 for more information.