Commercial waste at St Erth and Launceston HWRCs
The service is for businesses that can’t use our Commercial Waste Collection Service because they:
- work in other people’s homes or businesses rather than at one premises we could collect from regularly or
- don’t generate commercial waste often enough for a regular collection or
- have trade waste like electrical items, wood, plasterboard, rubble and bathroom suites that we’re unable to take on our collection vehicles
How to use the HWRCs commercial waste service
To use the HWRC commercial waste service, you must:
- Book a slot in advance using our online booking system.
- Show a copy of your valid waste carriers licence when you arrive. Find out more, register for, or renew your waste carrier license on the Government's website.
You won’t need a van or trailer permit if you’re disposing of commercial or trade waste.
How much does it cost?
Prices are exclusive of VAT.
| Waste type | Car | Estate car / CDV / 4x4 | Small van | Medium van / pick up | Large van / luton | Small trailer | Large trailer |
| Green | £34.71 | £55.09 | £62.85 | £108.95 | £135.76 | £51.12 | £138.28 |
| General / black bag | £56.55 | £89.76 | £149.67 | £259.42 | £323.28 | £121.73 | £329.27 |
| Bulky | £70.02 | £111.13 | £185.29 | £321.18 | £400.23 | £150.71 | £407.65 |
| Soil / rubble | £40.74 | £46.75 | £50.09 | £86.82 | £108.19 | £40.74 | £110.19 |
| Plasterboard | £102.12 | £117.19 | £125.56 | £217.64 | £271.21 | £102.12 | £276.23 |
| Wood | £50.09 | £79.50 | £104.44 | £181.03 | £225.59 | £84.94 | £229.76 |
| Metal | Free | Free | Free | Free | Free | Free | Free |
| Waste Type | Price per unit |
| Mattress | £24.50 |
| 3 Seater sofa | £20.83 |
| 2 seater sofa | £17.15 |
| Single seater | £14.70 |
| Misc Upholstered seating | £8.58 |
| Small waste electrical items |
£6.13 |
How to pay
The sites are card payment only. We can’t take cash or cheques.
Staff decision regarding charge is final.
Mixed loads
In circumstances that multiple waste streams are taken to site, you will be charged for the highest value waste stream.
Please check information on what you can take to each site.
Visiting the household waste and recycling centres Partial loads
Prices are applied for full loads, no discounts will be given for partial loads
Tipper vehicles
We cannot facilitate any vehicles tipping on the floor. All waste materials must be unloaded by hand.
Charges for vehicles and trailers
In the situation where waste is brought onto site in a vehicle and a trailer, you will be charged for both the vehicle type and the trailer type separately.