Commercial Waste And Skip Hire
Online Services
- report a missed commercial bin collection
- contract enquiry
- damaged or missing commercial bin
- apply for a trade waste account
Christmas Collection Arrangements
Refuse - There will be no collections on 25th December (Christmas day) 2008. Normal collections resume on 26th December (Boxing day) 2008. If Thursday is your normal collection day and you require your bin emptying prior to your next scheduled collection please contact us.
Recycling - No collections will be made between Thursday 25th December 2008 and Wednesday 31st December 2008 inclusive. Normal service will restart on Thursday 1st January (New Years Day) 2009. If you have been open over the holiday and require a collection prior to your next scheduled day please contact us.
What We Offer
- Commercial recycling
- Competitive rates
- A reliable service to all areas within the Borough of Poole
- We operate a seven day service including all bank holidays (except Christmas Day)
- A dedicated experienced team who will design tailor made solutions for your individual waste requirements
- Free personilised site surveys and quotations
- Let us advise you and design an alternative and innovative approach to handling your refuse and recycling requirements
- Our local knowledge and commitment to enhancing Poole's environment make us the number one choice for all your waste management solutions
- Full compliance on your duty of care obligations under the Environmental Protection Act 1990
Clinical Waste
The Borough of Poole does not offer any services for the disposal of commercial clinical waste. If you require this type of service you may like to look through the Yellow Pages 
under "Waste Disposal Services" or "Medical Waste Disposal".
Commerical Waste Disposal Sites
The Borough of Poole do not operate any facilities for the disposal of commercial/trade waste.
Commercial / Residential Skip Hire
The skip service supplies skips to local businesses and private residents when needed. If you are unsure about the size of the skip we will be pleased to advise you.
Before booking a skip, it will help us if you can:
- Estimate / visualise the actual amount of rubbish you want to discard - this should reflect the size of the skip that you order
- Remember not to overload your skip, unfortunately we are unable to empty overloaded skips as they can damage our machinery and are dangerous whilst being transported
If you are a skip operator wishing to place skips on the highway then you must be registered with the Council. To be added to the register, please write to us
Skip Licence Application Form - Registered Skip Companies Only
If you are a skip operator, already registered with the Borough of Poole, and want to place a skip on the highway, apply here.
Duty of Care - Your Responsibilities
All business in the UK regardless of their size must comply with the Section 34 the 'Duty of Care' provisions of the Environmental Protection Act 1990. The Act requires you as a business to take reasonable measures to prevent unauthorised deposit, treatment and disposal of their waste.
This means that if you operate a business you must:
- ensure that a person or company that collects your waste is a registered waste carrier.
- describe the waste you are having collected, how it is packed - whether loose or in a container and if it is in a container what type (a container can be a plastic sack).
- commercial waste must be packed in suitable containers so that it cannot fall out, blow away or escape from the receptacle such that it could cause pollution or harm to anyone. Please contact us if you require assistance dealing with any waste spillage.
- have a waste transfer note that the carrier issues containing the description of the waste collected for disposal or recycling (the waste transfer note can be issued for each collection or issued annually).
- know where your waste will finally be disposed of and retain your waste transfer note for 2 years.
- if you 'self-dispose' of your waste you must be able to say where and how.
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