Simpler Recycling for businesses (England)
Is your business ready for the new Simpler Recycling rules due 2025? If you're business or organisation has 10 or more full time equivalent employees, then you need to be compliant by 31st March 2025.
Simpler Recycling will transform recycling in England by standardising waste collection and introducing separate streams for recyclable materials, reducing general waste and increasing recycling overall.
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Simpler Recycling. Made simple by Biffa.
Get prepared early, save money and ensure your business is compliant by 31st March 2025 with one of our 3 or 4 bin Simpler Recycling contracts for businesses.
Biffa’s experts make it easy, quick and seamless.
We know you don’t want 9 or so different bins clogging up your site. So with Biffa, all your recyclable plastic, paper, cardboard, and metal will be collected together. This means you don’t need a separate bin for each of these materials.
Contact us to book a free Simpler Recycling waste audit which will identify a cost-effective, flexible and space-saving solution for your business.
A full range of recycling options
We have an extensive range of bin sizes and bag options from food caddies to standard and large wheelie bins, and the scale of our resources and infrastructure enables us to provide a frequency of collection that suits you. We can meet your Simpler Recycling needs all year round, accounting for seasonal spikes and peak periods by monitoring and reporting on your compliance, making recommendations to help you improve further.
Get a free Simpler Recycling service quote online in minutes. Buy now and save 10% with a Biffa 3-bin bundle, or 15% with a 4-bin bundle that includes glass waste.
What is changing with Simpler Recycling?
For most businesses, the biggest change will be that you can no longer use a general waste bin for all your waste. If you are currently disposing of any of the following recyclable materials in general waste, then you will need to separate them out and arrange for a collection:
Metal
• Aluminium foil and food trays
• Steel and aluminium jars and bottle lids
• Aerosol cans
Plastic
• Pots, tubs and trays
• PE and PP plastic tubs larger than 50mm x 50mm
• Cartons for food, drink and other liquids
• Plastic film packaging and plastic bags (from 31st March 2027)
Paper and card
Food
• Tea bags
• Coffee grinds
• Peelings and off-cuts
• Unusable food waste
Glass
• Glass jars
It doesn't need to be complicated
Biffa has supported thousands of Welsh businesses to source new bins, separate their waste, and remain compliant to avoid costly penalties. Biffa’s Simpler Recycling for businesses is just that, simple. Workplace Recycling in Wales has been successfully running for nearly 12 months and has seen:
What do I need to do?
If you are a business with 10 or more full-time or equivalent employees, you’ll need to start separating recyclable materials from your general waste for collection by 31st March 2025. Simpler Recycling with Biffa means you’ll likely only need 3 bins, or 4 if you generate glass waste.
What happens if I don't separate my waste?
If food waste and recyclable materials are not separated into the specified separate bins, they’re considered contaminated and can’t be collected. If this happens, you’ll still be charged for the failed collection. If a business is continually found to be non-compliant, they run the risk of being issued a Compliance Notice by the Environment Agency, and eventually be liable for fines or prosecution.
However, as experts in sustainable waste management, we’ll always work with you to identify where and when contamination is happening and provide guidance on how to stay compliant. Read our Simpler Recycling FAQs for more information.
Get ahead of Simpler Recycling legislation
Check your status to see if your business needs to make changes before 31st March 2025, and if so, buy now to take advantage of our 3-bin and 4-bin bundle deals for a 10-15% early bird discount.
Why choose Biffa for Simpler Recycling?
What does it practically mean?
As a minimum, businesses will need to have 3-4 separate bins for 3-4 different waste and recyclable streams.
General Waste
Dry Mixed Recycling
Food Waste
