Waste Management in Edinburgh
Efficient Edinburgh waste management ensures all the rubbish your business produces is stored, removed, and disposed of properly. Every company across Scotland’s capital city has a legal and moral duty to manage their waste responsibly. This includes for all the pubs, hotels, shops, museums, restaurants, and other organisations.
Our commercial waste services cover the entirety of Scotland’s capital city and surrounding areas. Find a cost-effective and reliable solution whether you run a pub down the Royal Mile, shop along Victoria Street, restaurant in Leith, or any other type and size of business.
Save money on waste management in Edinburgh with free bins – there are no delivery or hire costs, you only pay for collection. Solutions are available for any type and volume of commercial waste, from food waste to cardboard and glass recycling. Contact us online or call 0800 211 8390 for a free quote for Edinburgh waste management services.
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Edinburgh waste collection
Daily, weekly, and fortnightly waste collection in Edinburgh is possible for regular and reliable commercial rubbish removal. Frequent collections avoid waste building up and help keep your premises clean and clear. Licensed waste carriers can collect commercial waste at a convenient time to avoid disrupting your customers, staff, and business.
Edinburgh waste collections are available across the city, whether you’re based in Haymarket, Leith, or as far out as Dunfermline. If you produce a constant stream of rubbish, we can arrange regular collections inside or outside of your business hours. Flexibility is also possible to support growth and seasonality changes that affect waste streams and volumes.
We provide free bins to store your waste on site before it’s collected by licensed waste carriers safely and legally. There are no rental charges or delivery fees for the bins – you just pay for waste collection in Edinburgh. Combine the best bin sizes and types with a collection schedule that’s cost-effective and efficient.
Waste disposal in Edinburgh
Responsible waste disposal in Edinburgh means recycling rubbish where possible and ensuring as little makes its way to landfill. At Business Waste we aim to keep your waste away from landfill through recycling, recovery, and other disposal methods. This includes composting and anaerobic digestion for food and organic waste.
Reliable Edinburgh waste disposal is essential for any business in the city and the surrounding region. It helps have a positive environmental impact and ensures your rubbish is managed and disposed of safely and legally. We provide a free duty of care certificate that offers proof and confirmation of legal and proper disposal.
We take great pride in helping businesses across the beautiful city of Edinburgh to dispose of waste responsibly, from Holyrood to Cowgate. Our professional waste disposal procedures endeavour to keep the area pristine through working with the many local businesses that make the city what it is.
Recycling in Edinburgh
Household waste recycling rates in Edinburgh are 38.6% according to the latest figures, which are below the national average. While the city council oversees domestic recycling across the Scottish capital, it’s down to businesses to take charge of their own recycling – including all the bars, restaurants, and retail outlets blanketing the city centre.
Recycling in Edinburgh helps protect the local environment and reduces waste management costs for businesses of all sizes and industries. You’ll pay less landfill tax by recycling as much rubbish as possible. Plus, recycling boosts your company’s green reputation, which can help attract more customers and satisfy existing stakeholders.
At Business Waste we can help any organisation improves recycling in Edinburgh with our services. This includes providing a wide range of free bins to help separate recyclable rubbish on your site – such as glass, paper, cardboard, plastic, metal, and wood. It’s then transported to relevant recycling centres across the city.
Where can I book commercial
waste collection in Edinburgh?
Commercial waste collection is available anywhere in Edinburgh. Arrange removal of your commercial waste from Edinburgh city centre, Holyrood, Leith, and all the way out to Dunbar. We can collect waste from anywhere with an EH postcode. Book commercial waste collection in Edinburgh from:
- EH1 – Edinburgh city centre, Old Town, Holyrood
- EH2 – Edinburgh city centre, New Town, Princes Street
- EH3 – Edinburgh city centre, New Town, Stockbridge
- EH4 – Dean Village, Comely Bank, Barnton, Cramond
- EH5 – Granton, Wardie, Trinity, Pilton
- EH6 – Leith, Newhaven
- EH7 – Meadowbank, Abbeyhill
- EH8 – Holyrood, Canongate, Southside
- EH9 – Marchmont, Grange, Blackford
- EH10 – Morningside, Fairmilehead, Bruntsfield
- EH11 – Gorgie, Stenhouse, Dalry, Saughton
- EH12 – Haymarket, Murrayfield, Corstorphine
- EH13 – Colinton, Oxgangs, Fairmilehead
- EH14 – Juniper Green, Baberton, Currie
- EH15 – Portobello, Duddingston
- EH16 – Liberton, Craigmillar
- EH17 – Gilmerton
- EH18 – Lasswade
- EH19 – Bonnyrigg
- EH20 – Loanhead
- EH21 – Musselburgh
- EH22 – Dalkeith
- EH23 – Gorebridge
- EH24 – Rosewell
- EH25 – Roslin
- EH26 – Penicuik
- EH27 – Kirknewton
- EH28 – Newbridge, Ratho
- EH29 – Kirkliston
- EH30 – South Queensferry
- EH31 – Haddington
- EH32 – Prestonpans
- EH33 – Tranent
- EH34 – Humbie, Pencaitland, Ormiston
- EH35 – Pathhead
- EH36 – Cousland, Inveresk, Wallyford
- EH37 – Macmerry, Whitecraig
- EH38 – North Middleton
- EH39 – Gullane
- EH40 – Longniddry
- EH41 – East Linton
- EH42 – Dunbar
- EH43 – Walkerburn
- EH44 – Innerleithen
- EH45 – Peebles
- EH46 – West Linton
- EH47 – Whitburn
- EH48 – Bathgate
- EH49 – Linlithgow
- EH51 – Bo’ness
- EH52 – Broxburn
- EH53 – Livingston
- EH54 – Livingston, Dedridge
Waste removal in Edinburgh
Arrange smooth waste removal in Edinburgh on a schedule that suits your business. Choose from daily, weekly, or fortnightly removals of any bins, bags, and containers. You can book daily removals of food waste if you run a busy restaurant on Princes Street and fortnightly collections of cardboard, for example.
