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Waste Management Companies in the UK: 8,157 Active Firms (2026)
Waste management companies collect, transport, recycle, treat, store and dispose of waste under UK permitting and carrier registration regimes.
Buying centres tend to sit with operations, estates, procurement and environmental compliance teams, with local authority contract managers shaping the municipal side. SMB customers often buy scheduled collections, recycling and documentation as a managed service; mid-market and enterprise customers tend to bundle collections with transfer, sorting, treatment or disposal capacity across multiple sites. Construction, manufacturing, logistics and facilities-management buyers usually need evidence of compliant handover, predictable service levels and routes for bulky or specialist materials. Engagements are therefore more operational than advisory: vehicles, depots, permits and onward processing capacity matter as much as customer-facing account management.
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8,157 waste management companies are actively trading in the UK, spanning local collectors, brokers, transfer-station operators, recycling processors and treatment specialists. Reported employment totals 6,434 roles, which is modest beside the sector’s visible capital footprint: fleets, depots, containers, plant and permitted sites. The UK picture is therefore less like a single technology market and more like a layered operating base, with small local service providers alongside larger contractors serving municipal, infrastructure, manufacturing and facilities-management buyers.
Permit status is not a back-office detail in this market. gov.uk guidance says a business may need an environmental permit when it uses, recycles, treats, stores or disposes of waste, with routes including registered exemptions, standard rules permits and bespoke permits. Separate carrier, broker and dealer registration applies where a firm transports waste, buys or sells it, disposes of it, or arranges for others to do so. Operating without the required permit is treated as unlawful, and failure to register can lead to an unlimited fine. England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales run separate registration and permitting routes.
Contract demand appears anchored in compliance risk, landfill diversion, municipal outsourcing and the day-to-day need to remove material from premises. Newer entrants tend to be service brokers, niche recyclers or specialist treatment operators rather than asset-heavy national contractors, because permitting, sites and fleets raise the cost of scaling. Consolidation has been a persistent theme where buyers prefer fewer accountable providers, but local density still matters. The better-positioned operators appear to be those that can evidence traceability, control processing routes and handle specialist streams without relying entirely on subcontracted capacity.
8,157
Active firms
2026
611
Over £5M turnover
larger revenue band
1,489
Incorporated since 2022
newer registrations
Key facts
About 7% of the trading cohort reports turnover above £5M (611 of 8,157 firms) — the rest sits below that revenue band.
18% of the cohort was incorporated since 2022 (1,489 firms), so a sizeable share is in its first few filing cycles.
Businesses in England may need an environmental permit if they use, recycle, treat, store or dispose of waste or mining waste, with Environment Agency routes covering exemptions, standard rules permits and bespoke permits.
Waste carrier, broker and dealer registration applies to businesses that transport waste, trade in it, dispose of it or arrange for others to do so; failure to register can lead to an unlimited fine.
The UK generated 191.2 million tonnes of total waste in 2020, including 40.4 million tonnes of commercial and industrial waste.
England’s local authorities managed 25.2 million tonnes of waste in 2024/25, with 50.3% sent for incineration and 5.5% to landfill.
The UK waste-from-households recycling rate was 44.6% in 2023, compared with 57.0% in Wales and 48% for EU municipal waste in 2024.
