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What happens to my collected materials?
MERTON COUNCIL
Commercial waste and recycling service
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Commercial waste
and recycling services
Why recycle your waste?
• Recycling with Merton Council is up to 30% cheaper than sending it to
be buried in landfill.
• Sending materials to landfill is a waste of natural resources and creates
poisonous gases, which contribute to global warming.
• Every business, no matter how big or small, has a duty of care to dispose
of waste through a licensed waste carrier.
• The Pre-treatment regulations introduced in October 2007 require waste
to go through some form of process to reduce its environmental impact
before being disposed of to landfill. A simple way to do this is to separate
items for recycling, more information on waste regulations can be found
at www.netregs.gov.uk
Safe and responsible waste management
commercial
waste
Recycling is collected from
your designated reycling bin
Recycling is delivered to a
Materials Recovery Facility.
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Materials are processed into
new products
Please contact us for a free quotation
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All material streams are
separated
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Our contact:
Waste Services
63 - 69 Amenity Way,
Morden SM4 4AX
If you have any queries about this new collection service, please contact our
waste helpline: 020 8274 4902 or email [email protected]
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Why recycle your waste?
www.merton.gov.uk/commercialwaste
Commercial waste and recycling service
Commercial waste and recycling service
Dimensions of bins and materials that can be recycled
Merton Council provides a comprehensive waste and recycling
service for your local needs. Benefits include:
• a competitively priced service
• scheduled collections
• a wide a range of materials that can be recycled (mixed together)
• a range of containers
• advice on ways to reduce, reuse and recycle your waste
Benefits:
It’s cost effective
and could save your
company money
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Tailor-made
contracts to suit
your business
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Responsible local
based service
Yes Please
The Environmental Protection Act 1990 places
a duty of care on all businesses to manage and
dispose of their waste responsibly.
Your business rates do not include the cost of
your recycling and rubbish disposal so you must
ensure your rubbish is collected by an authorised
waste carrier. You should keep a copy of your
waste transfer note paperwork for a minimum of
two years.
Did you know...?
It is an offence to put recycling or waste from a business into
a public recycling bank, no matter how small the amount.
Businesses could be fined up to £50,000.
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 Cardboard
 Office paper and envelopes
 Books
 Catalogues / directories
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120, 240 or 360 litre
Size
Your duty of care
What can be placed in the recycling
bins or bags?
660 or 1100 litre bin
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Bag
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840
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120
litre
555
1075 505 2-3
240
litre
740
1100 580 3-4
360
litre
880
1100 665 5-6
660
litre
1260 1370 730 10-12
1100
litre
No of
bags
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1260 1370 990 15-18
Paper
& Card
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bottles
Cans
Cartons
Waste
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commercial
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Obtain a free quotation
We provide a competitive recycling and waste collection
service. For a free quotation or further information, please email [email protected] or call 020 8545 4012.
No Thanks ✘
✘ Shredded Paper
✘ Metallic wrapping paper
✘ Paper covered in food
(greasy pizza boxes)
 Newspapers and magazines
Tip - Flatten cardboard boxes to
give you more space.
 Drinks bottles
✘ Plastic Packaging
 Milk bottles
 Shampoo and detergent bottles
✘ Polystyrene
Please rinse, squash and
remove lids.
✘ Butter or margarine tubs
✘ Food trays
✘ Plastic film
 Glass bottles
 Glass jars
 General waste
 Packaging
✘ Broken glass
Any colour, rinsed but no lids.
✘ Lightbulbs
 Drink cartons
 Food cartons
✘ Food
Please rinse and flatten.
 Food cans
 Drink cans
 Empty aerosols
Please rinse and remove lids.
✘ Milk bottles (return to milkman)
✘ Pyrex or drinking glasses
✘ Window or mirror glass
✘ Oil drums or liquids
✘ Electrical equipment
✘ Asbestos
✘ Hazardous waste (eg oil, electrical items, light bulbs and
batteries)
✘ Paint tins
✘ Liquids such as cooking oil
✘ Gas bottles or cylindersoil
Please ensure your waste and recycling bags or bins are at
the agreed collection point on your collection day/s. Please
note collection is for a bin with a closed lid or tied bag.