Commercial recycling permits – for recyclable business waste
Permits enable businesses to take the following recyclable materials into any of our household waste and recycling centres as often as they like.
- cardboard
- glass bottles/jars
- recyclable paper – newspapers, office paper, leaflets etc
- soft plastics – only bottles, tubs and food trays accepted (no film)
- metal items/cans
- textiles/shoes
Applying for a permit
A one-off fee is chargeable on initial application and terms and conditions apply.
The cost of a permit is £50 for 12 months.
Payment can be made via a link, which will be e-mailed to you once your application has been confirmed.
Permits will be posted out to you within 10 working days.
Terms and conditions
- Permit authorised for use by vehicle named on permit only
- Permit valid for following recyclables only: recyclable paper (for example, office paper, newspaper, pamphlets), card/cardboard, glass bottles/jars, soft plastics (bottles, pots, tubs and trays, no film), metal items, cans and textiles/shoes – a current list of permitted items can be found on the website.
- Cardboard must be flattened with no polystyrene or other contaminants
- Recyclables must not be walked into the site
- Glass bottles and jars to be hand fed into glass recycling containers
- All recyclables to be deposited in the correct containers
- No non-recyclable waste or waste in bags will be accepted under the permit
- Staff may check bags and recyclables for contaminants
- All directions given by staff to be followed and their decision is final
- The permit remains our property and any incorrect use or misuse of the permit may result in the removal of a permit without a refund.
- We reserve the right to refuse permit holders access for reasons such as site access or capacity issues.
- All users must be registered with the Environment Agency as waste carriers see: register as a waste carrier, broker or dealer (usually free if you are carrying your own waste).
For any further information please call 01926 412593.