Commercial waste charges for Townmead Road

All charges are exempt from VAT and are valid from 1 April 2012

Payment by card only. We do not accept cash.

Landfill

  • Charge £175 per tonne,
  • Minimum charge £35

Green waste

  • Cost: £87.50 per tonne
  • Minimum charge: £17.50

These prices apply provided you have complied with the following rules:

  • You must inform the weighbridge operator before weighing in.
  • The waste must be 100% green with no other materials mixed in.
  • Only use the green waste bay. No other waste is to be taken to other parts of the site unless users have weighed out and back in again.
  • Failure to comply with any of these rules will result in users being charged at the full rate of £175 per tonne.

Scrap metal, cardboard and paper

  • Cost: £87.50 per tonne
  • Minimum charge: £17.50

These prices apply provided you have complied with the following rules:

  • You must inform the weighbridge operator before weighing in.
  • All cardboard, as far as practicable, must be flat packed with no polystyrene packing.
  • Paper must not contain any plastic coatings or packaging and must be removed from files or boxes.
  • Scrap metal will only be accepted if it is 100% recyclable.
  • Only deposit materials in the appropriate area as designated by the site supervisor/weighbridge operator.
  • Failure to comply with any of these rules will result in users being charged at the full rate of £175 per tonne.

Rubble

  • Cost: £87.50 per tonne
  • Minimum charge: £17.50

These prices apply provided you have complied with the following rules:

  • You must inform the weighbridge operator before weighing in.
  • Only clean rubble with no bags, wood, plaster etc mixed in.
  • You must not cross contaminate the rubble with soil
  • Only use the inert bay. No other waste is to be taken to other parts of the site unless users have weighed out and back in again.
  • Failure to comply with any of these rules will result in users being charged at the full rate of £175 per tonne.

Hazardous waste and difficult waste

We are no longer allowed to accept the following waste from Traders at this facility:

  • All types of fridges/freezers – including (household types)
  • Televisions and computer monitors
  • Fluorescent tubes
  • Wood containing dangerous substances
  • Chemicals such as paint, pesticides solvents
  • Waste engine oil
  • Lead acid batteries
  • Tyres
  • All types of asbestos

See the commercial hazardous waste page for details of how to dispose of these materials.