Top UK Waste Management companies
WASTECARE LIMITED
Trajectory
3y · 2023–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 3 filingsProvides collection, treatment and recycling services for commercial and industrial waste streams, including hazardous waste, batteries, electronic equipment, used cooking oil and industrial…
Serves UK businesses and public sector organisations generating commercial and industrial waste, including agriculture, construction, manufacturing, healthcare, hospitality, logistics, offices,…
Financial Health
HealthyHealthy · -4% CAGR over 2y
Location
MULBERRY WASTE HOLDINGS LIMITED
Trajectory
5y · 2019–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsProvides hazardous and non-hazardous waste management services including bulk and drum waste collection, WEEE recycling, chemical treatment, oil and solvent processing, asbestos disposal, secure…
Serves businesses across sectors that generate hazardous and non-hazardous commercial waste, including industrial and manufacturing sites, laboratories and facilities needing waste collection,…
Financial Health
StrongStrong
Location
Acumen Waste Services Limited
Trajectory
2y · 2020–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 2 filingsProvides waste management and industrial site services including collection, treatment and recovery of hazardous and non‑hazardous waste, emergency spill response, site maintenance, industrial…
Serves B2B and public-sector customers, including large corporates, industrial site operators, local authorities and environmental regulators needing specialist waste, compliance and emergency…
Financial Health
StrongStrong · Profitable · -8% CAGR over 1y
Location
Red Industries (Brownhills) Ltd
Trajectory
5y · 2021–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsProvides hazardous and non-hazardous waste management services including collection, treatment, recycling and disposal. Operates facilities for aerosol recycling, waste consolidation and…
Serves UK businesses and industrial clients across varied sectors that generate hazardous, non-hazardous, aerosol, paint, resin, vape, oily, confidential or bulk waste, including sites needing…
Financial Health
StableStable · -73% CAGR over 4y
Location
WASTECARE GROUP LIMITED
Trajectory
3y · 2023–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 3 filingsProvides waste management and recycling services for businesses, including licensed collection, treatment and recovery of general, hazardous and electronic waste, batteries and used cooking oil, plus…
Serves businesses and public-sector organisations across the UK, including agriculture, construction, manufacturing, healthcare, hospitality, logistics, offices, retailers, schools, supermarkets and…
Financial Health
HealthyHealthy
Location
ECO-POWER ENVIRONMENTAL LIMITED
Trajectory
5y · 2020–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsProcesses commercial and municipal waste at recycling facilities, recovering recyclable materials and producing refuse‑derived or alternative fuels from residual waste. Provides waste treatment and…
Serves commercial organisations and municipal waste customers across Yorkshire and Humberside, including buyers needing large-volume recycling, resource management, recovered materials or alternative…
Financial Health
WeakWeak · -73% CAGR over 4y
Location
CELTIC RECYCLING LTD.
Trajectory
5y · 2020–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsProvides waste management and recycling services for heavy electrical equipment, including dismantling of live industrial sites, hazardous waste treatment, PCB decontamination, SF6 gas recovery and…
Serves UK businesses and site operators with end-of-life heavy electrical equipment, hazardous waste, abnormal load requirements, and live-site dismantling needs.
Financial Health
StrongStrong · -1% CAGR over 4y
Location
YELLOWSTONE ENVIRONMENTAL SOLUTIONS LTD
Trajectory
5y · 2021–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsProvides hazardous and non‑hazardous waste management services including waste treatment and transport, oily sludge and bilge waste handling, drainage cleaning, industrial tank cleaning and…
Serves B2B customers in marine, manufacturing, oil and gas, facilities management, garages, aviation, utilities, infrastructure, and construction, including contractors and operators handling…
Financial Health
HealthyHealthy · -61% CAGR over 4y
Location
LANCASHIRE RENEWABLES LIMITED
Trajectory
3y · 2023–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 3 filingsOperates and manages waste treatment facilities that process municipal residual and recycling waste. Uses mechanical and mechanical biological treatment to recover metals, recyclables and…
Serves Lancashire County Council under the Lancashire Waste Contract, with engagement for Lancashire communities, schools and visitors through environmental education around local waste and recycling.
Financial Health
HealthyHealthy · Hiring · 14% CAGR over 2y
Location
MULBERRY WASTE LIMITED
Trajectory
5y · 2020–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsProvides waste management services including collection, treatment and disposal of hazardous and non-hazardous waste. Handles bulk and drum waste, WEEE recycling, oil and chemical treatment, asbestos…
Serves businesses across sectors that generate hazardous and non-hazardous waste, including industrial and manufacturing sites, laboratories, and organisations needing commercial waste disposal,…
Financial Health
HealthyHealthy · -3% CAGR over 4y
Location
ASH GROUP (UK) LIMITED
Trajectory
3y · 2023–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 3 filingsProvides commercial waste management services for businesses, including waste collection, recycling and disposal. Offers wheelie bins, trade waste bags, skip and roll‑on roll‑off hire, food waste and…
Serves businesses of all sizes needing commercial waste support, including multi-site organisations, construction firms, food businesses and offices across North Wales, the North West, West Midlands,…
Financial Health
StrongStrong · Growing, Hiring · 13% CAGR over 2y
Location
Transwaste Services Limited
Trajectory
3y · 2023–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 3 filingsProvides waste management and recycling services for commercial and municipal waste streams, processing materials such as wood, metals, plastics, plasterboard and WEEE, and producing refuse‑derived…
Serves businesses and organisations in Hull, East Yorkshire and the East Riding with waste, recycling, skip hire, waste-to-energy and aggregate requirements.
