Specialist recycling and waste management for government bodies, NHS trusts, local authorities, and public sector organisations across the UK. We handle regulated waste streams with full traceability, audit-ready documentation, and the compliance standards your organisation demands.
Introduction
Public sector organisations produce some of the most tightly regulated waste in the country, from NHS trusts replacing medical equipment to councils upgrading street lighting and government departments refreshing IT estates. Waste Experts works with public bodies to manage electrical waste (WEEE), batteries, fluorescent lamps, hazardous materials, and end-of-life solar panels under a single contract. Every collection comes with full Duty of Care documentation and audit-ready evidence notes, with services tailored around your procurement processes, site access requirements, and sustainability reporting obligations.
Book a Collection TodayFull Duty of Care paperwork, waste transfer notes, consignment notes, and evidence notes provided with every collection. Records retained for the legally required period.
Coordinated collections across multiple locations with consolidated reporting. One provider, one point of contact, consistent service wherever your sites are based.
We work within public sector procurement frameworks and understand the documentation, KPIs, and reporting standards your contracts require.
Independently verified to meet the highest social and environmental standards. Supporting your organisation's sustainability targets and social value commitments.
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Explainer
Public sector procurement demands accountability, transparency, and value. We collaborate daily with councils, NHS trusts, and government departments, ensuring compliance with social and environmental standards as a Certified B Corporation. Our Duty of Care framework provides essential documentation effortlessly, while our portal offers real-time insights into collections and compliance. As the UK's sole facility licensed for all 15 WEEE categories, we ensure fewer subcontractors and a streamlined audit process.
Local authorities managing building estates from offices and depots to leisure centres and libraries, NHS trusts replacing medical electrical equipment across hospital sites, government departments running IT refresh programmes generating large WEEE volumes, housing associations needing reliable service across geographically dispersed properties, and emergency services and MOD sites requiring waste management that works within strict site security and access protocols.
IT equipment and servers (WEEE), Fluorescent tubes and lamps (hazardous), Batteries from UPS systems and devices, Solar panels from building estates, High voltage equipment (EV chargers, BESS), Medical electrical equipment (NHS), Hazardous chemicals and materials, Office furniture and mixed WEEE
We keep every waste stream fully compliant with clear Duty of Care, the right routes, and audit-ready paperwork.
When recycling is fragmented, time gets eaten by chasing suppliers and paperwork. A single, end-to-end solution simplifies collections, documentation, and billing across sites.
UK-wide coverage and planned collections help keep sites tidy, reduce disruption, and stop waste from becoming a storage problem.
Centralised reporting (weights, streams, documents + saving CO2 data) makes ESG, audits, and internal reviews far easier.
Our Core Services
Specialist, fully compliant recycling for all categories of electrical and electronic waste, delivered through our licensed in-house treatment facilities.
Compliant recycling solutions for end-of-life lamps, helping businesses manage hazardous lighting waste safely and responsibly.
Safe, compliant battery recycling for UK businesses, with expert handling, clear documentation, and fast turnaround.
Benefits
We are a Certified B Corporation™, so we aim to do the right thing. For your business, our people, and the planet - with honest advice, clear communication, and a service you can rely on.
Full in-house treatment for all 15 WEEE categories.
With 390+ CEF branches nationwide, there’s always a nearby drop-off point.
Built for compliance. Measured in materials kept in use and CO2 saved.
The quickest way to organise a collection
Get advice on compliant disposal
Process
Recycling regulated waste should be simple, safe, and fully compliant. Our process is built for specialist streams like WEEE, batteries, lamps, hazardous materials, solar panels and high voltage equipment, with clear traceability from collection to final treatment.
Fill out a quick form to let us know what waste you have and we'll sort the rest.
Once collected, your waste is processed through licensed treatment routes.
Every collection comes with the documentation you need, including Duty of Care.
What Our Customers Say
The Expert Way
Named experts who know your business - no call centres here.
UK-wide collections with specialist treatment for complex waste streams.
Duty of Care and paperwork taken care of every step of the way.
Independently verified to meet the highest environmental and social standards.
The only recycler equipped to handle every WEEE category in-house.
One of the UK’s highest-performing fleets for emissions and efficiency.
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Rated as a best-practice treatment facility by the Environment Agency.
The strength of a major group with the care of a specialist team.
