Mid Suffolk District Council is now working in partnership with our contractor to offer a Trade Waste and Recycling Service to businesses. As experienced waste collectors with an existing infrastructure across the district, we have the knowledge and systems in place to provide a cost effective service. This helps businesses to meet both their environmental and duty of care obligations and offers the potential to reduce overheads.

We offer:

• An opportunity to recycle your commercial waste
• Dedicated wheeled bins for separated waste materials and recyclables
• A wide range of recyclable materials accepted in our recycling bins
• Competitively priced high quality, reliable service
• Regular collections (twice weekly, weekly, fortnightly, monthly)
• Service with a local and trusted provider

By separating the recyclable element of commercial waste, businesses can save on the cost of disposal. The wide range of recyclable materials we can collect allows businesses to recycle more than ever before and all in one convenient container. We are committed to providing a high quality, cost effective waste and recycling service and can provide help and advice to ensure compliance with legislation.

Joining the scheme is easy - it only takes a few minutes to complete the Trade Waste Agreement. If you would like the Council's Trade Waste Officer to contact you and provide a free no obligation quotation please telephone 01449 778623 and ask for Trade Waste.


Duty of Care Legislation

All businesses in the UK, regardless of their size, must comply with the Section 34 'Duty of Care' provisions of the Environmental Protection Act 1990. Businesses must take reasonable measures to prevent unauthorised deposit, treatment and disposal of their waste.

This means that if you operate a business you must:

• Ensure that a person or company that collects your waste is a registered waste carrier.
• Describe the waste you are having collected, how it is packed – whether loose or in a container and if it is in a container what type (a container can be a plastic sack).
• Ensure commercial waste is packed in suitable containers so that it cannot fall out, blow away or escape from the receptacle such that it could cause pollution or harm to anyone.
• Have a waste transfer note that the carrier issues containing the description of the waste collected for disposal or recycling (the waste transfer note can be issued for each collection or issued annually).
• Know where your waste will finally be disposed of and retain your waste transfer note for 2 years. 
  If you ‘self-dispose’ of your waste you must be able to say where and how.

Cost of Commercial Waste Disposal

Business rates do not include any provision for waste disposal.  All businesses have different waste disposal requirements and associate costs.  If a business enters into a waste disposal contract with the Council or other service provider it must fund the costs of collection.

Local Authority Powers

Notice requiring businesses to produce Duty of Care Records

Duty of Care Regulations 1991 (Duty of Care) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2004 SI no 63

The Council can require businesses to produce their Duty of Care documents.Breech of Duty of Care is an offence, with a penalty of up to £5000 on summary conviction or an unlimited fine on conviction or indictment.