Commercial waste London

London, renowned for its diverse restaurant and pub scene, is home to over 80 Michelin-starred restaurants. Given this culinary richness, commercial food waste collection are highly sought after and provided by all of London’s major commercial waste collection providers:

• First Mile
• Biffa
• Bywaters
• Veolia
• Grundon
• Recorra

Commercial glass waste collections offer London businesses the opportunity to participate in the circular economy model. All of London’s commercial waste providers offer a weekly glass waste bin collection service.

Bottles and jars collected from local businesses are processed into glass cullet and transformed into valuable new glass products.

At London’s more eco-friendly producers, there is a clear shift towards compostable packaging. However, most goods arriving in London daily are still protected by a layer of corrugated cardboard.

The good news is that cardboard is widely recyclable, making it a valuable waste stream. London’s retail and logistics sectors, which generate high volumes of cardboard, arrange for dedicated commercial cardboard collections to take advantage of waste rebates.

London is home to some of the UK’s largest hospitals like St Georges in Tooting, has a significant need for the management and collection of hazardous waste.

Hospitals and other healthcare organisations generate large quantities of hazardous waste types that require careful handling.

To support these needs, the following waste providers offer specialist commercial hazardous waste collection services in the London area:

• Biffa
• Bywaters
• Grundon
• Recorra

London stands as a global financial hub, with prominent banking districts in Canary Wharf and the Square Mile.

In these areas, banks handle sensitive customer and account information, necessitating secure disposal methods to prevent identity theft and fraud.

The following firms provide regular confidential waste collection services in London, ensuring high standards of security and confidentiality:

• First Mile
• Bywaters
• Veolia
• Grundon
• Recorra

London boasts the biggest collection of coffee shops in the UK, with over 3,500 cafes to support its caffeine-addicted population.

To support this sector, the following providers offer regular coffee cup recycling and coffee grounds recycling services.

• First Mile
• Bywaters
• Recorra

Despite the significant push towards paperless operations, many businesses in London continue to rely on printers. This is particularly true for London’s large legal profession, which requires hard copies of legal and official documents.

To support these needs, the following commercial waste providers offer a regular ink toner collection service:

• First Mile
• Bywaters
• Recorra

According to the London Assembly, the average London adult buys more than three plastic water bottles weekly, contributing to substantial amounts of single-use plastic waste.

Commercial recycling provider First Mile offers separate single-use plastic collections and recycling services to help maximise the reuse of these difficult-to-recycle types of plastic bottles.

London, a frontrunner in the UK’s tech sector, sees rapid technological advancements necessitating regular equipment updates for firms to stay competitive.

To assist with the disposal of commercial electronic waste, the following firms not only offer regular collection services but also make concerted efforts to refurbish these items before recycling:

• First Mile
• Bywaters

These two firms also offer a separate batteries collection service to complement their WEEE collections.