Financial Health
StableStable · 1% CAGR over 2y
Location
WM. M. BRIERS & SON (TAMWORTH) LIMITED
Trajectory
4y · 2022–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 4 filingsProvides commercial waste management services including waste collection, recycling and materials recovery, skip hire, and disposal of hazardous and metal waste. Operates facilities that process…
Serves UK businesses of all sizes that need commercial waste, recycling, skip hire, metal waste or hazardous waste services, including organisations seeking compliant disposal and environmental…
Financial Health
WeakWeak · -3% CAGR over 3y
Location
B & W WASTE MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED
Trajectory
3y · 2022–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 3 filingsProvides waste management services including skip hire, collection and disposal of mixed and hazardous waste, chemical packing, secure document shredding, asbestos removal and surveying, and…
Serves businesses needing compliant waste handling, including organisations with mixed chemical waste, confidential materials, skip hire requirements, or asbestos surveying and removal needs.
Financial Health
StrongStrong · Growing, Hiring · 20% CAGR over 2y
Location
LANCASHIRE WASTE RECYCLING LIMITED
Trajectory
5y · 2021–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsProcesses commercial, industrial and municipal residual waste, extracting recyclable materials and converting the remaining non‑hazardous waste into solid recovered fuel (SRF) that is supplied as an…
Serves B2B clients across industries needing alternative fuel, as well as organisations handling commercial, industrial and municipal solid waste residues, with delivery services across the UK and…
Financial Health
HealthyHealthy · -67% CAGR over 4y
Location
Trajectory
5y · 2023–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsProvides waste management, skip hire and recycling services for construction, commercial and municipal clients. Handles collection, processing and recovery of materials including metal, wood,…
Sells to businesses and public-sector organisations, particularly in construction, development, utilities and municipal services. Serves London-based and UK-wide customers needing waste management,…
Financial Health
HealthyHealthy · Profitable, Hiring · 11% CAGR over 2y
Location
ROBERT HOPKINS ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES LIMITED
Trajectory
3y · 2022–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 3 filingsProvides waste management and industrial cleaning services, including collection, transport and processing of hazardous and non‑hazardous waste. Operates waste transfer facilities and supports…
Serves UK businesses of all sizes, from large corporates to start-ups, with emphasis on automotive, manufacturing, engineering and service-sector SMEs handling hazardous or non-hazardous waste.
Financial Health
HealthyHealthy · -88% CAGR over 2y
Location
Associated Waste Group Ltd
Trajectory
4y · 2022–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 4 filingsOperates as a holding company for waste management businesses. Through subsidiaries provides waste collection, recycling, skip hire, and operation of waste transfer and treatment facilities, and…
Serves public- and private-sector organisations across the UK, including commercial customers and local authorities requiring waste management, recycling, skip hire, collection and treatment services.
Financial Health
WeakWeak · 1% CAGR over 3y
Location
ASH WASTE SERVICES LIMITED
Trajectory
3y · 2023–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 3 filingsProvides commercial waste management services including scheduled waste collection, recycling and disposal. Offers wheelie bins, food waste collection, trade waste bags, skip hire, WEEE recycling,…
Serves businesses of all sizes, including multi-site organisations, construction firms and commercial premises, across North Wales, the North West, West Midlands, Yorkshire and the South West.
