Rubbish and recycling
What should I do with trade waste?
New regulations will soon require your business to separate recyclable materials from your general waste. If you have a business with 10 or more full-time equivalent employees this means you.
The introduction of the simpler recycling legislation will mean that your business will have to ensure its waste is separated into three different bins: Dry Recycling, Food Waste and Residual Waste.
You will need to ensure your business is compliant with the new simpler recycling legislation by 31 March 2025.
For more information about how this affects your business, visit http://norfolkrecycles.com/business-waste or http://businessofrecycling.wrap.org.uk
Generally, you cannot dispose of it like household waste. A number of main Recycling Centre Plus sites across Norfolk will however, accept commercial waste at a charge, including:
- Caister Recycling Centre (opens new window), Thetford, King's Lynn, Dereham, Ketteringham, Mayton Wood and Hempton
The service is aimed at small businesses and travelling tradesmen who may not have the resource or the volume of waste to justify a commercial collection.
A range of materials are accepted from trade customers you will be charged based on the size of the vehicle and type of waste you take.. For more information on how the service works, the types of trade waste accepted and a full list of charges, please see Norfolk County Council's business waste (opens new window) service.
If you transport waste as part of your business you will need a waste carrier's licence. This is a requirement for all businesses, whether you are carrying your own waste or for other people/businesses. You can obtain a licence from the Environment Agency or by calling 03708 506506.
The business registration can be shown via a widget on your website, as per this example of the Council's own registration:
The registration number in the widget is a hyperlink to the full entry on the Environment Agency's Public Registers.
You can also contact Norse (opens new window) for advice or to set up a trade waste collection. Commercial waste carriers may offer different services. Please ensure that they hold the correct waste transfer and carrier licences as you are responsible for your own trade waste. You may find the information on the following pages helpful:
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