Business waste – Herefordshire Council

Covid-19 - Herefordshire Council Trade Waste Services

Herefordshire Council understands that the unprecedented challenges presented by the Covid-19 outbreak are having major impacts on Herefordshire businesses.

We are continuing to collect waste from our trade waste customers at present but would like to make all of our trade bin customers aware of options available to them should they have to cease trading during the outbreak or scale down operations.

If you have had to cease trading please contact us to suspend your service. We will happily leave your bin on site while the service is suspended and await your instruction to recommence collections once you are ready to start trading again. No charges will be made while the service is suspended and we will discuss with you how to process any credits that this may leave on your account.

If you have scaled down your operations during the outbreak and therefore require less waste to be collected, please contact us and we can discuss ways in which we can reduce your service and the costs for the duration of the outbreak.

If you are currently still trading as normal, but are worried how the outbreak is going to affect your business in the near future, please contact us to discuss changing your payment frequency to lessen the impact on your finances during this period.

If you use Herefordshire Council's (blue) trade sack service, please note that for the time being your collections will continue as normal. If you need to purchase (blue) trade waste sacks you will need to order and pay for these online until further notice.

If you need to discuss your service, please contact us on 01432 260051, tradewaste@herefordshire.gov.uk or complete our contact form.

See our Covid-19 waste and recycling information for advice on keeping yourselves and our collections crews safe.

Business waste - your responsibilities

What is business waste?

Business waste is any waste that is produced by a commercial activity, including one run from your home. The law classifies this waste as commercial or industrial waste and you are required to make suitable arrangements for this waste to be stored and disposed of safely and lawfully.

It includes waste from construction, demolition, industry and agriculture but also includes waste from:

Holiday homes
Camp sites
Charities clubs and societies
Any part of your home used for a commercial/business activity
Food and drinks waste from any part of a business premises
Waste from rented properties collected by the landlord or agent
Waste produced at a household by builders, painters & decorators and other contractors
Waste from home businesses, such as childminding, accountancy, salons, catering and dog grooming

If you are unsure about your waste responsibilities have a look at our Business waste guide or see the government guidance on how to dispose of business and commercial waste.