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

Waste Managed comparison: Capital Recycle vs Waste Managed 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 Waste Managed 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 you have sites across the UK and want one broker to arrange every collection on one monthly invoice, Waste Managed is built for that and this page says so.

The two companies

Waste Managed is Waste Managed Limited, incorporated in 2021 and registered in Newcastle, part of the Everything Managed Group. It describes itself as a waste broker that connects customers across the UK with waste suppliers, so collections are arranged through partner carriers; no page of its says it runs vehicles of its own. It offers bins from 240 to 1100 litres with free delivery, front-end loader bins, skips and roll-on roll-off, 100 litre sacks in rolls of 50, a fixed monthly price on one invoice, and a customer portal and app. Its own pages: wastemanaged.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.

Waste Managed features and services, side by side

Capital RecycleWaste Managed (as published, read 5 Nov 2026)
London coverageCentral London and the WD postcodes; collection frequency agreed per siteArranges collections through partner carriers anywhere in London and across the UK; London areas named include Bromley, Croydon, Richmond, Islington, Camden, Hackney and Tower Hamlets; no postcode list
SacksPre-paid general waste and mixed recycling sacks, priced per sack by weekly volume; delivered from stock we hold100 litre sacks in rolls of 50, one roll per waste type; whether pre-paid, and the 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 and front-end loader bins; free bins and delivery
Other streamsGlass as a dedicated stream; food as a bagged stream; cardboard by arrangement; specialist streams through one of our partnersFood, glass, cardboard, confidential, clinical, sharps, sanitary and offensive waste; skips and roll-on roll-off
How pricing is structuredSacks per sack by volume; bins one monthly figure per bin; the agreement shows every line before you signA fixed monthly price on one invoice, with no bin hire or delivery charge; its fair use policy lets the monthly invoice rise, or bins or lifts be added, after repeated overweight bins; 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 or phone; account set-up "in minutes"; bin delivery and first collection lead time 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; service terms sit in each customer's contract schedule; its fair use policy gives 14 days' written notice of a price or service change
Waste Transfer NoteAnnual WTN Service, £65 + VAT per stream, issued and renewed by usNot described on the pages read
Diversion claim98% diversion from landfillNot published on the pages read
CertificationsUpper Tier carrier CBDU466346; £5m public liabilityISO 14001 listed; carrier or broker registration number not printed on the pages read
Missed collectionCall 0207 101 4003 and speak to the person who runs the roundPortal, app, webchat or 0333 733 5025 in weekday office hours; where the supplier is at fault, a recovery collection within 48 hours, per its pages
Changing a bin or a frequencyLike-for-like bin swap on 24 hours' notice, no crossover periodBin size and collection preferences through its portal
Public reviewsTrustpilot ★4.8Trustpilot, linked in the sources

Choose Waste Managed if

  • You have sites across the UK and want one broker to arrange every collection on one monthly invoice.
  • You want to manage bins, sizes and collection preferences in a portal or an app.
  • You need clinical, sharps, sanitary or offensive waste arranged alongside general waste.
  • You want free bins and delivery on a fixed monthly price.

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 company you sign with to be the company that collects: our own caged tippers and our own sack stock, and a call to 0207 101 4003 reaches the person who runs your round.
  • 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 Waste Managed's notice terms?

Not published on its site, as read on 5 November 2026: its terms page covers website use, and service terms sit in each customer's contract schedule. Its fair use policy gives 14 days' written notice of a price or service change. Ask for the contract schedule in writing and read the term, renewal and notice clauses before you sign, with any supplier.

Who collects the bins if I use Waste Managed?

A partner carrier. Waste Managed describes itself as a waste broker that connects customers with waste suppliers, and its fair use policy sets weight limits per carrier. Ask which carrier will serve your site. We collect on our own caged tippers.

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 Waste Managed 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 Waste Managed comes from its own published pages and fair use policy, and Companies House, listed below with the date we read them, and we have not quoted any Waste Managed price. Our carrier registration CBDU466346 is on the public register, so check us as well.
Facts checked 5 November 2026.

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