Commercial waste collection
Commercial waste collection
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Trackdayer

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1,090 posts

58 months

Wednesday 16th December 2020
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Hi all,

Roughly how much is a standard Biffa type bin, with an ad-hoc collection schedule? I might fill it once every couple of months at a guess.

Annoyingly places online want all my details before giving me a quote.

Thanks

iphonedyou

9,952 posts

174 months

Wednesday 16th December 2020
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Trackdayer said:
Hi all,

Roughly how much is a standard Biffa type bin, with an ad-hoc collection schedule? I might fill it once every couple of months at a guess.

Annoyingly places online want all my details before giving me a quote.

Thanks
Just give them a call.

Jockman

18,257 posts

177 months

Wednesday 16th December 2020
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I’d estimate....

8 cubic yard FEL.....6 times a year........£250 + vat.

Weekly......£43 + vat.

dickbastardly

450 posts

225 months

Wednesday 16th December 2020
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We have a 1100ltr roll top wheelie container that is emptied twice a month.
We pay a monthly rental of about £5 then £18 per empty total coming in at just under £50 a month.
Hope that helps

Ham_and_Jam

3,144 posts

114 months

Thursday 17th December 2020
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1100 Ltr container - £17.50 all in.

Avoid Biffa at all costs, they are expensive and they make it difficult to end contracts with them.

Contact your local council trade waste team. They are usually cheaper and more flexible.

Edit to add - Also VAT exempt if you use your local authority.

Edited by Ham_and_Jam on Thursday 17th December 10:06

voicey

2,474 posts

204 months

Thursday 17th December 2020
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I pay £15 +VAT per lift for a 1,100 litre bin.

singlecoil

34,993 posts

263 months

Thursday 17th December 2020
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voicey said:
I pay £15 +VAT per lift for a 1,100 litre bin.
That's very very cheap indeed. They've got to be losing quite a bit of money is that's an average charge.

Jockman

18,257 posts

177 months

Thursday 17th December 2020
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singlecoil said:
voicey said:
I pay £15 +VAT per lift for a 1,100 litre bin.
That's very very cheap indeed. They've got to be losing quite a bit of money is that's an average charge.
I actually think it’s a bit expensive. Obviously based on weight and frequency so I can’t really compare without knowing what goes in the bin.

That’s circa 1.5 cubic yards (fag packet maths). We get 8 cubic yards for roughly half of that. Above 300kgs we would expect to pay a surcharge.

Used to use 1100 Ltr bins but didn’t really suit our profile.

Ham_and_Jam

3,144 posts

114 months

Thursday 17th December 2020
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Jockman said:
I actually think it’s a bit expensive. Obviously based on weight and frequency so I can’t really compare without knowing what goes in the bin.

That’s circa 1.5 cubic yards (fag packet maths). We get 8 cubic yards for roughly half of that. Above 300kgs we would expect to pay a surcharge.

Used to use 1100 Ltr bins but didn’t really suit our profile.
As you are referring to ‘8 cubic yards’, I guess your talking about skips.

Completely different ball game to regular commercial waste (retail / food). I would love to see a skip at the back of every retail shop! A lot of the cost of this type of service is the cost of the actual weekly service that is required (3 men and a dust cart).

However if you are getting an 8 cubic yard skip full of crap, removed & d Disposed for £40, well done, still cheap.

singlecoil

34,993 posts

263 months

Friday 18th December 2020
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Jockman said:
singlecoil said:
voicey said:
I pay £15 +VAT per lift for a 1,100 litre bin.
That's very very cheap indeed. They've got to be losing quite a bit of money is that's an average charge.
I actually think it’s a bit expensive. Obviously based on weight and frequency so I can’t really compare without knowing what goes in the bin.

That’s circa 1.5 cubic yards (fag packet maths). We get 8 cubic yards for roughly half of that. Above 300kgs we would expect to pay a surcharge.

Used to use 1100 Ltr bins but didn’t really suit our profile.
I'm struggling to make sense of that. 8 cu yds for roughly half of £15 + VAT?

To go back to my original point. Considering the capital, fuel, running costs, disposal costs and employment costs of providing such a service, £15 to collect anything from anywhere is cheap.

Jazoli

9,374 posts

267 months

Friday 18th December 2020
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I pay £13 per 1100L (90kg) general waste bin with Biffa, but that is on a contract for 6 bins twice a week, I can imagine an ad hoc price will be several multiples of that.

