Reliable commercial bin collection in London, fully licensed and fairly priced.
240L, 360L, 660L and 1100L wheelie bins. General Waste and Dry Mixed Recycling. Daily, weekly or one-off lifts.
Per-lift from £12 + VAT, monthly billing, no bin rental. 24 to 48 hour typical service start across all London postcodes.
Bins emptied on schedule, paperwork straight.
Real numbers from real London accounts. We turn up on the day, keep waste out of landfill, and hand you the record every collection.
Active commercial customers
Typical service start
Landfill diversion rate
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Built for London businesses that need bins reliably emptied.
If you are tired of missed collections, surprise overweight charges, or restrictive agreements that are difficult to leave, you are the customer we designed our service for. Terms are fair and clearly documented.
Restaurants, cafés and takeaways
High-frequency lifts, a predictable schedule, no compromise on Friday emptying.
Hotels and hospitality
Discreet collection windows, multiple bins, multi-stream where needed.
Offices and co-working
General Waste plus DMR recycling, scheduled around occupancy patterns.
Retail, convenience, boutiques
Cardboard-heavy DMR plus a general bin, single sites or multi-site groups.
Salons, gyms and studios
Tight bin space, with 240L and 360L options for compact sites.
Production and workshops
Heavier loads, 1100L size, often paired with our pallet or Wait and Load service.
General Waste and Dry Mixed Recycling, two streams, one provider.
What goes in the General Waste bin
- Food packaging and food-contaminated paper or card
- Soft plastics, polystyrene, cling film
- Mixed non-recyclable waste
- Disposable cups, food containers, takeaway packaging
- Anything that cannot go into recycling
What goes in the DMR bin
- Clean cardboard and paper (no food residue)
- Plastic bottles and containers (rinsed)
- Metal cans (food and drink)
- Aluminium foil and trays (clean)
- Mixed clean recyclables, sorted during sorting, not by you
Glass is a separate stream. Under UK Simpler Recycling rules, glass must be collected separately from DMR. Small staff-kitchen quantities can usually be included with DMR. High-volume glass producers (cafés, bars, takeaways) need a dedicated glass-bottle collection. Ask us for a glass quote alongside your bin service.
Sanitary and offensive waste (used hygiene products, nappies, incontinence pads from commercial bathrooms) is a separate licensed stream and must be collected by a dedicated offensive-waste provider in yellow or black sanitary bins. We do not take it in our bins. We can refer you to a specialist partner if you do not have one set up.
Food waste is a separate licensed stream. Ask us before booking if you produce 5kg or more per week of food waste and we will point you to the right route.
Plasterboard, hazardous waste and WEEE must be segregated and are handled via our Construction Waste and Wait and Load services.
DMR contamination above 5% can be re-classified as General Waste during sorting, so keep DMR clean to keep the recycling rate.
Pick the right bin for your weekly volume.
Published weight limits and fair excess charges. If your bin is consistently over the limit, we will discuss either upsizing the bin (for example 660L to 1100L) or increasing collection frequency, agreed in writing before any change to your invoice.
About 3 bin bags
Best for: single small site, low-volume office, salon, studio
About 5 bin bags
Best for: small café, takeaway, retail unit, small office
About 10 bin bags
Best for: restaurant, larger café, mid-size office, mid-volume retail
About 15 bin bags
Best for: high-volume hospitality, multi-floor office, supermarket, production site
How our pricing works
- Priced per lift (one lift is one bin emptied once), from £12 + VAT, paid by fixed monthly Direct Debit. We take your weekly lift cost, multiply by 52 weeks and divide by 12, so your Direct Debit is the same amount every month of the year. Your exact rate depends on bin size, lift frequency and postcode. Tell us your setup and we will price it for you.
- No bin rental fees while you are an active customer. Bins are delivered free and included in the service.
- Two contract terms. A 12-month standard contract at the published per-lift rate (auto-renews unless cancelled with 60 days notice before the renewal date), or a 1-month rolling option at +10% per lift. Plain English, documented in your contract.
- Excess weight may be charged separately if a bin is consistently over its limit, with no silent surcharges. We will discuss upsizing or extra lifts first.
- Volume discounts apply on multi-bin and 3+ lifts-per-week schedules.
Scheduled weekly service or a single ad-hoc lift, same number, same response.
