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Business waste collections

Simpler recycling legislation requires businesses to separate their waste before it's collected, including any waste produced by employees, customers and visitors. Regardless of the amount of waste produced, businesses need to separate the following type of waste from their general waste:

  • food waste
  • paper and cardboard
  • glass, plastics and metals

If you aren't sure which container to put your waste in, check our A to Z of business waste items.

Workplaces that produce any food waste (not only those who serve food or have catering facilities) must have this collected separately.

Simpler recycling rules apply to businesses with 10 or more full-time employees from 31 March 2025, and those with fewer than 10 full-time employees from 31 March 2027.

Organisations who must comply with simpler recycling legislation

Health and social care

  • Hospitals
  • GP surgeries
  • Dentists
  • Opticians
  • Ambulance and other medical transport services
  • Pharmacies
  • Physiotherapists
  • Mental health services
  • Residential
  • Nursing and respite care home providers

Hospitality

  • Hotels
  • Restaurants
  • Cafes
  • Coffee shops
  • Quick service restaurants
  • Hostels
  • Motels
  • Serviced apartments
  • Bed and breakfasts
  • Self-catering accommodation
  • Catering businesses
  • Bars
  • Public and private sector canteens
  • School meal kitchens

Retail and wholesale

  • Trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles
  • Online retailers and wholesalers
  • Retailers and wholesalers with a fixed operating base
  • Charity shops selling donated goods originating from domestic premises

Transport and storage

  • Bus terminals
  • Train stations
  • Motorway service stations
  • Ports and airports
  • Warehousing providers
  • Logistics and support activity providers
  • Postal and courier services

Food and drink manufacturing

  • Brewers
  • Wine producers
  • Courier services

Education

  • Universities
  • Further or higher education colleges and providers
  • Private and public schools
  • Nurseries

Office and service sector

  • Public and office administration
  • Publishers
  • Security providers
  • Building and landscape service providers
  • TV
  • Sound and film production companies
  • Programmers and broadcasters
  • Telecoms providers
  • Financial services providers
  • Legal and accountancy services
  • Gambling and betting activities
  • Advertising and market research organisations
  • Travel agencies
  • Libraries
  • Archives and museums
  • Arts and entertainment providers
  • Sports
  • Amusement and recreation providers
  • Computer programming providers and repairers
  • Consultants
  • Architectural and engineering services
  • Veterinary providers
  • Employment providers and member organisations

Other premises

  • Places of worship
  • Penal institutions
  • Residential hostels which provide accommodation only to persons with no other permanent address or who are unable to live at their permanent residence
  • Premises used wholly or mainly for public meetings

Waste collections we offer

If you run a business in Barnsley, we offer a regular, reliable business waste collection service with competitive rates and fixed-price contracts. From 1 July 2025 we'll be offering separate waste collection services for:

  • food waste
  • paper and card
  • dry mixed recycling (metal, glass, plastic)
  • general waste

You'll need to have four separate bins for these collections - one for each type of waste.

Collection frequency

You can decide on the frequency of waste collections depending on your need. We offer weekly, fortnightly or monthly collections for general waste, and fortnightly or monthly collections for paper, card and dry mixed recycling.

Most businesses will need a weekly food waste collection for health and hygiene reasons, but more frequent collections (eg twice a week) are also available. If you generate a limited amount of food waste, a fortnightly collection may also be available.

Container sizes

We provide modern, hygienic waste containers in a range of sizes for different types of waste:

  • food waste: 140 litre and 240 litre
  • paper and card: 240 litre, 360 litre and 1100 litre
  • dry mixed recycling: 240 litre and 360 litre
  • general waste: 140 litre, 240 litre, 360 litre, 660 litre and 1100 litre

Costs 

The charges for our waste collection services are available upon request.

If you have your general waste, paper and card, and dry mixed recycling collected by us, you'll receive a 10% discount on the total cost. If you also have your food waste collected, you'll receive a 15% discount.

Request a quote

You can request a quote for a business waste collection by filling in our online form below. In the form you'll need to tell us:

  • which types of waste you'd like collected
  • the size and number of containers you think you'll need
  • how often you need each collection to be made
Request a new business waste collection

What happens next

After submitting your form we’ll contact you to provide you with a quote and discuss your options. We may also arrange a visit to your premises to assess your needs.

When you’ve agreed the collections you need and the costs, we’ll send you a couple of forms to fill in and return. When you've sent these back we’ll let you know your collection day and deliver your waste containers.

We’ll send you an invoice which you can pay online by debit or credit card.

More information

Help with the transition to simpler recycling

The Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP) has sector-specific guidance for businesses to help them with the transition to complying with simpler recycling regulations.

If your business doesn't comply with recycling regulations

The Environment Agency (EA) are taking a pragmatic approach to the enforcement of simpler recycling regulations, as they're aware a transition period is needed both for businesses and waste collectors. As long as a business can evidence they have a plan in place to implement the changes, enforcement action won't be taken against them.