Edited by Jazoli on Friday 18th December 13:33

Ham_and_Jam

3,144 posts

114 months

Friday 18th December 2020
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Jazoli said:
I pay £13 per 1100L (90kg) general waste bin with Biffa, but that is on a contract for 6 bins twice a week, I can imagine an ad hoc price will be several multiples of that.

Edited by Jazoli on Friday 18th December 13:33
Exactly, as I said earlier. the cost of the bin van & 2-3 men is being spread over 3 containers on each round. You paying any rental with Biffa on top of that? Presuming that’s +vat aswell.

Ham_and_Jam

3,144 posts

114 months

Friday 18th December 2020
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singlecoil said:
I'm struggling to make sense of that. 8 cu yds for roughly half of £15 + VAT?
I think he meant half of £15 for 1.5 cubic yards pro rata to his normal 8 cubic yards (a skip). I equate that to £40 / skip. But it’s not the same as the collections being talked of here.

Jazoli

9,374 posts

267 months

Friday 18th December 2020
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Ham_and_Jam said:
Jazoli said:
I pay £13 per 1100L (90kg) general waste bin with Biffa, but that is on a contract for 6 bins twice a week, I can imagine an ad hoc price will be several multiples of that.
Exactly, as I said earlier. the cost of the bin van & 2-3 men is being spread over 3 containers on each round. You paying any rental with Biffa on top of that? Presuming that’s +vat aswell.
Yeah there is a 14p a day rental plus another WTN charge of a couple of quid a week, plus vat of course, I think its pretty good value really for the amount of waste we generate, although when you add the DMR bins and glass its easily £20k/year.

Ham_and_Jam

3,144 posts

114 months

Friday 18th December 2020
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Jazoli said:
Yeah there is a 14p a day rental plus another WTN charge of a couple of quid a week, plus vat of course, I think its pretty good value really for the amount of waste we generate, although when you add the DMR bins and glass its easily £20k/year.
I use to use Biffa, but just didn’t get on with them. What a ball ache to get rid. Took best part of a year!

I eventually switched to the LA, very simple single charge of £17.50 (vat exempt). No extra WTN charge or rental charge, and you can throw everything in the one bin. They do all the recycling at their end, so I only need a single container.

voicey

2,474 posts

204 months

Saturday 19th December 2020
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singlecoil said:
That's very very cheap indeed. They've got to be losing quite a bit of money is that's an average charge.
The bin company is literally around the corner and collects for every business in the area. I also got the number wrong - it's £16+VAT, the price went up a quid last year. Sorry.

singlecoil

34,993 posts

263 months

Monday 21st December 2020
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I emailed my country council, turns out that they don't dispose of sawdust because it's hazardous. I know it's a nuisance if you've got too much of it but I hadn't realised it was hazardous.

Ham_and_Jam

3,144 posts

114 months

Monday 21st December 2020
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singlecoil said:
I emailed my country council, turns out that they don't dispose of sawdust because it's hazardous. I know it's a nuisance if you've got too much of it but I hadn't realised it was hazardous.
1. Flammable, and potentially combustible.
2. Harmful to human health by inhalation.

Not sure what industry you are in, but if you’re handling this stuff regularly, you really need to read up and ensure you are wearing correct PPE, and adhering safe working practices (ventilation etc). This isn’t meant to be a dig, but a serious message to look after yourself at work.

singlecoil

34,993 posts

263 months

Monday 21st December 2020
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Ham_and_Jam said:
singlecoil said:
I emailed my country council, turns out that they don't dispose of sawdust because it's hazardous. I know it's a nuisance if you've got too much of it but I hadn't realised it was hazardous.
1. Flammable, and potentially combustible.
2. Harmful to human health by inhalation.

Not sure what industry you are in, but if you’re handling this stuff regularly, you really need to read up and ensure you are wearing correct PPE, and adhering safe working practices (ventilation etc). This isn’t meant to be a dig, but a serious message to look after yourself at work.
It's actually surprisingly difficult to ignite sawdust, under certain conditions you can get it to smoulder, sawdust burners are more more sophisticated than wood burners. Pretty much anything except air is dangerous to inhale. Nevertheless, thank you for the well intentioned advice.

Quattromaster

2,997 posts

221 months

Monday 21st December 2020
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North Essex , 1100 ltr bin emptied every 4 weeks by local council .

£180 per year.