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Coventry City Council does not offer any commercial waste collection services.
Without support from the council, small businesses in Coventry must rely on private waste collection options available locally. We start our guide with the most popular waste collections used by small local businesses.
General business waste collections are used for everyday non-recyclable items local businesses produce. General waste collected in Coventry is transported to an energy recovery facility operated by The Coventry & Solihull Waste Disposal Company in the suburb of Whitley.
The five commercial waste collection providers in Coventry all offer mixed recycling collections. Mixed recycling is the most convenient way for small businesses to recycle everyday waste, items such as plastic containers, glass bottles, and cardboard packaging.
Dedicated glass collections offer a more cost-effective alternative to dry mixed recycling. Commercial glass recycling services provide a dedicated commercial waste bin for used bottles and jars, which is emptied weekly and transported to a specialised glass recycling facility.
Larger businesses and other organisations in Coventry use more specialist waste collection services. Here we cover the dedicated commercial waste services offered by waste providers in Coventry:
Coventry Airport is a growing logistics hub, attracting delivery firms like DHL. Cardboard is widely used in logistics to protect goods in transit. Commercial cardboard collections enable Coventry’s businesses to recycle cardboard and earn waste rebates.
Coventry is home to Coventry University and the University of Warwick. Research laboratories at both universities manage a range of chemical and biological wastes. Hazardous waste services in Coventry offer solutions for the safe storage and disposal of laboratory waste.
Coventry is a hub for aerospace research and development facilities. Local aerospace companies utilise confidential waste management services to protect their proprietary research, which may be contained in electronic and paper waste produced in their facilities.
In Coventry, businesses can choose from one of the five waste firms that offer regular commercial and recycling collections across the city. Below we summarise the unique propositions of each of Coventry’s local waste firms.
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Tom White Waste is owned by Coventry City Council and operates a fleet of 60 waste vehicles, serving domestic and business customers in Coventry and across Warwickshire. They offer free waste audits to maximise recycling opportunities for new customers.
Ash Waste is a trusted waste provider with over 30 years of experience operating across the East Midlands, including Coventry. Ash Waste offers innovative carbon-neutral commercial waste and recycling collections for its customers.
B&M Waste has a waste depot in Birmingham, from which they extend recycling-led waste management services to Coventry. B&M’s bright yellow waste lorries in Coventry offer regular collections of general business waste, segregated recycling streams, and food waste.
Veolia is a national commercial waste collection provider that offers competitive waste collections in Coventry. Waste collected in Coventry is transported to their waste transfer station in the village of Berkswell, on the outskirts of Coventry.
Biffa, the UK’s largest commercial waste provider, offers a comprehensive suite of business waste services in Coventry. Biffa operates waste transfer stations in nearby Warwick, Ufton, Daventry, and Rugby.
Coventry City Council does not offer commercial waste collection services to businesses, and local businesses are prohibited from using their domestic waste collections.
In 2020, Coventry City Council purchased Tom White Waste, a private waste collection provider, as a move to outsource its waste services.
Tom White Waste does offer a range of paid-for commercial waste and recycling services. See above for more information.
Coventry’s household recycling centre does not accept any form of commercial waste.
If you are unsure whether you can use this facility, refer to our guide on what is classed as commercial waste.
As an alternative, businesses that hold a waste carrier licence can transport their own waste to one of the following local waste transfer facilities:
Waste and recycling
General business waste only
The facilities above will provide a waste transfer note, which you should retain to demonstrate compliance with commercial waste regulations.
Coventry is a major economic hub of the East Midlands with a diverse range of industries. In this section, we’ll explore some of the key waste management solutions used by small businesses in Coventry.
Coventry city centre is being transformed by the Friargate 2.3 million square foot redevelopment, which is building a range of high-quality office buildings.
Organisations that have already moved into the first Friargate buildings, like the Financial Ombudsman, use office waste management services that provide dedicated collections for mixed recycling, food, and general business waste.
In 2021, Coventry was named the UK City of Culture, providing a significant boost for local tourism.
There are over one hundred pubs in Coventry that quench the thirst of both tourists and residents. Local pubs use comprehensive pub waste management services that provide daily collections of food leftovers and weekly collections of glass waste.
The West Orchards Shopping Centre in Coventry is one of the largest retail centres in the East Midlands.
Shops in Coventry use bespoke retail waste services that provide waste management solutions, such as cardboard balers, which significantly reduce the volume of stored cardboard waste prior to regular collections.