Financial Health
StrongStrong · Profitable, Hiring · 18% CAGR over 2y
Location
ENVIRONMENTAL & ENGINEERING GROUP LIMITED
Trajectory
2y · 2024–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 2 filingsProvides environmental and engineering services including hazardous and non‑hazardous waste treatment and recycling, environmental cleaning, drainage services, confined space operations, and safety…
Serves B2B, public-sector defence and some domestic customers needing environmental, engineering, drainage and waste support, including offshore, shore-based and customer-facility operations across…
Financial Health
StableStable · Hiring · 12% CAGR over 1y
Location
REGROUP (RECLAIM) LIMITED
Trajectory
5y · 2021–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsCollects, recovers and processes hydrocarbon and industrial liquid wastes, including MARPOL maritime waste. Supplies blended industrial heating oils and alternative fuel oils, and provides fuel…
Serves B2B industrial and maritime customers across the UK, including energy-intensive manufacturers, agricultural operations, chemical processors, energy generators, port operators and sites needing…
Financial Health
HealthyHealthy
Location
Northburn Oils Ltd
Trajectory
3y · 2023–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 3 filingsProvides waste oil collection, recycling and re‑refining services. Collects used oils and related wastes from automotive, marine and industrial sectors, processes them through treatment and vacuum…
Serves UK businesses producing or using waste oils, including garage workshops, motor groups, marine operators and industrial sites, plus industrial buyers of processed fuel oil.
Financial Health
WeakWeak · 1% CAGR over 2y
Location
RIVER RIDGE RECYCLING (PORTADOWN) LTD
Trajectory
2y · 2023–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 2 filingsProvides commercial waste management services including waste collection, recycling and treatment. Operates facilities that sort incoming waste, recover recyclable materials, and convert residual…
Serves Northern Ireland businesses and public-sector organisations with waste management requirements, including trade waste customers, industrial operators, event organisers and municipal bodies…
Financial Health
WeakWeak · 0% CAGR over 2y
Location
Ellgia Limited
Trajectory
4y · 2022–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 4 filingsProvides waste management, recycling and skip hire services for businesses and households. Offers commercial waste collection, hazardous and WEEE waste handling, food waste services, and operates…
Serves businesses, tradespeople and homeowners across East Anglia, the East Midlands and South Yorkshire, including offices, hospitality, leisure, construction and multi-site commercial organisations.
Financial Health
HealthyHealthy · Profitable, Growing · 4% CAGR over 3y
Location
P.F. Ahern (London) Limited
Trajectory
3y · 2022–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 3 filingsProvides waste management and recycling services including collection and disposal of general and hazardous waste, skip and roll‑on‑roll‑off hire, WEEE and fluorescent tube recycling, operation of…
Serves commercial and industrial organisations in East London and South Essex with on-site waste, recycling and hazardous waste requirements, including customers needing skips, bins, compactors or…
Financial Health
HealthyHealthy · Profitable · 0% CAGR over 2y
Location
OIL RECOVERIES LIMITED
Trajectory
5y · 2021–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsProvides waste management services for liquids, fuels, oils and chemicals, including collection, recovery, recycling and re‑refining. Serves automotive, marine and industrial sectors, and offers tank…
Serves UK businesses needing waste management and recovery services, particularly customers in the automotive, marine, chemical, and industrial manufacturing sectors, including small businesses…
Financial Health
StrongStrong · Growing, Hiring · 21% CAGR over 4y
Location
Trajectory
1y · 2025–NowProvides waste management and recycling services through a network of facilities including materials recovery facilities and transfer stations. Helps businesses, public sector organisations and…
Serves businesses and organisations of all sizes, government and public sector bodies, and individuals seeking waste management, recycling and circular-economy support.
Financial Health
Insufficient historyInsufficient history
Location
Brown Recycling Limited
Trajectory
3y · 2023–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 3 filingsProvides waste collection, recycling and processing services for commercial and industrial clients, including trade waste collections, skip hire, scrap metal recycling, hazardous waste handling,…
Serves businesses across Staffordshire, Cheshire and the Midlands, including manufacturing, retail, construction, hospitality, public sector, events and facilities management, plus households needing…
Financial Health
WeakWeak · -89% CAGR over 2y
Location
Centralgrange Environmental Waste Limited
Trajectory
3y · 2023–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 3 filingsProvides hazardous and non-hazardous waste management services including collection, transportation, treatment and disposal. Also carries out septic tank and interceptor cleaning, bulk liquid tanker…
Serves businesses and waste brokers across the UK that generate hazardous or non-hazardous waste, including industrial sites, spray booth operators, and facilities with bulk liquid, interceptor or…
Financial Health
WeakWeak · 2% CAGR over 2y
Location
ZEST RECYCLE LIMITED
Trajectory
5y · 2020–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsProvides commercial waste management and recycling services for businesses, including collection and handling of general, food, hazardous, clinical and confidential waste, WEEE and recyclable…
Serves UK businesses and public sector organisations in education, healthcare, hospitality, logistics, manufacturing, retail, facilities and property management.
