J & B Recycling

Name

J & B Recycling

Legal name

J&B Recycling Ltd

Website

https://jbrecycling.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Waste Management & Recycling Services

NAICS

Materials Recovery Facilities (562920), Waste Collection (56211), Solid Waste Collection (562111), Hazardous Waste Collection (562112)

SIC

Refuse Systems (4953), Sanitary Services (4950), Hazardous Waste Management (4955)

akta.pro primary industry

Commercial & Industrial (C&I) Recycling Processing (BPALADAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Specialty Materials Recovery (Carpet, Mattresses, Bulky Items) (EUAIADAL), Recycling & E-Waste Collection/Hauling (HSAKALAJ), C&D Transfer Stations & Consolidation (BPALAJAB), Consumer E-waste Collection & Take-Back Programs (EUAIAIAA)

Keywords

• Waste management services
• Commercial recycling
• Materials recovery
• Skip hire
• Household waste collection

Headquarters

HQ city

Hartlepool

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Commercial Waste Collection Services: Collection and processing of commercial waste streams including dry mixed recycling, general waste, glass, food waste, and hazardous materials. Services are provided to businesses across various sectors in the North East and wider UK.
2. Skip Hire and Container Rental: Commercial skip hire services including 8-yard open skips, 10-yard enclosed skips, 18-yard open, 35-yard, 40-yard RoRo skips, hooklift hire, and front-end loader hire. Both short-term and long-term hire options available.
3. Specialist Waste Processing: Processing of specialist waste streams including WEEE (electrical waste), hazardous waste, construction materials, and food waste through anaerobic digestion facilities.
4. Equipment Rental: Rental of equipment including balers, compactors, front-end loaders, and various bin sizes (660 and 1100 litre wheelie bins) for waste management purposes.
5. Waste Audits and Consulting: Expert waste audits and consultancy services to identify inefficiencies and develop bespoke waste management solutions for customers.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

J & B Recycling provides end-to-end commercial and household waste management and recycling services in the North East of England and wider UK. The company operates its own licensed collection fleet, an award-winning Materials Recovery Facility (MRF) in Hartlepool, and offers skip hire, bin rental, waste audits, and specialised waste streams including WEEE, food, glass, and hazardous materials. Services target both businesses across multiple sectors and local authorities serving over 1 million households.

Product overview

J&B Recycling offers a comprehensive waste management and recycling platform for commercial and local authority clients across the North East of England. The core offering includes Commercial Waste Collection Services covering dry mixed recycling (DMR), general waste, food waste, glass, and WEEE recycling, all processed through the company's award-winning Materials Recovery Facility (MRF) in Hartlepool. Additional products include commercial skip hire, balers, compactor services, waste audits, and a customer portal for real-time reporting. The company also provides educational services for schools and community groups. The portfolio is unified around the core MRF processing capability, with container and collection services feeding into the recycling infrastructure, and supplementary value-added services like audits and reporting completing the offering.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Commercial Waste Collection Services

Quantifiable outcome

• 99% recycling rate achieved across all operations
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Hull City CouncilcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMulti-million pound joint venture contract through J&B Bio Ltd for kerbside waste collection and recycling services across Hull and East Riding of Yorkshire. Shortlisted for Partnership Excellence - Public/Private Sector award at National Recycling Awards. Partnership has significantly improved contamination rates.
• East Riding of Yorkshire CouncilcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint venture partner with Hull City Council for kerbside waste collection and recycling services covering homes across Hull and East Yorkshire.
• The Prince's Responsible Business NetworkminorOthersJ&B Recycling is a member of The Prince's Responsible Business Network, demonstrating commitment to responsible business practices and community engagement.
• National Recycling AwardsminorOthersJ&B Recycling won Recycling Facility of the Year award and was shortlisted for Partnership Excellence award at the MRW National Recycling Awards, the most prestigious awards in the UK recycling and resource management sector.

Scale indicators12 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• FCC Environment UK: UK arm of FCC Group operating waste collection, transfer stations, recycling facilities, and disposal. Directly comparable to J&B in offering integrated commercial and municipal recycling with a network of processing and transfer facilities across the UK.
• Biffa: UK-headquartered waste management business operating national collection, recycling, and MRF operations across all major waste streams. Directly comparable to J&B Recycling in terms of service mix (commercial collections, skip hire, recycling processing) and customer types (commercial and local-authority).
• Renewi: UK and Netherlands-based recycling and waste management company with material recovery facilities, commercial waste collection, and specialist recycling operations. Closely aligned to J&B's MRF-led, multi-stream recycling model and customer types.

Others

• BusinessWaste.co.uk: UK commercial waste broker arranging collections, skip hire, and recycling services nationwide. Adjacent rather than directly competitive — a route-to-market supplier rather than an asset-based operator like J&B — but addresses the same commercial-buyer segment.

Regional players

• Recorra: South East England-based waste collection, recycling and reuse company operating commercial collections and MRF-style processing. Comparable to J&B's commercial-collection-and-recycling model but with a different geographic focus.
• Cawleys: Hertfordshire-based commercial waste and recycling company offering skip hire, bin collections, and materials recycling. Comparable to J&B in regional, vertically integrated collection and recycling operations but with a different UK footprint.
• Hills Waste Solutions: Wiltshire-based waste management and recycling company operating commercial waste collection, MRF, and landfill/recycling facilities. Comparable to J&B in regional integrated service model but serving a different geography in Southern England.
• B&M Waste Services: East Midlands-based commercial waste collection, skip hire, and recycling operator. Comparable to J&B as a regionally anchored integrated waste and recycling business targeting commercial customers in the UK, but operating in a distinct territory.

Broad incumbents

• Suez Recycling and Recovery UK: UK operations of Suez, operating recycling and recovery infrastructure including materials recovery and household/commercial collections. Operates in the same broad space as J&B with overlapping services but is a global incumbent with substantially greater scale and service breadth.
• Veolia UK: UK operations of global environmental services group Veolia, operating recycling facilities, waste collections, and treatment/disposal services for municipal and commercial customers. Overlaps with J&B's MRF, kerbside, and commercial-recycling services but is materially larger and offers a broader portfolio.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/JBRecycling

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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