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School and charity collections

Publicly funded schools and charity shops selling donated household items are not charged for disposing of their waste, only for the hire of bins and the collection of waste.

We offer a reduced-price collection service for these premises. You can choose to have more than one bin, The number of collections and the service can be limited to just term-time if needed.

Please make sure you tell us about your charity status when applying for our business waste collection service.

Legal duty to dispose of business waste correctly

From 31 March 2027, ALL businesses across England, regardless of size and/or volume of waste, will have a legal duty to present the following wastes separated in accordance with the arrangements with a registered waste collector: 
  • dry recyclable materials - plastic, metal, glass, paper and card
  • food waste
  • black bin waste (residual waste)  

Find out more about the Government’s new Simpler Recycling Legislation.

Wychavon District Council offers all 3 services. 

To ensure compliance with regulations, you will need to ensure you have a collection service for all 3 waste streams by 31st March 2027. Failure to do so may result in a compliance notice or fine from the Environment Agency.

You do not need to use Wychavon District Council for all of your services and it may be that you have services from multiple providers which will be compliant with the regulations but we just want to ensure you are aware of the legislation and assist you with your compliance. 

If you wish to explore the services on offer from Wychavon, information about the service, including costs and bins on offer, can be found here: Business Waste - Wychavon District Council and FAQs about the Food Waste service can be found here: Food Waste FAQs - Wychavon District Council. To help those smaller businesses with limited space, we will be offering a smaller 23 litre food waste caddy collection service from 31st March 2027 (we currently only offer a 180 litre bin collection service). 

If you run a business, no matter what the size, then you are legally responsible for the waste you produce. You must make sure you do the following:

  • Keep your waste to a minimum by doing everything you can to prevent, reuse, recycle or recover waste
  • Store your waste safely and securely
  • Arrange to have your waste taken away by us or another registered waste carrier

If you run a business from home you must have a separate waste collection, you cannot put business waste in your household bin.

You must pay for your business waste collection separately. It is not included as part of Business Rates.

If you do not dispose of your waste properly you could be prosecuted under the Control of Pollution Act 1974 and the Environmental Protection Act 1990.

Read more about your responsibilities to dispose of your waste.

Our business waste and recycling collection service

To help you meet your legal duties to dispose of your waste correctly, you can sign up for a business waste and recycling collection from us. We offer a flexible and cost-effective service for businesses in Evesham, Droitwich, Pershore, Broadway and surrounding villages.

Our service will also help improve your company's environmental credentials as waste we collect from you is burnt to generate electricity at an Energy from Waste Plant and recycling is sent for reprocessing, with the majority staying in the UK. 

The benefits of using our service include:

  • A range of bin sizes and sacks to choose from
  • Flexible collections
  • Easy payment by direct debit each quarter
  • No hidden charges – the price we quote is the price you pay
  • Legal and safe disposal offering peace of mind
  • Reliable and friendly service
  • Lockable bins – so you know you are only paying for your waste
  • No VAT
  • The option for one-off extra collections if needed for an additional cost

We offer the option to have a separate recycling bin to help manage your waste more effectively.

You can recycle everything in a business waste bin that you can in your household bin including plastic bottles, tubs, pots, trays, food and drink cans, cardboard, glass bottles and jars and paper.

Food Waste

Items we accept

We accept:

  • meat and bones
  • fruit and vegetables
  • dairy
  • eggs and eggshells
  • tea and coffee grounds
  • bread and pastries
  • fish

Items we don't accept

We don't accept:

  • black sacks
  • plastic bin bags or liners
  • all types of packaging
  • cooking oil or liquid fat
  • liquids such as milk

How we recycle your food waste

We use a process called Anaerobic Digestion (AD).

This process uses microorganisms to break down the food waste in an enclosed system, The absence of oxygen helps to break down the food waste.

The result is methane coming off which is collected and converted into biogas. Biogas is used to generate electricity or heat. The AD process also creates a nutrient-rich material which is used as a fertiliser for land regeneration.

Collection Frequency

You can choose weekly, twice weekly or seasonal collections. The number of times your bin is collected will be agreed when bins are hired from us.

Extra collections can be arranged for an extra cost.

Request a quote for our service

If you would like a quote or to discuss bin sizes and collection arrangements with us before signing up for our business waste collection service, then please call 01386 565199 (9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday) or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

 

Information for current business waste collection customers

If you are one of our existing customers and would like to talk to us about your service or make changes to your collection then call 01386 565018 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Report a damaged business waste bin

If the bin has been damaged please call 01386 565018. If the bin is damaged during the collection service, it will be repaired or replaced. If the bin is otherwise damaged or stolen, you will be recharged for the repair or replacement.

Extra collections

If you would like to book a one-off extra collection for an additional cost then please call 01386 565018 to book.

Contact us

If you need more information then please call us on 01386 565018 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Using another waste carrier to collect your waste

You do not have to use our business waste collection service. You can use another company as long as they are a registered waste carrier. Make sure you use a reputable company and keep invoices and Waste Transfer Notes as proof you did everything you could to dispose of your waste properly.

If you don’t, and waste from your business is illegally dumped, you could be prosecuted even if it wasn’t you who did it.

Check if a business is a registered waste carrier on the Environment Agency website.