Financial Health
StableStable · Hiring · 5% CAGR over 4y
Location
TOTAL ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
Trajectory
2y · 2024–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 2 filingsProvides waste management services for industrial clients, including collection, recycling and disposal of hazardous and non-hazardous waste. Also delivers industrial cleaning, tank and interceptor…
Serves B2B clients nationwide, selling to businesses across most UK industrial sectors that need waste management, hazardous and non-hazardous waste disposal, industrial cleaning, and related ongoing…
Financial Health
HealthyHealthy · Hiring · 27% CAGR over 1y
Location
Mobius Environmental Limited
Trajectory
3y · 2023–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 3 filingsProvides business waste management services including collection, recycling and disposal of food waste, fats and oils, plastics, cardboard, general and hazardous waste. Also offers waste audits,…
Serves B2B customers, especially food manufacturers and leading global brands with complex waste streams, sustainability reporting needs, and outsourced waste management requirements.
Financial Health
StrongStrong · Profitable · 5% CAGR over 2y
Location
FRESCO ENVIRONMENTAL LTD
Trajectory
5y · 2021–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsProvides commercial waste management and recycling services for businesses, including collection and processing of paper, cardboard, plastics, metals, food, wood, WEEE, hazardous and confidential…
Serves businesses across the North West that generate commercial, industrial, confidential, hazardous, electronic, food or recyclable waste, including organisations seeking cost control, compliance…
Financial Health
StrongStrong · -4% CAGR over 4y
Location
C. L. PROSSER & CO. LIMITED
Trajectory
4y · 2022–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 4 filingsProvides waste management and recycling services including processing of ferrous and non‑ferrous metals, demolition and industrial dismantling, asbestos removal, factory and site clearance, skip…
Serves businesses in the Tees Valley needing waste management, recycling and disposal support, including industrial sites, factories, demolition/site clearance projects and firms handling hazardous…
Financial Health
WeakWeak · -1% CAGR over 3y
Location
Westminster Waste Limited
Trajectory
5y · 2021–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsProvides commercial waste management services including skip hire, roll-on roll-off containers, cage van collections, site clearances and trade waste collection. Handles recycling and disposal of…
Sells primarily to businesses and organisations needing waste services, especially construction, industrial, commercial, hospitality, retail and healthcare sites, as well as authorities and…
Financial Health
HealthyHealthy · Profitable, Hiring · 20% CAGR over 4y
Location
HOBAN WASTE MANAGEMENT LIMITED
Trajectory
5y · 2020–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsProvides licensed waste transfer, recycling and disposal services through a waste transfer station and materials recovery facility. Accepts commercial waste deliveries, sorts recyclable materials…
Serves businesses of all sizes, contracted clients and public trade waste carriers using vehicles from small vans to articulated lorries, needing waste transfer, recycling and disposal services in…
Financial Health
StrongStrong · Growing, Hiring · 42% CAGR over 4y
Location
SWEEPTECH ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES LTD
Trajectory
5y · 2021–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsProvides road sweeping and environmental waste management services, including gully waste recycling, sludge and silt removal, drainage cleaning, interceptor and grease trap maintenance, glycol…
Serves UK B2B and public-sector customers, including local authorities, airports, construction sites, highways and infrastructure operators, ports, facilities managers, event venues, waste firms, and…
Financial Health
StableStable · Hiring · 43% CAGR over 4y
Location
Recycling Lives (Environmental Services) Limited
Trajectory
2y · 2024–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 2 filingsProvides commercial waste management and recycling services for businesses, including collection, processing and disposal of WEEE, batteries, packaging, metals and hazardous waste. Also offers skip…
Serves commercial and public sector organisations across the UK, including construction, facilities management, hospitality/events, logistics, manufacturing, retail, utilities and infrastructure…
Financial Health
WeakWeak · -19% CAGR over 1y
Location
Site Clear Solutions Ltd
Trajectory
3y · 2023–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 3 filingsProvides waste management and recycling services for commercial and construction sectors, including hazardous and non-hazardous waste collection, site clearance, WEEE, battery and fluorescent tube…
Serves B2B customers across the UK, including construction firms, housebuilders, commercial and industrial organisations, and waste management partners needing compliant recycling and waste support.
