Westminster City Council Commercial Waste Services: News

Jul 2, 2014

Recycling in Marylebone and Fitzrovia

Recycling in Marylebone and Fitzrovia is easy. Daily recycling collections have been available to Marylebone and Fitzrovia businesses since 2010 and over the years this service has proved very popular. Recycling in Marylebone and Fitzrovia (blue bags and cardboard) is collected every evening Monday to Sunday. Just place out your blue recycling bags and flat packed bundled […]

Jun 26, 2014

Tour de France 2014 in Westminster

The Tour de France is back in Westminster Tour de France, the world’s largest annual sporting event, is back in Westminster on Monday 7th July. The final kilometres of the famous cycle race will take them along the Thames, towards Lower and Upper Thames Streets and the Victoria Embankment into Westminster, before riding past the […]

Jun 10, 2014

Score with recycling during the 2014 World Cup

Are you looking forward towards a great score of your favourite team during the 2014 World Cup? Your business might even host an event to watch the game and celebrate the success afterwards. For all that extra rubbish that might occur because of this you can score with team Westminster and make sure its recycled or […]

Jun 9, 2014

Are you local?

Have you ever asked yourself: ‘Where does my rubbish really end up?’ ‘How far does it go once it’s been taken from the curb?’ We’ve all heard or read stories in the papers when rubbish ends up somewhere it shouldn’t; endangering people and harming the environment. Don’t be afraid to ask where your rubbish ends […]

May 28, 2014

Recycling in Mayfair

Recycling in Mayfair is easy. Daily recycling collections have been available to Mayfair businesses (as well as residents) since 2008 and over the years this service has proved very popular. Recycling in Mayfair (blue bags and cardboard) is collected every evening Monday to Sunday at the same time as the evening general waste collection. Just place […]

May 2, 2014

Recycling the right way

Separating the right way We all love to recycle as much as we can and fortunately, a lot of rubbish that used to be dumped in a hole in the ground is now recycled into new resources and products. Good for your wallet and the planet. It is important, however, to make sure that you […]

Apr 30, 2014

Where does all the waste go?

This question is often asked by businesses and residents. Westminster’s waste disposal service is unrivaled in green credentials. We recycle an ever increasing proportion of the waste stream and recover energy from whatever cannot be recycled. This map shows the routes waste takes to the local disposal points. Contact us if you need a copy of a Waste […]

Apr 14, 2014

Commercial Waste competition winner announced

Winners of the council’s commercial waste prize draw were Benjamin Franklin House, a museum and educational facility in Westminster, who submitted a poem about what works for them about using our commercial waste services: When faced with waste a problem is posed as rubbish piles up that needs to be disposed Left unattended this problem’s […]

Jan 23, 2014

Cleansing through the Centuries

Westminster’s experience in dealing with rubbish and keeping the streets clean goes back hundreds of years. Just have a look at the photos to see how things have changed over the years (or have stayed the same)? One thing that certainly has changed is how the UK deals with its waste. Only a few years […]

Nov 21, 2013

Recycling in Covent Garden & Soho

In central London, as anywhere, it is vital for businesses to have access to reliable, high quality and affordable recycling services. Westminster City Council’s Commercial Waste Service now offers a daily collection service for mixed recycling in Covent Garden & Soho. Using this service, you can place all recyclable materials (including paper/cardboard, cans, plastics, drink […]