Commercial Waste Collection
Business Rates do not cover the cost of waste collection from business premises. Businesses should arrange their refuse collection with a registered waste contractor.
Please click on the links below to find out more about the responsibilities of businesses with regards to the disposal of their waste, and the waste collection service delivered by the council's nominated contractor, Haringey Enterprise.
|back to topDuty of Care
All businesses have a legal duty under the Environmental Protection Act 1990 to ensure that waste is disposed of responsibly. Businesses that produce waste must take all reasonable steps to keep it safe. If it is given to someone else the business must be sure that they are authorised to take it and can transport, process or dispose of it safely and legally.
Duty of Care regulations state that businesses must:
Keep waste packaged safely and securely
- The waste must be packaged in suitable containers so that it cannot fall out, blow away or escape from the receptacle.
- It must be secured against unauthorised removal as far as is reasonably practical.
- Security should be sufficient to prevent the breaking open of containers and removal of waste by vandals, thieves, animals, accident or weather.
Ensure that anyone taking their waste is authorised to do so
Businesses must ensure that the organisation collecting their waste is fully licensed by the Environment Agency. They will be authorised to remove waste and transport and dispose of it safely.
Give a Waste Transfer Note to the person that removes it
- The business must provide a written description of the waste to the person who removes it. This is known as a waste transfer note and must be completed by both persons involved in the transfer.
Commercial Waste Collection Service
Businesses can arrange waste collection contracts with any appropriate and fully licensed firm.
A full range of waste collection and disposal services are offered through Haringey Council's nominated waste contractor Haringey Enterprise. Services include:
- Refuse collections, using a range of containers to suit the needs of individual businesses. We can issue sacks where bin storage may be a problem.
- Clinical waste disposal
- Compactors for those companies with large amounts of waste.
- Removal of one-off loads or items. Please see Special Commercial Waste Collections
Haringey Enterprise can provide resources to ensure that companies store commercial waste safely, which include:
- Commercial Sack Service
- Steel Containers
- Wheeled Bins
- Steel Paladin Containers.
To request a commercial waste collection service through Haringey Enterprise, please call 020 8885 7700 or use our commercial waste collections and special collections online form.
If you wish to book a one-off commercial waste collection, please telephone the Haringey Enterprise trade office on 0845 226 5101.
What is the cost for this service?
Contact Haringey Enterprise on 020 8885 7700 for details of waste collection services.
What will you collect?
There are some types of waste which require special treatment, for example asbestos and some chemicals. If you wish to dispose of these items or you have any questions about items you wish to dispose of please contact us for further information.
|Back to topSpecial Commercial Waste Collections
Special or one-off collections of commercial waste can be arranged.
If you would like to arrange a special collection please contact Haringey Enterprise on 020 8885 7700 or use our special collections request form.
Please note that there is a charge for this service.
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