Combine the best bin types, sizes, and numbers with a removal schedule that’s cost-effective for your organisation. Just fill each bin with the right waste and within any weight limits or max fill lines, then place at the agreed pickup point ahead of collection time. Licensed waste carriers will visit on time for effortless waste removal in Edinburgh.
Commercial waste collection in Edinburgh
– any waste collected
We collect all types of commercial waste in Edinburgh. Find out more about some common kinds of business waste we can remove.
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Cardboard
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Glass
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Dry Mixed Recycling
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Bin collection in Edinburgh
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Business Waste offers commercial waste, disposal, collection, and recycling services throughout the Edinburgh area. Get free bins delivered to your site and discover some poplar sizes below.
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240 litre wheelie bins
The same shape and size as the bin you have at home
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660 litre wheelie bins
A big four-wheel bin suitable for storing more waste
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1100 litre wheelie bins
The biggest wheelie bin to store many waste types
How does refuse collection in Edinburgh
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Select your free bins
It’s quick and easy to organise commercial waste collection for your business.
Simply start by telling us the:
- Type of waste you need removing
- Size of bins you require
- Number of bins you want
We’ll provide you with a free quote.
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Arrange delivery
When you’re happy with the type, number, and size of free bins, tell us when you need your bins delivering.
Let us know about any access issues where you want the bins delivering – such as locked gates, access codes and times. We’ll get you up and running in no time.
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Fill up your bin
After the free bins arrive at your chosen location, fill them up with the agreed waste type.
Make sure you remain within any weight limits for the specific waste type and bin size.
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Get your business waste collected
We’ll arrange waste collection at a time and frequency to suit you and the amount of waste you have.
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What cities do you cover?
Business waste collection is available in:
- Abingdon
- Aberdeen
- Accrington
- Acton
- Addlestone
- Aldershot
- Alfreton
- Altrincham
- Amersham
- Andover
- Ashford
- Ashington
- Ashton-under-Lyne
- Aylesbury
- Banbury
- Banstead
- Barking
- Barnet
- Barnsley
- Barnstaple
- Barrow-In-Furness
- Basildon
- Basingstoke
- Bath
- Batley
- Battersea
- Bedford
- Bedworth
- Belfast
- Bellshill
- Belper
- Berkhamsted
- Beverley
- Bexhill On Sea
- Bicester
- Birkenhead
- Birmingham
- Billericay
- Bingley
- Bishop Auckland
- Bishop’s Stortford
- Blackpool
- Blackburn
- Blyth
- Bognor Regis
- Bolton
- Bootle
- Borehamwood
- Bournemouth
- Bradford
- Bracknell
- Brent
- Brentwood
- Broadstairs
- Braintree
- Bridgwater
- Bridlington
- Brighouse
- Brighton
- Bristol
- Brixham
- Bromsgrove
- Bromley
- Burgess Hill
- Burnham-on-Sea
- Burnley
- Burntwood
- Bury
- Burton-on-Trent
- Bushey
- Buxton
- Camberley
- Camborne
- Cambridge
- Cannock
- Canterbury
- Canvey Island
- Carlisle
- Cardiff
- Castleford
- Caterham
- Chatham
- Chelmsford
- Cheltenham
- Chesham
- Chester
- Chesterfield
- Chichester
- Chippenham
- Chorley
- Christchurch
- Cirencester
- City of Westminster
- Clacton-on-Sea
- Cleethorpes