After the transition period, the Environmental Agency may take legal action if your business doesn't store and dispose of waste safely in line with your duty of care. In such instances, the Environment Agency can serve a compliance notice to your business. This must specify the:

  • failures to comply with sections 45AZA or 45AZB
  • steps to be taken to prevent the failure from continuing or recurring
  • period within which those steps must be taken

The timeframe for compliance will depend on what went wrong and the actions needed to fix it. Failure to comply with a compliance notice is an offence and the Environment Agency will consider what action to take in accordance with their enforcement and sanctions policy.

Details of our collection service prior to 1 July 2025

If you're an existing customer of our business waste service and received collections prior to 1 July 2025, the charge for this service depended on:

  • the size of your containers
  • frequency of waste collections
  • where your business is located in the borough

You can find details of these existing charges below.

Locations

Charge band Locations
A Town centre
B Ardsley, Athersley North, Athersley South, Barugh Green, Birdwell, Blacker Hill, Broomhill, Carlton, Cudworth, Cundy Cross, Darfield, Darton, Dodworth, Gawber, Grimethorpe, Hemingfield, Higham, Honeywell, Hoyland, Hoyland Common, Hoyle Mill, Jump, Kendray, Kexbrough, Kingstone, Lundwood, Mapplewell, Measborough Dike, Monk Bretton, New Lodge, Oakwell, Old Mill, Old Town, Pogmoor, Redbrook, Royston, Shafton, Smithies, Staincross, Stairfoot, Swaithe, Ward Green, Wilthorpe, Wombwell, Worsbrough Bridge, Worsbrough Common, Worsbrough Dale, Worsbrough Village
C Bolton upon Dearne, Cawthorne, Great Houghton, Goldthorpe, Haigh, High Green, Hoylandswaine, Little Houghton, Millhouse Green, Oxspring, Penistone, Silkstone, Thurlstone, Thurgoland, Thurnscoe
D Dunford Bridge

General waste weekly charges

Below are the annual charges based on a weekly collection.

Standard charges

Location 140 litre 240 litre 360 litre 660 litre 1100 litre Sacks/tags
Band A £333.32 £386.88 £500.76 £774.80 £1,064.96
From £166.16
Band B £360.36 £413.40 £531.96 £799.24 £1,092.52 From £166.16
Band C £385.84 £440.44 £552.76 £819.52 £1,106.56 From £166.16
Band D £413.40 £467.48 £573.56 £847.08 £1,134.12 From £166.16

Charges for registered charity shops

Location 140 litre 240 litre 360 litre 660 litre 1100 litre Sacks/tags
Band A £277.68 £290.16 £357.24 £511.16 £652.08 From £166.16
Band B £304.20 £317.20 £395.72 £537.16 £653.12 From £166.16
Band C £330.72 £343.72 £410.28 £555.88 £668.20 From £166.16
Band D £369.20 £383.76 £442.52 £603.20 £620.88 From £166.16

General waste fortnightly charges

Below are the annual charges based on a fortnightly collection.

Standard charges

Location 140 litre 240 litre 360 litre 660 litre 1100 litre Sacks/tags
Band A £174.98 £205.40 £261.82 £406.90 £560.04 From £166.16
Band B £189.02 £217.10 £279.50 £419.90 £573.56 From £166.16
Band C £203.06 £231.40 £291.20 £430.56 £581.10 From £166.16
Band D £217.10 £244.66 £301.34 £444.60 £595.66 From £166.16

Charges for registered charity shops

Location 140 litre 240 litre 360 litre 660 litre 1100 litre Sacks/tags
Band A £145.08 £152.88 £186.68 £268.58 £328.38 From £166.16
Band B £159.38 £166.66 £203.58 £282.10 £344.24 From £166.16
Band C £173.68 £180.07 £214.76 £291.98 £350.48 From £166.16
Band D £187.46 £195.00 £225.16 £290.42 £371.28 From £166.16

General waste monthly charges

Below are the annual charges based on a monthly collection.

Standard charges

Location 140 litre 240 litre 360 litre 660 litre 1100 litre Sacks/tags
Band A £89.44 £103.87 £134.55 £208.13 £274.43 From £166.16
Band B £96.72 £107.90 £143.00 £215.02 £271.96 From £166.16
Band C £104.00 £117.78 £149.11 £220.61 £297.57 From £166.16
Band D £110.89 £125.58 £153.79 £227.37 £304.72 From £166.16

Charges for registered charity shops

Location 140 litre 240 litre 360 litre 660 litre 1100 litre Sacks/tags
Band A £74.49 £78.78 £95.55 £137.15 £166.92 From £166.16
Band B £81.64 £85.41 £104.52 £144.04 £175.63 From £166.16
Band C £85.80 £92.30 £105.43 £149.24 £179.27 From £166.16
Band D £101.01 £99.58 £115.44 £156.78 £186.55 From £166.16

Recyclable waste charges

The annual charge for a recyclable waste collection is £264.16 based on a fortnightly collection.

Paper/cardboard bins were available in 240 litre, 360 litre and 1100 litre sizes.