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FJL Waste comparison

FJL Waste comparison: Capital Recycle vs FJL Waste for commercial waste in London

FJL Waste comparison: Capital Recycle vs FJL Waste on what a business asks before it signs: where they collect, what containers they supply, how the charges are structured, how fast they start, what the published terms say, and who issues the paperwork. Every statement about FJL Waste is taken from its own published pages and dated. We are the other company on this page, so weigh what we say accordingly.
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Who this comparison is for

A business in London with one site, or a handful, that puts out pre-paid sacks or runs one to four wheelie bins. The two companies are alike in shape, so the question is mostly where you are: FJL lists west and south west London, Surrey and the Thames Valley; we run central London and the WD postcodes.

The two companies

FJL Waste is the trading name of FJL Recycling Ltd, founded in 2013 by Frazer Lanagan, independent and family-run, based in Uxbridge in West London. It describes its own branded fleet with employed drivers, around 190,000 collections a year, a same-week start for most new sites, and a "100% landfill diversion" claim, all on its own pages. Upper Tier waste carrier CBDU91900, with the Environment Agency certificate published on its site. Its own pages: fjlwaste.co.uk (nofollow).
Capital Recycle Ltd is a London commercial waste collector with 250+ active customers, rated ★4.8 on Trustpilot. We collect sacks and bins across central London and the WD postcodes on our caged tippers, start within 24 to 48 hours from sack stock we hold ourselves, and issue the annual Waste Transfer Note for every stream we collect. Upper Tier waste carrier CBDU466346. £5m public liability.

FJL Waste features and services, side by side

Capital RecycleFJL Waste (as published, read 3 Nov 2026)
London coverageCentral London and the WD postcodes; collection frequency agreed per siteWest and south west London (Acton, Ealing, Park Royal, Hounslow, Richmond, Kingston, Wimbledon, Putney, Wandsworth, Battersea among the listed towns), Surrey, the Thames Valley and the Watford WD postcodes; central, north and east London are not listed; it asks for a postcode to confirm
SacksPre-paid general waste and mixed recycling sacks, priced per sack by weekly volume; delivered from stock we holdCommercial sacks offered for tight spaces or low demand; size, pack and price not published
Bins240, 360, 660 and 1100 litre; one fixed monthly figure per bin, no rental line, no environmental levy, no fuel surcharge240, 360, 660 and 1100 litre, supplied and maintained within the price with no separate rental; food caddies 23 to 240 litre
Other streamsGlass as a dedicated stream; food as a bagged stream; cardboard by arrangement; specialist streams through one of our partnersGlass, food, cardboard and confidential waste on one schedule; used cooking oil for hospitality; skips, roll-on roll-off, compactors and balers; hazardous waste and vape disposal listed
How pricing is structuredSacks per sack by volume; bins one monthly figure per bin; the agreement shows every line before you signPer bin per lift by size, stream and frequency; offices on "one clear monthly price"; says no fuel surcharge and no automatic annual rise; no figure published
How to startPhone or form; service starts within 24 to 48 hours; sacks from our own stock, bins on the agreed start dateSame-week start, most new sites within a week; quote by phone or form with a price promised by the end of the day; changeover from another supplier coordinated
Term and notice12-month agreement that renews unless you give 60 days' notice before the renewal date, or a rolling monthly option at a higher rate that you can end any month. The agreement is sent before you commitNot published; its pages describe rolling agreements and say to ask for the minimum term and notice period; the only terms on its site are website terms of use
Waste Transfer NoteAnnual WTN Service, £65 + VAT per stream, issued and renewed by usA transfer note generated for every collection; Duty of Care paperwork held on the customer account; price not published
Diversion claim98% diversion from landfill"100% landfill diversion"
CertificationsUpper Tier carrier CBDU466346; £5m public liabilityUpper Tier carrier CBDU91900, certificate published; "fully licensed and insured"; no ISO or scheme listed
Missed collectionCall 0207 101 4003 and speak to the person who runs the round0330 024 9180, answered by a person in its published office hours, six days a week; recovery time not published
Changing a bin or a frequencyLike-for-like bin swap on 24 hours' notice, no crossover periodBy phone, "no portal ticket", per its hospitality page
Public reviewsTrustpilot ★4.8Says it is rated on Google and Trustpilot; no rating or count published

