New Forest District Council (NFDC) offers a simple and flexible ‘Pay As You Throw’ kerbside waste collection service for businesses large and small (including your furnished holiday let). This service allows businesses to purchase waste sacks or stickers for general and recyclable waste, ensuring legal and responsible disposal. It’s a straightforward process with no hidden costs. Here’s a guide for holiday let owners…
Businesses can purchase:
// NFDC Green General Business Waste Sacks for general waste
// NFDC does not offer a General Waste Container Collection Service.
// Businesses must place waste in NFDC sacks, tie them securely, and leave them kerbside on collection day.
// Collection crews can remove sealed sacks from an 80L dustbin but cannot reach into larger containers due to Health & Safety regulations.
// General waste includes all non-recyclable business waste, except for controlled waste such as clinical waste.
NFDC collects the following items in NFDC Mixed Recycle Business Waste Sacks (clear sacks with red print):
Cardboard should be flattened and bundled together or placed inside a larger box (max 2ft³) with an NFDC Mixed Recycle Business Waste sticker (red & white) attached.
NFDC offers 1100L containers for business mixed recycling.
For mixed glass, NFDC provides a Business Waste collection service for 240L, 360L, and 1100L containers.
You can register your ‘small business’ at your Local Offices or via NFDC’s Customer Services on 02380 285000 or customer.services@nfdc.gov.uk
Once registered, all NFDC Business Waste Collection products can be purchased via your Business Waste account, or in person from local offices.
// Every business, regardless of size, has a legal responsibility to dispose of its waste in the correct way, even after it has left the premises, until it is properly disposed of.
// Business Waste Sacks cannot weigh more than 7Kg.
// Any waste that comes from a commercial activity is business waste. If you use part of your home to run your business, then any waste from that part is business waste.
// A Waste Transfer Note must be completed for all transfers of waste to another party.
// A Waste Transfer Notice can be used to cover multiple transfers of non-hazardous waste over a period of up to a year. The waste transfer notes must be signed by both parties for it to be valid and retained for two years.
// The Environment Agency and New Forest District Council are authorised to check if any business is complying with their Duty of Care.
Breaches of Duty of Care may result in a Fixed Penalty Notice, Fine or in the most severe cases imprisonment.
For more information and guidance, contact New Forest District Council –
02380 285000 or customer.services@nfdc.gov.uk
