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Closed every bank holiday with the exception of Good Friday. Monday to Friday: 7.45am - 5pm – last admittance 4.40pm |
Whetstone Transfer Station is located next to Whetstone Recycling and Household Waste Site Enderby Road, Whetstone, LE8 6JL |
The easiest way to dispose of your trade waste is at our Whetstone Transfer Station. This is open to all traders and businesses within or outside of Leicestershire.
As a business or commercial organisation you are legally required to dispose of your waste responsibly. This is part of your duty of care.
Weighbridge charges
Our pricing structure works based on a minimum charge up to a specific weight, which then increase in 20kg increments.
For example, general waste would cost you £36.50 (exc VAT) up to 200kg, and then increase by a small amount every 20kg, up to the price per tonne (1000kg) of £182.50 (exc VAT).
General Waste
General waste is any non-hazardous waste (no plasterboard included), which hasn’t been sorted and therefore contains mixed types of waste.
- Minimum charge £36.50 +VAT (£43.80)
- Per tonne is £182.50 +VAT (£219.00)
Wood Waste
Source separated - no mixed loads. Any loads over 1.5t to be agreed prior to delivery - please contact us on 0116 305 3774.
- Minimum charge £30 +VAT (£36)
- Per tonne is £62 +VAT (£74.40)
Green Waste
No mixed loads - loads containing large volumes of soil and/or large root balls need to be presented separately as general waste.
- Minimum charge £30 +VAT (£36)
- Per tonne is £61 +VAT (£73.20)
Inert / Rubble Waste
Source separated - no mixed loads, no plasterboard or hazardous waste.
Inert waste includes building (demolition) waste, hardcore, rubble, concrete, gravel, sand, and stone.
- Minimum charge £30 +VAT (£36)
- Per tonne is £40 +VAT (£48)
Plasterboard, asbestos, plastics and organics are not accepted as inert waste.
Cardboard
Source clean and separated - no mixed loads.
- Minimum charge £4 +VAT (£4.80)
- Per tonne is £4 +VAT (£4.80)
Loads above 1 tonne need to be pre-booked - contact us on 0116 305 3774.
Food Waste
It is at the discretion of Leicestershire County Council whether or not to accept food waste. If accepted, it:
- must be separately collected
- must be non-hazardous food waste
Please contact us on 0116 305 3774 to discuss, and agree a rate.
Source separated - no mixed loads, no plasterboard or hazardous waste.
Fridges (per unit)
Commercial type fridges/freezers are not accepted.
£44 +VAT (£52.80) inclusive of consignment note charge (which the customer must provide).
Tumble dryers (containing heat pumps)
£44 +VAT (£52.80) - customers must provide a consignment note, as per EWC Code 20 01 23 requirements for hazardous material.
Televisions
- Minimum charge (1 unit) £34 +VAT (£40.80)
- Multiple units £20 each +VAT (£24)
Prices inclusive of consignment note charge (which the customer must provide)
Street Sweepings
- Minimum charge: £30 +VAT (£36)
- Street sweepings, per tonne: £65 +VAT (£78)
Waste requiring specialist treatment
This includes waste which is difficult to handle, but not hazardous waste.
Please contact us on 0116 305 3774 to discuss and agree a rate.
Contact us if you think your waste requires specialist treatment on site before it can be disposed, as it may need to be pre-booked.
It is at the discretion of Leicestershire County Council whether or not to accept waste which requires specialist treatment.
Weighbridge Charges (per weighing)
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0 to 5 tonnes £4.58 + VAT (£5.50)
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5 to 30 tonnes £7.50 + VAT (£9)
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30+ tonnes £10.50 + VAT (£12.60)
Waste types NOT ACCEPTED
We are currently unable to accept any upholstered domestic seating at our Whetstone Waste Transfer Station. This includes (but not necessarily limited to) any furniture item with cushioning and padding, such as:
- sofas, settees, sofa beds, dining/office style chairs, futons, pouffes, floor and seating cushions and beanbags etc.
Plasterboard is also not accepted, including individual loads or mixed in with general waste. We are planning to accept both upholstered domestic seating and plasterboard in the near future.
Asbestos, explosives and radioactive waste is not accepted.
How to use the trade waste facility
- Apply for a waste carriers licence
- Agree to the site rules
- Bring your waste to the site, ensuring that you are wearing PPE (hi-viz top and safety boots).
You do not require an account to use the Whetstone Waste Transfer Station trade or public weigh services; you can pay by credit/debit card at the time of tipping.
Please note: We do not accept cash or cheque payments at the Whetstone Transfer Station weighbridge.
Applying for a trade account
If you prefer to be invoiced monthly, then a trade account may be more suitable for you than paying each time by card. You will need:
- to upload a copy of your current waste carriers licence
- to provide two trade references that your company has a credit account with
Once all checks have been carried out you will be notified if your application for a trade account has been approved. Please note the maximum credit limit available is £500 per month.
Apply for a trade waste account
Simpler recycling for businesses/non-domestic premises
New regulations now require businesses to separate recyclable materials from general waste.
Workplaces that generate waste similar in nature and composition to household waste must separate dry recyclable waste (glass, metal and plastic and cardboard and paper), food waste and black bin waste from each other.
There is no minimum weight for food waste collections.
Small businesses with fewer than 10 full-time employees are temporarily exempt until 31 March 2027.
WRAP (The Business of Recycling) is a dedicated website with useful information.
Further guidance can also be found on Simpler recycling: workplace recycling in England | GOV.UK
Alternatively, there are several other ways to dispose of trade waste:
- use a trade waste service provided by your district or borough council
- use a licensed waste contractor
- take your waste to a different waste transfer station
- hire a skip