- Clevedon
- Coalville
- Colchester
- Colne
- Congleton
- Consett
- Coventry
- Corby
- Cramlington
- Crawley
- Crewe
- Croydon
- Crowborough
- Darlington
- Dartford
- Dagenham
- Derby
- Dewsbury
- Didcot
- Doncaster
- Dorking
- Dover
- Droitwich
- Dronfield
- Dudley
- Dukinfield
- Dunstable
- Dumfries-Galloway
- Dundee
- Durham
- Eastbourne
- East Grinstead
- East Lothian
- East Molesey
- Ealing
- Ellesmere Port
- Enfield
- Epsom
- Evesham
- Exeter
- Exmouth
- Essex
- Falmouth
- Falkirk
- Farnborough
- Farnham
- Fareham
- Faversham
- Felixstowe
- Ferndown
- Fife
- Fleetwood
- Folkestone
- Frome
- Gainsborough
- Gateshead
- Gillingham
- Guildford
- Glasgow
- Gloucester
- Glossop
- Godalming
- Goole
- Gosport
- Grantham
- Great Yarmouth
- Grimsby
- Gravesend
- Grays
- Guisborough
- Hammersmith
- Hailsham
- Halifax
- Harlow
- Harrow
- Harpenden
- Haringey
- Harrogate
- Halesowen
- Hastings
- Havant
- Haverhill
- Hayling Island
- Haywards Heath
- Heanor
- Hemel Hempstead
- Hereford
- Herne Bay
- Hertford
- Heywood
- High Wycombe
- Hinckley
- Hoddesdon
- Horley
- Hornchurch
- Horsham
- Hornsey
- Houghton le Spring
- Hounslow
- Hove
- Huddersfield
- Hull
- Huntingdon
- Hyde
- Inverness
- Ilford
- Ilkeston
- Isleworth
- Islington
- Ipswich
- Jarrow
- Keighley
- Kendal
- Kenilworth
- Kensington
- Kettering
- Kidderminster
- Kingswinford
- Kirkby
- Kingston upon Thames
- Knutsford
- Lancaster
- Lancing
- Lambeth
- Leamington Spa
- Leeds
- Leicester
- Leigh
- Leigh-on-Sea
- Leighton Buzzard
- Letchworth Garden City
- Lewes
- Lewisham
- Leyland
- Leyton
- Lichfield
- Lincoln
- Littlehampton
- Liverpool
- London
- Loughborough
- Loughton
- Lowestoft
- Luton
- Lytham St Annes
- Macclesfield
- Maidenhead
- Maidstone
- Malvern
- Manchester
- Mansfield
- March
- Margate
- Market Harborough
- Melksham
- Melton Mowbray
- Middlesbrough
- Milton Keynes
- Mirfield
- Morecambe
- Nelson
- Newark-on-Trent
- Newbury
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- New Milton
- Newquay
- Newport
- Newton Abbot
- Newton Aycliffe
- Newton-le-Willows
- Nuneaton
- Norwich
- Northampton
- North Shields
- Northwich
- North London
- Nottingham
- Oldham
- Ormskirk
- Oxford
- Paignton
- Penzance
- Peterborough
- Peterlee
- Plymouth
- Pontefract
- Poole
- Portsmouth
- Potters Bar
- Preston
- Pudsey
- Ramsgate
- Reading
- Redcar
- Redditch
- Redhill
- Reigate
- Retford
- Rochdale
- Rochester
- Rotherham
- Rossendale
- Romford
- Rugby
- Rugeley
- Runcorn
- Rushden
- Ryde
- Sale
- Salford
- Salisbury
- Sandbach
- Scunthorpe
- Scarborough
- Scottish Borders
- Sevenoaks
- Sheffield
- Shipley
- Shoreham-on-Sea
- Shrewsbury
- Sittingbourne
- Skegness
- Stirling
- Skelmersdale
- Slough
- Smethwick
- Solihull
- Southampton
- Southend-on-Sea
- Southport
- Southsea
- South Shields
- Spalding
- St Albans
- Stalybridge
- Stanley
- St Austell
- Stevenage
- St Helens
- Stafford
- Stamford
- St Neots
- Stockton-on-Tees
- Stoke-on-Trent
- Stourbridge
- Stourport-on-Severn
- Stratford-upon-Avon
- Stroud
- Sunbury-on-Thames
- Sunderland
- Sutton
- Sutton Coldfield
- Sutton-in-Ashfield
- Swadlincote
- Swanley
- Swansea
- Swindon
- Tamworth
- Taunton
- Thetford
- Torquay
- Tonbridge
- Tower Hamlets
- Truro
- Twickenham
- Tunbridge Wells
- Telford
- Wakefield
- Walsall
- Wallasey
- Waltham Forest
- Ware
- Warminster
- Warrington
- Watford
- Wandsworth
- Wednesbury
- Wellingborough
- Welwyn Garden City
- West Bromwich
- West Molesey
- Weston Super Mare
- Weybridge
- Weymouth
- Whitstable
- Wickford
- Wigan
- Wigston
- Widnes
- Willenhall
- Wilmslow
- Winchester
- Windsor
- Winsford
- Wisbech
- Witham
- Witney
- Woking
- Wokingham
- Workington
- Worksop
- Wolverhampton
- Worcester
- Worthing
- Wymondham
- Yateley
- Yeovil
- York
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Can I add an additional bin to my service?
