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So Greene comparison

So Greene comparison: Capital Recycle vs So Greene for commercial waste in London

So Greene comparison: Capital Recycle vs So Greene 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 So Greene 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. If your sites are in Surrey or Berkshire near its Chertsey base, or you want skips, residential bins or graffiti removal from the same supplier, So Greene is built for that and this page says so.

The two companies

So Greene is SO GREENE LIMITED, a commercial waste collector incorporated in 2021, with its registered office in Orpington and its operating base in Chertsey, Surrey; its contact page also lists Shepperton, and its story says it started out in Slough. It describes its area as "London and Surrounding Areas", offers pre-paid bag collections alongside bins from 240 to 1100 litres, weighs each lift on its vehicles, and says landfill is not part of its disposal method. It also sells residential bin collections, skips, clearances and graffiti removal. Its own pages: sogreene.com (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.

So Greene features and services, side by side

Capital RecycleSo Greene (as published, read 5 Nov 2026)
London coverageCentral London and the WD postcodes; collection frequency agreed per site"London and Surrounding Areas"; no borough or postcode list published, a postcode checker only; its sites are in Chertsey and Shepperton
SacksPre-paid general waste and mixed recycling sacks, priced per sack by weekly volume; delivered from stock we holdPre-paid bag collections in a "Standard" and a "Premium" option; bag 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 for general waste and dry mixed recycling; 240 litre for food and for glass; bin rental not published
Other streamsGlass as a dedicated stream; food as a bagged stream; cardboard by arrangement; specialist streams through one of our partnersFood to anaerobic digestion, glass, secure shredding, WEEE, cardboard balers and compactors; bin cleaning sold as a separate service
How pricing is structuredSacks per sack by volume; bins one monthly figure per bin; the agreement shows every line before you signBy quote from an online Build Quote tool, by container, quantity and collection frequency; per-lift, monthly or weight basis not published; 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 dateOnline quote tool, phone or email; requests answered "within a reasonable timeframe"; time to first collection not published
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; no terms page or document is linked on its site
Waste Transfer NoteAnnual WTN Service, £65 + VAT per stream, issued and renewed by usNot described on its pages; a customer portal exists, its contents not public
Diversion claim98% diversion from landfillSays landfill "is not part of our waste disposal method"; an average client recycling rate of 65% on one page and 100% diversion on another
CertificationsUpper Tier carrier CBDU466346; £5m public liabilityNo accreditation listed; carrier registration number not printed on the pages read
Missed collectionCall 0207 101 4003 and speak to the person who runs the roundPhone, email or the contact form in weekday office hours; a missed-collection process and recovery time are not published
Changing a bin or a frequencyLike-for-like bin swap on 24 hours' notice, no crossover periodNot published; a customer portal exists
Public reviewsTrustpilot ★4.8No Trustpilot profile found; no rating published on its site

Choose So Greene if

  • Your sites are around Chertsey, Shepperton or Slough, where it operates, and you want one supplier across them.
  • You also want residential bin collections, skips, clearances or graffiti removal from the same company.
  • You want food and glass in their own 240 litre bins next to general waste and recycling, with secure shredding and WEEE on the same account.
  • You want the weight of each lift recorded on the vehicle.

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.
  • You want the sack price published before anyone calls you: pre-paid general waste and recycling sacks, priced per bag by weekly volume and delivered from our own stock.
  • 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 notice terms in front of you before you sign, not discovered on the way out: 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 So Greene's notice terms?

Not published on its site, as read on 5 November 2026; no terms page or document is linked. Ask for the agreement in writing and read the term, renewal and notice clauses before you sign, with any supplier.

Does So Greene collect sacks?

Yes. Its site describes pre-paid bag collections in a Standard and a Premium option, without a bag size, pack or price. We publish ours: pre-paid general waste and recycling sacks, priced per bag by weekly volume.

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 So Greene for sack and bin customers in London, 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 So Greene comes from its own published pages and Companies House, listed below with the date we read them, and we have not quoted any So Greene price. Our carrier registration CBDU466346 is on the public register, so check us as well.
Facts checked 5 November 2026.

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