Business waste collections
Businesses that sign up for our service can recycle a wide range of mixed materials and dispose of various general waste items.
Food waste
- Dairy produce, including eggs, eggshells and cheese, small amounts of butter or lard
- Paper kitchen towels
- Bread, cakes and pastries
- Fruit, vegetable and peelings
- Cereals, rice, pasta and pulses
- Tea bags, tea leaves and coffee grounds
- Food scrapings from plates and dishes
- Raw and cooked fish and meat, including skin and bones
If you want to recycle cooking oil, there is a bin at Harefield Civic Amenity Site.
Dry mixed recycling
- Cardboard
- Glass bottles and jars
- Paper
- Plastic bottles, tubs and trays
- Steel and aluminium tins and cans
- Tetra Pak cartons
- Tin foil
Important: Items must be clean, dry and placed into the recycling bags we provide.
General waste
- Hard plastics
- Coffee cups
- Polystyrene
- Soiled packaging
- Sanitary products
Get an estimated price
Missed collection
If your business waste hasn't been collected on your collection day and you have followed instructions for collection, please complete our online form.
Report a missed trade waste or bulk bin collection
One-off collections
Email us at tradewaste@hillingdon.gov.uk to find out if we can help your business with one-off collections (from events to furniture clearances) and to receive a free no-obligation quote.
Other business waste and recycling
We do not currently offer a separate collection for business food waste, garden waste or textiles. If your business produces this type of waste, please take it to a waste and recycling centre, where it can be recycled, or place it into your general waste bins or rubbish sacks.
Important: The following materials cannot be placed into your waste or recycling bins:
- hazardous waste
- construction / industrial waste
- clinical waste.