Only go outside for food, health reasons or work (but only if you cannot work from home)
If you go out, stay 2 metres (6ft) away from other people at all times
Wash your hands as soon as you get home
Do not meet others, even friends or family. You can spread the virus even if you don’t have symptoms.
Every business that produces waste in the UK has a legal ‘duty of care’ to:
For more information:
Business waste also includes any waste that comes from:
You must register if you do any of these things as part of your business:
To register for a waste carriers licence, visit the gov.uk website
You can be fined up to £5,000 if you don’t register.
If you are disposing of hazardous waste note, you will need to complete a consignment note which you can download from the .gov.uk website. The consignment note must stay with hazardous waste until it reaches its final destination.
When you visit you will need to pay the following fees (prices do not include VAT).
Duty of care (valid for 12 months) £1.85
| Category | Unit of Measure | Price | Min price (500KG) |
| Confiscated items | Tonne | £473.50 | £236.75 |
| CRTs | Each | £6.82 | – |
| Fridges | Each | £25 | – |
| General | Tonne | £161.19 | £80.60 |
| Glazed UPVC | Tonne | £161.19 | £80.60 |
| Green | Tonne | £78.72 | £39.36 |
| Gypsum/plasterboard | Tonne | £161.19 | £80.60 |
| Hardcore | Tonne | £38.81 | £19.41 |
| Lamps | Each | £0.98 | – |
| WEEE | Tonne | £60.59 | £30.30 |
| Packaging | Tonne | £161.19 | £80.60 |
| Paper/cardboard | Tonne | Free | Free |
| Plastic | Tonne | £178.11 | £89.06 |
| Polystyrene | Tonne | £522.66 | £261.33 |
| Scrap metal | Tonne | Free | Free |
| Trade confidential | Tonne | £481.19 | £240.60 |
| Unglazed UPVC | Tonne | £161.19 | £80.60 |
| Wood | Tonne | £95.34 | £47.67 |
You can pay by card (credit or debit, including contactless).
For health and safety reasons, PPE must be worn when recycling or disposing of your business waste at one of the waste transfer facilities below.
If you do not have the appropriate PPE, you will not be able to use the waste transfer facilities.
You must wear:
You can dispose of your business waste at one of the sites listed below. Please note the opening times and the type of waste that is accepted varies between facilities.
All facilities are closed on Christmas Day (25th December) and New Year’s Day (1st January).
You cannot take business waste to any of the Recycling Centres. This is strictly for household waste and recycling only.
| Facility | Opening times | Types of business waste not accepted |
| Arkwright Street, Oldham, OL9 9LZ | Closed | Asbestos Garden waste Wood Rubble Confidential waste paper |
| Bayley Street, Stalybridge, SK15 1PZ | Closed | Asbestos Fridges TVs and monitors Small electrical items Garden waste Rubble Wood Confidential waste paper |
| Chichester Street, Rochdale, OL16 2AU | Closed | Asbestos Fridges TVs and monitors Small electrical items Confidential waste paper |
| Cobden Street, Salford, M6 6NA | Closed | Asbestos Fridges TVs and monitors Small electrical items Garden waste Rubble Confidential waste paper |
| Every Street, Bury, BL9 5BE | Closed | Asbestos Fridges TVs and monitors Small electrical items Garden waste Rubble Wood Confidential waste paper |
| Longley Lane, Sharston, M22 4RQ | Closed | Asbestos Lamps Paper and card Confidential waste paper |
| Reliance Street, Manchester, M40 3EZ | Closed | Asbestos Paper and card Confidential waste paper |
| Salford Road, Bolton, BL5 1DG | Closed | Asbestos Fridges TVs and monitors Small electrical items Confidential waste paper |
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