Yes, of course. We can provide extra bins for new waste streams to encourage recycling. Or if you’re simply producing more waste of the same type, we can add an extra or larger bin to your delivery and collection services if you’re at capacity.
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Do you supply a duty of care certificate?
Yes, we provide a duty of care certificate (also known as a waste transfer note (WTN)) free of charge as part of your service agreement. This is included for free every time we collect any type of waste from your premises. Duty of care certificates are a legal requirement and licensed waste carriers can complete them for free – so you should never be charged for one.
Find out more about them in our guide to waste transfer notes.
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How often will my bin be emptied?
We offer our customers a choice of daily, weekly, or fortnightly collections – so your bins are emptied as often as you want. Our expert team can advise on the correct waste collection schedule based on the type and amount of waste you produce and your business needs – such as your bin storage space and location.
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What time will my bin be collected?
Bin collection times vary depending on your location, waste type, number and size of bins, and other factors. We work with all our customers to ensure your waste is always collected on time when it’s suitable for you and the licensed waste carrier. We can work around access times to arrange collections at convenient times.
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What type of wheelie bins are available?
A range of two and four-wheel bins are available to store all sorts of waste on your premises. Explore our bins to see all available bins and information about what types and amounts of waste they can hold.
For any questions and answers about wheelie bin weight limits, sizes, locks, and anything else – read our bin FAQ guide.
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How can we reduce our waste?
There are many ways to reduce the amount of waste we produce as individuals and businesses. A waste audit can highlight where you’re producing lots of waste as a starting place to cut down. Simple steps to reduce waste include efficient purchasing, buying reusable products, and recycling as much as possible. For more tips, read our guide about how to reduce waste.
If you have specific questions about reducing a certain type of waste, find the relevant page in Your Waste.
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Do you collect any type of waste?
Yes! We can collect a wide range of waste types in various amounts from all sorts of businesses. From general waste to popular glass, paper, and packaging recycling – as well as specialist waste streams such as clinical, hazardous, and pharmaceutical waste – we work with licensed waste carriers able to safely collect all such types.
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Can I pay my bill online?
Yes – visit our payments page to pay your invoice online. You’ll need your billing and payment details, including your account and invoice number (if applicable).
If you have any questions about your bill either email [email protected] or call 01904 207 117 and one of our friendly team will be on hand to help.
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Do you cover all of the UK?
Yes! Our nationwide network means we offer waste collections anywhere in the UK. Whatever type of waste you need to dispose of and wherever you’re based in the country, we’ll find a local solution for your waste management and recycling needs.
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Do you provide free bins?
Yes, we provide all bins, bags, and containers for your waste free of charge – you just pay for collection. There are no hidden hire or rental charges for your bins, so you know exactly what your waste collections cost.
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Is the Business Waste customer care team based in the UK?
Yes, our customer care team is based in York. Email [email protected] or call 01904 207 120 and one of our friendly, expert, and UK-based customer care team will be more than happy to help with your waste collection queries.
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Do you offer flexible waste collections?
We realise that your waste collection needs may change as your business grows, seasons change, and demand for your products or services fluctuate. Alongside offering daily, weekly, and fortnightly collections, you can add more, different types, or bigger bins to your services and adapt the frequency of collections.
Contact us today if you want to change your waste collections.
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Is Business Waste ISO certified?
Yes, Business Waste has received Alcumus ISOQAR certification for:
- ISO 9001: 2015 – Quality management systems
- ISO 14001: 2015 – Environmental management systems
These are both in the scope of registration for the provision of waste management brokerage.
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What is ISO certification and why is it important?
The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) is an independent, non-governmental group that uses experts to set global standards for providing innovation and solutions to worldwide challenges. ISO certification confirms a management system, manufacturing process, service, or documentation procedure meets the requirements for standardisation and quality assurance.
ISO certification is provided by a third party – in our case Alcumus ISOQAR, which provides UKAS accredited ISO certification. The standards provide benchmarks for businesses to meet, ensuring achieving ISO certification demonstrates a well-run, stable business that’s ready to grow. There are more than 20,000 management standards, but the two we’ve achieved provide the following benefits:
- ISO 9001: 2015 – helps put our customers first.
- ISO 14001: 2015 – reduces our environmental impact.
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