Harrogate Borough Council

 
 

Environmental Services Enquiry

Environmental Services Team

0845 300 6091

Claro Road Depot
Claro Road
Harrogate
HG1 4AT

01423 530174 (Fax)

Commercial Waste and Recycling

Are you disposing of your waste correctly?

We all produce waste.  In our homes our rubbish and recycling is taken away regularly by the Council's refuse teams.   On the streets our waste is collected by the street cleansing team.  But what happens to the rubbish we produce at work?
 
Unlike your domestic refuse, businesses have to pay to have their waste taken away.  It is not included in your business rates.  This means that you can't leave your rubbish in black sacks, to be collected by our domestic collectors.  This is breaking the law.
 

What you need to do...

If you produce a small amount of waste, then it is cost effective to use trade waste sacks.  All waste contractors use the same colour, blue, but all contractors charge different prices.  It is best to shop around.
 
If you produce a large amount of waste that requires a bin or container, then you need to contact a waste contractor who can supply you with a container.  Once again it is a good idea to enquire with a number of companies.
 

Council Services

The Council povides both a sack and container service to trade customers at competitive rates.

New customers are also offerered site visits by a member of the technical team to help work out your requirements for waste collection. 

For further information please telephone 0845 300 6091.

Please see

Duty of Care

To view a copy of our duty of care leaflet click here

Term & Conditions

To view a copy of our terms & conditions click here

More Information ...

Envirowise provide advice and assistance in a number of environmental areas and can support businesses.  They can offer waste audits for businesses. 
 
http://www.envirowise.co.uk
Tel:  0800 585 794
 
North Yorkshire County Council can offer advice on specialist waste disposal in this area.  They also run the local amenity sites on Wetherby Road, Harrogate and Dalamires Lane, Ripon.
 
www.northyorks.gov.uk
01609 780780
 
NetRegs provide information on where you can dispose of different types of waste. Please see the Netregs website for more details.
 
Harrogate Borough Council can offer advice on your waste collection and your legal responsibilities.
0845 300 6091
 

Waste Exchange

The following websites offer a service where businesses can advertise their waste to other businesses, recyclers or community groups.

www.wasteinterchange.co.uk puts those with waste in contact with those who want it.  Organisations register for £15 at  and companies dealing in that type of waste are then informed.

www.whywaste.org.uk/ offers a free online service where businesses can advertise their waste to other businesses, recyclers or community groups.  

Clinical Waste Disposal

Collection and disposal of clinical waste as identified by central government in Safe Disposal of Clinical Waste (Health Services Advisory Committee 1999).

This includes items such as surgical waste, used syringes, drugs and pharmaceuticals.

Please contact 0845 3006091 for further information.

Spillage

Trade waste must be packed away in suitable containers so that it cannot fall out, blow away or escape from the receptacle such that it would cause pollution or harm to anyone.

Online form

Please use the form below to make an enquiry about commercial waste services, clinical waste disposal or to notify us of spillage of commercial waste.

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Harrogate Borough Council, Council Offices, Crescent Gardens, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, HG1 2SG, Tel: (01423) 500600