Westminster City Council Commercial Waste Services: News

Dec 14, 2020

How Commercial Waste Services works with a number of institutions in Westminster

Westminster is home to many institutions, heritage sites, museums and educational establishments that attract millions of visitors from across the world every year. At Commercial Waste Services, we work with a number of these, including Royal Albert Hall, Central Hall, Westminster Abbey, Westminster Cathedral and the Institute of Contemporary Arts. Since commercial waste management goes […]

Dec 7, 2020

Everything you need to know about fly-tipping and avoiding waste fines

In 2018/19, local councils in England dealt with over one million cases of fly-tipping. This equated to nearly 500,000 enforcement actions. The cost for Westminster City Council to clean up and dispose of fly-tipped waste in Westminster reaches up to £1 million per year — this money would be better spent on other services such […]

Dec 3, 2020

Our collections will operate as normal during Christmas 2020 and the New Year

Collections on every day over the holiday period Whilst some businesses close for Christmas and New Year, we are well aware that a large number of our customers operate every day of the year. Just like us. Where other collectors stop or reduce their services over the Christmas period, the City Council’s commercial waste and […]

Nov 23, 2020

Westminster City Council: Climate Emergency Business Workshop – Waste & Consumption

Be part of the city’s response to climate change The 60-minute sessions are hosted by Westminster City Council and will bring businesses together to identify opportunities to reduce or eliminate carbon emissions from commercial and domestic buildings, energy supply and transport, as well as identifying opportunities to reduce waste and use green spaces for carbon offsetting. […]

Nov 6, 2020

Westminster City Council wins the ‘Circular Economy Success’ category at Awards for Excellence

Westminster City Council have been named winner of the Circular Economy Success category at the Awards for Excellence, for their work to upcycle end of life waste and recycling diesel trucks to fully electric trucks. Westminster council have been working alongside their contractors, Veolia to trial new and innovative sustainable waste collection fleet solutions. The […]

Nov 2, 2020

Pause your collections with Commercial Waste Services

The UK government announced over the weekend new national restrictions coming into force as of 5th November over a four-week period lasting until 2nd December. These new restrictions will replace the local COVID-19 alert level restrictions in your area. As a result of these restrictions, a number of businesses and venues are ordered to close […]

Oct 21, 2020

How to get your business involved with London Rivers Week 2020

The world generates around 3.5 million tonnes of solid waste every day. Unfortunately, the majority of this waste is not disposed of in a safe and sustainable way for the environment. The reality is that our planet cannot cope with this amount of pollution, and calls to reduce plastic and other waste have increased in […]

Oct 15, 2020

The new ban on single-use plastic straws, cotton buds and drink stirrers

Since the late 20th century, we have depended on plastic as an affordable, versatile and durable material. Much of what we consume is made of plastic (such as plastic bottles and food containers) because it’s inexpensive, yet durable. However, plastic is slow to degrade — taking over 400 years or more — due to its […]

Oct 7, 2020

Black History Month: Westminster City Council to host virtual events

As one of the top commercial waste suppliers in Westminster, we have always been passionate about supporting the local communities we serve. From being the official partner of Pride in London to taking part in Black History Month, we are committed to encouraging and celebrating diversity. As Black History Month is kicking off, Westminster City […]

Sep 15, 2020

Reduce, reuse, recycle, recover: What you can do to celebrate Recycle Week 2020

Organised by WRAP under the Recycle Now brand, this year’s Recycle Week theme — ‘Together – We Recycle’ — is all about recognising everyone’s commitment to recycling and their dedication to creating positive change despite the challenges and hardships brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. Running from 20th to 27th September, Recycle Week encourages businesses, […]