Financial Health
StrongStrong · Hiring · 26% CAGR over 2y
Location
IRISH WASTE SERVICES LIMITED
Trajectory
5y · 2019–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsProvides waste management services including collection, transport and treatment of hazardous and non‑hazardous waste. Offers recycling, recovery, packaged waste handling, and compliance reporting…
Serves commercial and industrial organisations across Ireland and the UK, including aerospace, automotive, catering, construction, healthcare, manufacturing, pharmaceutical, printing, utilities,…
Financial Health
HealthyHealthy · -3% CAGR over 5y
Location
Regional Waste Recycling (Commercial) Limited
Trajectory
4y · 2022–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 4 filingsProvides commercial waste management services including rubbish collection, recycling collections using sacks, bins and skips, industrial and construction waste handling, liquid waste processing, and…
Serves businesses across London and nationally, particularly commercial, industrial and construction organisations with solid or liquid waste and recycling requirements.
Financial Health
StableStable · Hiring · 4% CAGR over 3y
Location
PASHA RECYCLING SERVICES LTD
Trajectory
5y · 2020–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsProvides waste management and recycling services, including collection, reprocessing and trading of recyclable materials and polymers. Sells and distributes recycled raw materials for commercial use…
Serves UK businesses and public-sector organisations, including retailers, councils, distribution centres, pharmaceutical and logistics operators, plus commercial buyers of recycled materials.
Financial Health
StrongStrong · Growing, Hiring · 3% CAGR over 4y
Location
Parry and Evans Holding Ltd
Trajectory
4y · 2022–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 4 filingsHolding company for a group providing commercial waste collection and recycling services, including processing of paper, cardboard, wood, metal, plastic and glass, and offering waste management…
Serves UK businesses and public-sector organisations, including schools, offices, local authorities, healthcare providers, hospitality venues, retailers, factories, manufacturers and facilities…
Financial Health
StableStable · Profitable · 2% CAGR over 3y
Location
ROCK SOLID PROCESSING LIMITED
Trajectory
5y · 2021–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsProcesses incinerator bottom ash from energy‑from‑waste plants, recovering ferrous and non‑ferrous metals and producing recycled aggregates for use in construction. Also provides ash reprocessing and…
Serves Energy from Waste plant operators and construction-sector organisations across the UK and Europe, including contractors and developers involved in roads, car parks, industrial and agricultural…
Financial Health
StrongStrong · Growing, Hiring · 39% CAGR over 4y
Location
CHC WASTE FACILITIES MANAGEMENT LIMITED
Trajectory
3y · 2023–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 3 filingsProvides waste management and recycling services for businesses, including construction, hazardous, clinical and trade waste handling, skip hire and confidential shredding. Also delivers facilities…
Serves UK businesses and site operators, including construction firms, industrial premises, offices, healthcare/clinical sites and trade waste producers needing outsourced waste, recycling and…
Financial Health
HealthyHealthy · Hiring · 17% CAGR over 2y
Location
GASKELLS (NORTH WEST) LIMITED
Trajectory
5y · 2021–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsProvides commercial waste management services including collection, transport, recycling and disposal of general, food, glass, plastic, hazardous, clinical and electronic waste. Supplies containers…
Serves businesses of all sizes needing commercial waste collection and recycling, including caravan parks, dental practices, healthcare providers, hotels, manufacturers, pubs, restaurants, retailers,…
Financial Health
WeakWeak · -68% CAGR over 4y
Location
FRESH START WASTE SERVICES LIMITED
Trajectory
5y · 2021–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsProvides commercial waste management and recycling services, including collection and disposal of general waste, food waste, hazardous materials, WEEE, and recyclables. Also offers skip hire, baler…
Targets businesses and organisations across the North West, including biomedical and clinical sites, offices, hospitality venues, education providers, events, industrial facilities and construction…
Financial Health
StableStable · -67% CAGR over 4y
Location
Gillett Environmental Ltd
Trajectory
5y · 2019–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsProvides waste management services including national skip hire for commercial and domestic clients, waste reporting, tipping facilities, demolition services, recycling of materials such as plastic,…
Sells to businesses and households needing waste management and skip hire, including construction and demolition customers, general builders, and commercial waste producers. Serves local and national…
Financial Health
StableStable · Hiring · 3% CAGR over 5y
Location
CWM ENVIRONMENTAL LIMITED
Trajectory
2y · 2020–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 2 filingsOperates waste management and recycling facilities for households and businesses, providing skip hire, waste collection, materials recycling, green waste composting, confidential waste disposal and…
Serves households, local businesses and commercial organisations in West Wales, especially those with waste, recycling and disposal requirements; also serves professional and amateur gardeners.
