Charnwood Borough Council

Any commercial enterprise or business that wishes to have their rubbish collected must pay for the service as this is not covered by the local business rates.

This service can be provided by the Council's contractor Veolia Environmental who can be contacted on 020 7812 5000, or by filling in the contact form available on their website. Alternatively arrangements can be made with other commercial refuse collection contractors, details of which can be found using the internet or the local phone book. Alternatively an arrangement can be made with the .

If you have any problems making suitable arrangements please do not hesitate to contact the Council's Cleansing Services.

The Law

All business owners have a statutory duty to dispose of their waste via a licensed waste carrier. The Council has a duty to arrange for collections of trade or commercial waste if requested to do so by those businesses. This duty (under the Environmental Protection Act 1990) is fulfilled by our arrangements with Veolia Environmental Ltd.

Please note the Civic amenity sites are unable to accept trade waste and waste from commercial premises.