For most businesses, our cost effective pre-paid bag service is the best way to get rid of your rubbish when you do not have the space for a waste container. There are three types of pre-paid bags for you to use:

• Standard bags - suitable for light waste from retailers and offices
• Cardboard stickers -  to dispose of your flatpacked cardboard waste
• Premium bags - stronger, larger bags suitable for heavy waste from hospitality businesses
• Compactor bags - suitable for compactors such as Tony Team, Bergmann and Orwak

• For blue recycling bags please click here

How do I purchase bags?

Businesses can pre-order and pay for bags in advance. The price of the bag covers the collection and disposal of the waste. New customers need a Waste Transfer Note. This is a legal requirement that outlines what the rubbish is, who produced it (you) and who is collecting it (us). Call us on 020 7641 6180 and we can send one out. Once completed it lasts a year and you need to keep a copy of your Waste Transfer Notes for a minimum of 2 years.

You can obtain the pre-paid bags and cardboard stickers through these channels: 

• Online - new customers, existing online customers
• Phone - 020 7641 6180
• Fax - 020 7641 8916
• Email - commercialwaste@westminster.gov.uk
• Web Form- Commercial Waste Team

Once your payment has been received your pre-paid bags will be delivered the next working day.

How much does it cost?

The costs cover the collection and disposal of the waste. No hidden charges and no wasted time.

• Standard bags - £46.61 (pack of 50 )
• Mixed recycling bags - £36.00 (pack of 50 )
• Cardboard stickers - £26.07 (pack of 25 )

• Premium bags - £62.59 (pack of 50)

When will my waste be collected?

Each street has an allocated time when rubbish is collected. Find out your pick up time here. Please place your waste out no longer than 30 minutes prior to the collection time. With our fleet of over 200 collection vehicles,

Westminster provides up to three waste collections per day, 365 days per year including weekends and Bank Holidays. A service unmatched by any other waste collector.

Please contact us in case you have any queries, complaints and/or comments about collections.

Do’s and Don’t-s for pre-paid bags.

• Max 5 kg per bag
• No liquids, it can’t leak.
• No broken glass   
• Do not use the cardboard stickers for your bags