Advice on trade waste

[Pot Bellied Fool]

'Lo all.

I recently moved from an industrial unit with onsite facilities taken care of to a small shop/workshop. (Merseyside).

I now need to get rid of my rubbish.

I understand that taking it to the tip will be frowned upon

Can anyone advise what's available/likely costs etc for trade waste disposal.

It's the usual office paperwork/junk with bits of packaging & as I'm a PC repair place, broken components.

Complicated a bit by only having a front door leading directly onto the street (via stairway) so no room for wheeliebin, it'd have to be by binbag collection.

But any advice on what to look out for / recommended suppliers would be good. Money's a bit tight so I don't fancy handing anyone a blank cheque!

Thanks.

[uber]

Some councils sell packs of bags with the collection fee included. In glasgow its £1 per bag.

[Pot Bellied Fool]

uber said:

Some councils sell packs of bags with the collection fee included. In glasgow its £1 per bag.

That's a lot better than I was expecting. I didn't want to contact the Council first off as I had visions of hordes of Inspectors wanting me to quantify everything but that's a lot less than I thought.

[richyb]

Approximately how much trade waste? Land fill is generally around £170 a ton and recyclable wood, metal or green waste is about £45 a ton.

[Pot Bellied Fool]

richyb said:

Approximately how much trade waste?

Not a lot. Probably 1-2 binbags per week would cover it.

[richyb]

Pot Bellied Fool said:

richyb said:

Approximately how much trade waste?

Not a lot. Probably 1-2 binbags per week would cover it.

Sorry I though you were talking about a greater quantity. I'd just run them down the local tip if I was you. As long as you don't turn up in a transit with a back full I don't think you're taking the piss.

[Pot Bellied Fool]

richyb said:

Pot Bellied Fool said:

richyb said:

Approximately how much trade waste?

Not a lot. Probably 1-2 binbags per week would cover it.

Sorry I though you were talking about a greater quantity. I'd just run them down the local tip if I was you. As long as you don't turn up in a transit with a back full I don't think you're taking the piss.

<looks innocent>

The problem is that the Council now send inspectors in from time to time to make sure you've got everything from First Aid kits to waste disposal arrangements so I ought to arrange something formally - though it's a long way down my list of things that need doing!

[Pagey]

Google or Yell search commercial waste disposal (Yell is a good bet)

Look for who does trade waste/bag collection service! Prepaid bags are not bad, you should be quoted between £1 and £2 a bag.

Check, Double check and check again that the quoted price INCLUDES duty of Care (the piece of paper that you need to show the Council Waste Inforcement Officer)

Be very careful of some of the big rubbish disposal companies as they will sign you up to a nightmare to get out of contract and then stiff you with a large Duty of Care fee at the end of the year

[StevieBee]

First stop: Your council. Ask if they provide a commercial waste collection service. If they do, use it. It will cheaper than commercial services.

Next stop: If they don't check with the Merseyside Waste Disposal Authority (www.merseysidewda.gov.uk) They will only be able to point you in the right direction though.

You can source a provider yourself. Start here (http://tradewaste.org/County/Merseyside.htm) and ring round for quotes. If you go this route, you need to check that the company has a waste transport certificate. If they don't, you use them and they tip illegally, you are liable.

As you are in the electronics / IT biz, you will be aware of the WEEE directive but if not, google it and find out what you can and can't do.

Only really viable material for recycling is likely to be paper. Many companies will buy this from you but you have to guarantee minimum quantities so ask other businesses what they do and form a consortium if no recycling is done and you don't produce enough to sell direct. You won't earn a huge a amount but probably enough to pay for the Christmas shin dig.

HTH

[skeggysteve]

StevieBee said:

First stop: Your council. Ask if they provide a commercial waste collection service. If they do, use it. It will cheaper than commercial services.

Not in my experience/my local council. Ours charge well over double and are not as reliable.

Which I suppose explains why many businesses use the local, council run tip*, that supplies trolleys for anyone that comes in a van that can't get under the height barrier. I think that beer tokens may be exchanged once in a while for the use of the trolleys!

The tip has facilities for disposal of computer waste and almost anything else you can think of.

OP if it's only a small amount you could take it home

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Or whatever PC name is used this week.

[StevieBee]

skeggysteve said:

StevieBee said:

Not in my experience/my local council. Ours charge well over double and are not as reliable.

Yep, should have included "often the cheapest.." Depends where you are.