Choose FJL Waste if

  • Your sites are in west or south west London, Surrey or the Thames Valley and you want one supplier across them.
  • You need skips, roll-on roll-off, a compactor or a baler on the same account as the bins.
  • You run a hospitality site that wants an early-morning round with used cooking oil collected on the same schedule.
  • You need confidential shredding with a certificate of destruction after each collection.

Choose Capital Recycle if

If you want a collection that turns up on the day it is booked, and a team you can reach when something needs sorting, choose Capital Recycle.
  • Your site is in central London: the City, Westminster, Camden, Islington, Southwark and the rest of the centre, which is where our rounds run.
  • You want a missed or late collection sorted by a person who can act: a call to 0207 101 4003 reaches the person who runs your round, not a ticket queue or a call centre that cannot contact the driver.
  • You have one London site, or a few, with sacks or one to four bins.
  • You want to start this week, with the containers actually on site: sacks from our own stock within 24 to 48 hours, bins delivered on the agreed start date, and a damaged bin swapped like for like on 24 hours' notice.
  • You want the bin price to be the whole price: one fixed monthly figure, no rental line, no levy, no fuel surcharge, so there is no lift count on the invoice to argue over.
  • You want the term and the notice period written into the agreement in front of you before you sign: 12 months, 60 days' notice before the renewal date, and a reminder from us 90 days before it.
  • You want us to issue and renew the Waste Transfer Note, so the paperwork a landlord or auditor asks for is already there.

How switching works

  1. Check the notice window on your current agreement first. The window, not the new supplier, decides when you can move.
  2. Tell us your postcode, the containers you use and your weekly volume. We confirm a start date within 24 to 48 hours.
  3. We deliver sacks or bins on the agreed date. If you are moving from bins, the new bins go in as the old ones go out; there is no period with two sets on site.
  4. We issue the Waste Transfer Note for each stream at the start, then renew it annually.
The full checklist is in our guide: How to switch commercial waste provider.

Common questions

What are FJL Waste's notice terms?

Not published on its site, as read on 3 November 2026. Its pages describe rolling agreements and say to ask for the minimum term and notice. Ask for the agreement in writing and read the term, renewal and notice clauses before you sign, with any supplier.

Does FJL Waste cover central London?

Its locations page lists west and south west London, Surrey, the Thames Valley and the Watford WD postcodes, and asks for a postcode to confirm. Ask them directly; we run central London and the WD postcodes.

Sacks or bins?

Sacks suit a site with no storage and a small daily volume. Bins suit a site with a bin store and steady volume. Our guide on bags or bins for commercial waste covers the trade-offs.

Do you cover my postcode?

Central London and the WD postcodes. Call 0207 101 4003 with your postcode and we will tell you straight away.

How long is your agreement?

12 months as standard, renewing unless you give 60 days' notice before the renewal date, or rolling monthly at a higher rate. You see the agreement before you sign.

Who do I call if a collection is missed?

0207 101 4003. You speak to the person who runs the round.

Who published this

Capital Recycle Ltd wrote this page. We compete with FJL Waste for sack and bin customers where our areas meet, so read it as one competitor writing about another. We are an agile, independent London collector with our own caged tippers and our own sack stock. Everything we say about FJL Waste comes from its own published pages, Companies House and the Environment Agency register, listed below with the date we read them, and we have not quoted any FJL Waste price. Our carrier registration CBDU466346 is on the public register, so check us as well.
Facts checked 3 November 2026.

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