Our waste bags are a simple and easy solution. Designed to be used in tandem with our wheelie bins they can cover low volume general, dry mixed recycling and food waste.

  • Contamination Policy

    Depending on the type of container you have, will depend what can be disposed of in that bin or bag. At Biffa we have prepared the following contamination policy, designed to help you understand what you can put in each type of bin aside from general rubbish. 

    Using the below table you can see what can be put three different types of bin, whether it is a dry mixed recycling bin, a general waste bin for exchange modes, or a general waste bin for trade waste. 

    What's Allowed What's Not
    Material/Container Type: Dry Mixed Recyclate
    • Paper– e.g. dry paper waste, newspapers, office paper and magazines
    • Cardboard– e.g. corrugated cardboard, cereal boxes and card
    • Metal cans– e.g. clean, empty drinks cans and food tins
    • Plastic– e.g. packaging films, rinsed out milk bottles,empty drinks bottles & clean salad trays, rinsedout margarine tubs &microwaveable meal trays

    N.B. Only clear sacks can be used

    • Black bags (because our drivers cannot see if it is recyclable material in the bag)
    • Waxed paper cups (takeaway cups from most high street coffee chains)
    • Crisp packets and sweet wrappers
    • Food and canteen waste
    • Liquids
    • Polystyrene
    • Glass and ceramics
    • Wood
    • Textiles or lengths of strapping
    • Hard and rigid plastics (e.g. window frames, pipes, drums or other bulky non-compactable plastic items)
    • Containers with any residue of food or hazardous material(e.g. paint tins or bleach bottles)
    Material/Container Type: General Waste for Exchange Modes
    Non-hazardous waste Any waste electronic or electrical equipment, batteries, gas bottles, fluorescent tubes, paint tins, mattresses, plasterboard, asbestos or other hazardous material, animal-by-products, clinical, nappy or sanitary waste
    Material/Container Type: General Waste for Trade Waste, Bag Collections & Front End Loaders
    Non-hazardous waste Any waste electronic or electrical equipment, batteries, gas bottles, fluorescent tubes, paint tins, hazardous waste, animal-by-products, clinical, nappy or sanitary waste, kennel waste, liquids, timber, rubble, large pieces of metal or other bulky waste


  • General Information

    Waste bags are simple and easy solutions to storing both general and recyclable waste produced within your business. Biffa’s waste bags come in the form of 100 litre polythene refuse sacks (85 litre for food waste), and are available in both translucent and grey options. Our translucent bags are designed specifically for use with dry mixed recycled waste, where our grey bin bags are to be used only for general waste.

    Our Biffa waste bags are only suitable for:

    • General Waste
    • Dry Mixed Recycling
    • Food Waste

    Both of our types of waste bags are designed to be used in tandem with our various available wheelie bins.

  • Product Variations

    Biffa’s waste bags come in the form of 100 litre polythene refuse sacks (85 litre for food waste), and are available in both translucent and grey options.

    Our translucent bags are designed specifically for use with dry mixed recycled waste, where our grey bin bags are to be used only for general waste.

    Both of our types of waste bags are designed to be used in tandem with our various available wheelie bins.

    How big are our plastic bags?

    Capacity Waste Types Dimensions (L×W×H)
    100L General Waste
    Dry Mixed Recycling (DMR)
    Food Waste
    0.7 x 0.5 x 1.0 m

    How much can I fit in a bag?

    The weight of your bag should not exceed 5kg.