Business Waste and Recycling

The Waste (Scotland) Regulations 2012

• All businesses are required to present metal, plastic, glass, paper and card for separate collection.
• Food businesses (except in rural areas) which produce over 50kg of food waste per week to present that food waste for separate collection.
• Smaller businesses who produce over 5kg must present food waste.

To help you comply we offer the following:

• Cardboard and paper waste collection
• Recyclable containers for example cans, plastic bottles and tubs
• Residual waste collection service that takes all materials that cannot be recycled including plastic bags, cellophane, polystyrene, bubblewrap
• Organic waste collection service for food waste (bins 140 litres only) or horticultural waste (240 litres). These are only available to qualifying businesses.

Please note that we cannot offer a service to collect non-recyclable waste unless:

• A service to collect non-recylable waste is also provided by the Council, or;
• Customers can demonstrate satisfactorily how their recyclable waste is being disposed of.

For details of our charges, please email wasteservices@clacks.gov.uk, or telephone 01259 450000. Our Register of Charges is also available to refer to.

Collection services will commence on the completion of a statutory Duty of Care form.

Customer Accounts

For more information or for setting up a customer account please contact 01259 450000, or email wasteservices@clacks.gov.uk.

Further information on Waste Regulations

• Useful advice on how regulations affect your business can be viewed at the 'Frequently Asked Questions' section of the Resource Efficient Scotland website.
• More information on the requirement for a Duty of Care can be found at www.resourceefficientscotland.com
• Advice on waste Carriers and Brokers can be found on the Scottish Environment Protection Agency's Web site.