Financial Health
HealthyHealthy · Profitable, Hiring · 11% CAGR over 1y
Location
Coastal Recycling Services Limited
Trajectory
5y · 2021–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsProvides waste management and recycling services for businesses, including skip hire, roll-on roll-off containers, commercial waste collections, confidential document shredding, hazardous and organic…
Serves businesses, event organisers and public-sector organisations across Devon and beyond, with target sectors including construction, facilities management, hospitality, leisure and tourism,…
Financial Health
StrongStrong
Location
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How UK Waste Management companies work and how to sell to them
What they do
Waste management firms usually earn through recurring collection contracts, container hire, gate fees, per-tonne processing charges, specialist treatment fees and margins on onward disposal or recycled material. Pricing often combines a fixed service element with variable charges for lifts, weight, contamination, fuel and exceptional materials. Smaller work can be transactional, such as skips, ad hoc clearances or site clean-ups; larger accounts are usually contracted and operationally specified. The service is physical as much as contractual: bins, vehicles, transfer capacity, treatment routes, permits and documentation all sit inside the customer promise.
Who they sell to
Most sell to waste-producing organisations rather than consumers, with customer groups spanning retail estates, offices, construction sites, manufacturers, logistics operators, public bodies and facilities-management contractors. Smaller buyers tend to choose by locality, price and collection reliability, while larger buyers involve procurement, operations, estates, finance and environmental compliance. Municipal and enterprise work is more likely to move through tender portals, frameworks or formal RFPs; local commercial work is often direct sales, referral-led or broker-assisted. Sales cycles lengthen where bidders must evidence permitted capacity, insurance, service continuity and routes for specialist streams.
What they buy
Most waste management firms tend to spend on systems that connect field operations, compliance and invoicing. Useful categories include route planning, fleet telematics, driver apps, weighbridge software, job management, customer portals, CRM, billing, payments, document management and environmental compliance workflow. Asset-heavy operators also buy vehicle maintenance, fuel services, containers, plant servicing, depot security, insurance and health-and-safety support. As they scale, finance, HR, payroll, recruitment, legal, cyber security and cloud infrastructure become more relevant, particularly where acquisitions, new depots or multi-site contracts add administrative load.
Why and how to sell to them
Waste management buyers tend to evaluate vendors when operational leakage becomes visible: missed lifts, poor route density, disputed weights, contamination charges, delayed invoices or weak audit trails. Other triggers include a new permitted site, fleet renewal, a municipal tender, a large multi-site contract, leadership change, acquisition activity or pressure from customers for better traceability. Outbound works better when tied to measurable operating problems rather than broad sustainability claims. Messages that reduce compliance effort, protect margin per route, improve evidence of handover or shorten billing cycles are usually easier to qualify.
How this list is built
Data sources
This list is built from UK Companies House filings, XBRL accounts data, and semantic analysis of each company's public website. Revenue and headcount figures come from the most recent filed accounts; where the company has not filed, values are estimated using a model trained on filed history and peer benchmarks and are labelled as estimates.
Classification
Rather than relying solely on SIC codes, Firmbase classifies each company semantically: the company's website is crawled, an AI model reads what the company actually sells, and the company is placed into the relevant industry and subsectors. SIC codes are used as one signal but not the only one. This means a company that registered under a generic SIC code but pivoted into (for example) fintech is correctly identified as fintech, not as its original SIC category.
Freshness
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