Find out how to dispose of business or commercial waste and what are your legal responsibilities.
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As a business or commercial organisation you are legally required to dispose of your waste responsibly. This is part of your duty of care.
There are a number of ways to dispose of commercial waste:
The Right Waste Right Place campaign gives advice to small businesses and establishments on meeting their Duty of Care obligations as practically as possible, to ensure their waste is properly disposed of.
New regulations will soon require businesses to separate recyclable materials from general waste.
From the 31 March, workplaces that generate waste similar in nature and composition to household waste must separate dry recyclable waste (glass, metal and plastic and cardboard and paper), food waste and black bin waste from each other.
Examples of such workplaces include:
There is no minimum weight for food waste collections.
Small businesses with fewer than 10 full-time employees are temporarily exempt until 31 March 2027.
WRAP have a dedicated website with useful information The Business of Recycling. Further guidance can also be found on Simpler recycling: workplace recycling in England | GOV.UK.
Waste upholstered domestic seating
We are currently unable to accept any upholstered domestic seating at our Whetstone Waste Transfer Station. This includes (but not necessarily limited to) any furniture item with cushioning and padding, such as:
You can take some types of business and commercial waste to the Whetstone Transfer Station. As a trade user you must report to the weighbridge when you arrive.
Register or renew as a waste carrier, broker or dealer
Closed every bank holiday with the exception of Good Friday
Monday to Friday: 7.45am to 5pm – last admittance 4.40pm
Saturday: Closed
Whetstone Transfer Station is located next to Whetstone Recycling and Household Waste Site.
You do not require an account in order to use the Whetstone Waste Transfer Station trade or public weigh services, you can pay by credit or debit card at the time of tipping - we do not accept cash or cheque payments.
Alternatively, you can apply for a trade waste account online. You will need:
Once all checks have been carried out you will be notified if your application for a trade account has been approved. Please note the maximum credit limit available is £500 per month.
Apply for a trade waste account
There have been some increases to our prices from 1 April 2025. This is due to the removal of red diesel (which affects both our waste transfer station and end destinations), high inflation on white diesel, higher vehicle and plant costs and the national insurance rise – in addition to the usual landfill tax increases. We'll keep these under review to ensure they remain both sustainable and cost effective.
Charges vary for different types of waste.
Asbestos, explosives and radioactive waste is not accepted.
General waste is any non-hazardous waste (no plasterboard included), which hasn’t been sorted and therefore contains mixed types of waste.
Source separated - no mixed loads.
No mixed loads - loads containing large volumes of soil and/or large root balls need to be presented separately as general waste.
Source separated - no mixed loads, no plasterboard or hazardous waste.
Inert waste includes building (demolition) waste, hardcore, rubble, concrete, gravel, sand, and stone.
Plasterboard, asbestos, plastics and organics are not accepted as inert waste.
Source clean and separated - no mixed loads.
Loads above 1 tonne need to be pre-booked (please contact us on 0116 305 3774).
Commercial type fridges/freezers are not accepted.
£44.00 +VAT (£52.80) inclusive of consignment note charge (which the customer must provide).
£44.00 +VAT (£52.80) - customers must provide a consignment note, as per EWC Code 20 01 23 requirements for hazardous material.
Prices inclusive of consignment note charge (which the customer must provide)
This includes waste which is difficult to handle, but not hazardous waste.
Please contact us on the number provided below to discuss and agree a rate.
Contact us if you think your waste requires specialist treatment on site before it can be disposed, as it may need to be pre-booked.
It is at the discretion of Leicestershire County Council whether or not to accept waste which requires specialist treatment.
Telephone: 0116 305 3774