For most customers
- Weekly, twice-weekly, or daily lifts
- Same time window every collection day
- Locked per-lift rate for the term of your agreement
- Free bin delivery
- Fixed monthly Direct Debit (weekly lift cost × 52 ÷ 12)
- 24 to 48 hour typical service start
- Annual Duty of Care Waste Transfer Note included
Events, overflow, post-refurb
- Single bin lift at short notice
- Same-day possible in most London postcodes if booked before 12:00
- Pre-paid via Stripe link before collection
- Useful for events, temporary sites, overflow weeks, fit-out finishes
- Quoted by bin size, postcode and access window
- Single-collection Waste Transfer Note provided
Quote
Share postcode, bin size and frequency. Quote back same day, often within hours.
Onboard
Bin delivered free within 24 to 48 hours of order confirmation.
Collect
Scheduled lift days, same window each week. SMS confirmation on collection.
Pay
Fixed monthly Direct Debit. Stripe link for one-offs.
We compete on reliability and clarity, not on cheap headline pricing.
National waste chains can advertise lower headline rates. They typically secure customers with long agreements, lengthy notice periods, and excess-weight charges that are not visible until the bill arrives. Our approach is different: clear terms in plain English, published weight limits, and a service team you can actually reach.
A team you reach directly
A small, accountable team you deal with directly, not a rotating call centre. Call 0207 101 4003 and you reach someone who knows your account.
Reliable collections
Customers stay because we turn up on schedule. Our track record is verifiable on Trustpilot and Google, with a 4.8 / 5 rating from verified reviews.
No bin rental, published limits
Bins are part of the service while you are an active customer. Excess weight may be charged separately if a bin is over its limit, never a silent surcharge.
Two terms, your call
A 12-month standard contract at the locked rate, auto-renews unless cancelled with 60 days notice before the renewal date, or a 1-month rolling option at +10% per lift. Plain-English notice terms, documented before you sign.
From one-off pallet job to multi-stream anchor account.
Borough Broth came to us via an emergency one-off pallet pickup at their Greenford production site. Their bin contractor at the time had missed three collections in a fortnight. Andrea, the operations lead, had given notice but could not switch until the contract notice period expired.
After the pallet job, we offered a single-bin trial, one 1100L bin, three lifts a week, no upfront commitment beyond the trial period. The brief was simple: do not miss a collection.
Six months later, we run three 1100L bins three times a week for Borough Broth, all on the back of one trial that proved the schedule holds.
The lesson is straightforward. Every customer who comes to us after a difficult experience elsewhere wants the same thing: a service that does what it says, on the day it is scheduled, without the small print working against them. That is what we deliver.
“We started to work with Capital Recycle 18 months ago. As a medium-size company we are very satisfied with their services, availability and prices.”
Andrea M., Borough Broth
Daily routes across all London postcodes.
We run daily collection routes across all London postcodes inside the M25. If your postcode is in the grid, we already pass you on a route, so adding your bin is near-zero marginal cost. That lets us hold tight pricing without cutting corners on reliability. If your postcode is not shown, ask anyway; we are always looking to fill route capacity in adjacent areas.
Compliant, accountable, fully documented.
We are a registered Upper Tier Waste Carrier with full commercial insurance in place. Every recurring customer receives an Annual Duty of Care Waste Transfer Note covering each waste stream. Ad-hoc collections receive a single-collection Waste Transfer Note on the day.
Upper Tier Waste Carrier
CBDU466346. Verifiable on the Environment Agency Public Register.
Public Liability £5m
Full commercial liability cover for all collection activities.
Annual Waste Transfer Note
Issued per waste stream, satisfying your Duty of Care under the Environmental Protection Act 1990.
Documented service terms
A plain-English contract schedule, available before you sign.
What businesses ask before they sign up.
If your question is not here, call 0207 101 4003 and we will answer it on the phone in plain English.
Do I need to sign a long-term contract?
Do you charge bin rental?
What is the minimum collection frequency for recurring service?
What does a typical bin collection cost?
What size bin do I need for my business?
What is the difference between weekly, twice-weekly and daily collection?
What happens if my bin is consistently overweight?
Can I have General Waste and Dry Mixed Recycling on the same site?
How quickly can you start service?
Do you collect food waste?
Do you take cardboard, plasterboard, hazardous waste or WEEE?
Do my bins need to be closed and not overfilled on collection day?
Where should bins be placed for collection?
Can I have bins inside my premises, not on the street?
What happens if you miss a scheduled collection?
Do you cover central London ULEZ and Congestion Charge zones?
Can I switch to you before my current contract ends?
How do I pay and what is the invoicing schedule?
Ready to switch? We will quote in hours, deliver bins in days.
Most quotes go out within hours of enquiry. New bins delivered and live within 24 to 48 hours. There is no upfront commitment to send us your details; if our terms do not suit, you walk away with a useful comparison number.