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Commercial waste collection Birmingham
Businesses in Birmingham can choose from a diverse range of commercial waste collection services, which help to maximise recycling opportunities.
Our business waste experts can assist you in finding the best prices for the following commercial waste collection services:
General Waste Collection Birmingham
We help arrange reliable general waste collection services in Birmingham, making it easy for businesses to dispose of non-recyclable items like polystyrene and contaminated packaging. With our support, you can connect with trusted providers to ensure waste is managed responsibly.
Commercial recycling Birmingham
According to government waste data, Birmingham has one of the lowest household recycling rates in the UK, at just 22.8%. Local businesses can improve the city’s recycling outcomes by using a commercial dry mixed recycling service. This combines all recyclable waste streams into one convenient collection.
Commercial glass recycling
Dudley, located on the outskirts of Birmingham, is renowned for its glassmakers and the Stourbridge Glass Museum. Used glass bottles are a valuable resource that can be endlessly recycled into new products. Take advantage of cheap commercial glass recycling collections available in Birmingham.
Commercial food waste
Bournville, located in South Birmingham, hosts Cadbury World. Even chocolate factories must manage commercial food waste responsibly. Birmingham’s companies benefit from various competitive commercial food waste collection services, including specialised solutions, which process food waste at local composting facilities.
Commercial cardboard recycling
Birmingham is home to a cardboard recycling centre operated by Smurfit Kappa, a world leader in packaging solutions. Most of Birmingham’s business waste firms offer dedicated commercial cardboard recycling services. These services collect this valuable resource and transport it to the recycling facility.
Confidential waste disposal
Digital transformation hasn’t eliminated the need for businesses in Birmingham to manage confidential waste carefully. Birmingham’s confidential waste collection services now securely dispose of both shredded paper as well as electronic waste items that may contain confidential data.
Business waste Birmingham
Birmingham requires diverse waste management strategies to support its varied sectors. The city offers targeted waste services from offices and restaurants to schools and shopping centres to ensure cleanliness and sustainability.
This comprehensive approach helps maintain Birmingham’s high standards across all industries, supporting environmental goals and the community’s needs.
Office waste Birmingham
Office waste management services support the city’s bustling corporate environment, offering services like scheduled commercial recycling of paper and electronics, confidential document shredding, and efficient general waste disposal.
Restaurant waste collection Birmingham
Restaurant waste collection in Birmingham caters to its vibrant food scene, offering specialised services such as food waste disposal, recyclables collection, and waste cooking oil collection tailored to the food industry.
Pub waste management in Birmingham
Pub waste management supports iconic pubs in the city with services like frequent glass recycling, organic waste collection, and general waste disposal, ensuring efficient and eco-friendly operations.
School waste management in Birmingham
School waste management in Birmingham ensures a healthy learning environment through services like paper and cardboard recycling, electronic waste disposal, and general waste management tailored to educational institutions.
Event waste management in Birmingham
Event waste management in Birmingham is crucial for large-scale events like Birmingham Pride and the International Jazz Festival, offering recycling stations, food waste management, general cleanup, and strategies to minimise environmental impact.
Retail waste management in Birmingham
Retail waste management in Birmingham supports high-traffic shopping hubs like Bullring & Grand Central with services such as regular waste collection, recycling, and handling of hazardous materials to maintain clean and appealing retail spaces.
Commercial waste collection providers Birmingham
Businesses in Birmingham have a range of choices in private business waste providers. Our business waste experts have summarised the top trusted local trade waste providers in Birmingham:
ISL Waste
ISL Waste Services has been providing waste services in the Birmingham area for over 30 years. They guarantee a zero-landfill waste service, with all recycling processed at their central Hay Mills waste facility.
B&M Waste Services
B&M Waste Services offers commercial waste collection across the West Midlands. They have a depot in Birmingham that provides waste collection services for commercial food waste and business electrical waste, among others.
Ash Waste Services
Ash Waste Services is a leading regional provider of commercial waste services, boasting over 35 years of experience. Ash Waste operates a waste depot in Rowley Regis, west of Birmingham, which it uses for its commercial waste collection routes in Birmingham.
Biffa
Biffa provides comprehensive waste collection services across the West Midlands, including hazardous waste, sanitary waste collections and commercial recycling. hey process significant amounts of recyclable materials, contributing to sustainability efforts in the region.
First Mile
First Mile offers recycling, dry mixed recycling, junk removal, and confidential waste collection in Birmingham. Committed to zero-to-landfill, they aim to improve Birmingham’s recycling rate, currently at 21%, to match the national average of 45%.
Commercial waste collection with Birmingham City Council
Birmingham City Council operates commercial waste collection services through its partner Veolia. The council offer regular commercial waste collections for:
- General business waste
- Paper and cardboard recycling
- Food waste
- Glass recycling
- Mixed recycling
Birmingham City Council guarantees that no collected waste will travel more than 10 miles, significantly reducing the carbon footprint associated with their collections. They also guarantee that no collected waste will be exported abroad.
Unlike other commercial waste providers in Birmingham, the Council is a not-for-profit organisation that does not charge VAT on its waste collections. For more information, visit the Birmingham Council’s Commercial Waste Services page.
💡Birmingham City Council do not offer hazardous waste collections and other specialist waste collection services. Private waste providers in Birmingham offer a more comprehensive range of waste collection services.
Birmingham City Council’s Energy Recover Facility
The commercial waste collected is processed on the outskirts of Birmingham at their energy recovery facility in Tyseley.
Using the energy recovery facility (ERF) that Veolia built for Birmingham council in 1996, they aim to convert commercial waste that cannot be recycled into electricity.
Utilising its incinerator facility, Veolia operates a two-stream plant, each boiler specifically designed to process 23.5 tonnes of waste per hour. The facility is equipped with a turbo-generator that exports 25MW of electricity, which is sold on the National Grid, to financially benefit the city.
Additionally, the ERF recovers several thousand tonnes of ferrous metals annually, contributing to the recycling process.
Commercial waste disposal Birmingham
Smaller businesses and contractors in Birmingham often opt to transport and dispose of their own commercial waste.
Our experts provide summaries of both council and private waste disposal locations in and around Birmingham.
⚠️ Businesses transporting their own waste must be registered with a waste carrier licence.
Commercial recycling centres Birmingham
In addition to Birmingham City Council’s commercial waste collection services, they also offer commercial waste disposal at the following sites:
- Sutton Coldfield: Norris Way, Sutton Coldfield, B75 7BB (Max vehicle weight 3.5 tonne)
- Tyseley: James Road, Tyseley, B11 2BA
- Kings Norton: Lifford Lane, Kings Norton, B30 3JJ
- Castle Bromwich: Tameside Drive, Castle Bromwich, B35 7AG
To dispose of your commercial waste at these locations, you must make an appointment by calling 0203 567 3915 between 8 am and 4 pm, Monday to Friday (excluding bank holidays). For more information on using these sites, visit Birmingham Veolia Recycling Centres.
Businesses using these sites will be charged a deposit fee of £78 to deposit waste at the site.
💡The recycling centres above do not accept large Luton or tipper vans. Businesses disposing of large volumes of trade waste should instead rely on local waste transfer stations.
Waste transfer stations in Birmingham
Businesses in Birmingham that regularly dispose of large volumes of waste or recycling can utilise the following private waste transfer stations around Birmingham:
- Mercian Skip Hire – Kings Norton, Birmingham, West Midlands B30 3JJ
- Sherrington Waste Management – 146 Charles Henry Street, Digbeth, Birmingham, B12 0SD
- ISL Skip Hire – Rear of 198b Speedwell Road, Haymills, Birmingham, B25 8HH