UK WASTE & RECYCLING LTD

What UK WASTE & RECYCLING LTD does

UK Waste & Recycling Ltd (UKWR) is a UK-based commercial waste equipment and services provider founded in 2004 and headquartered in Liverpool. The company supplies waste compaction and baling machinery—including the UK75, UK300, and UK600 series vertical balers, semi- and fully-automatic horizontal balers, static compactors, and portable compactors (RORO and skip-hook variants)—alongside consumables such as baling wire and baling tape. Notable technical features include an auto-dial skip-full alert system, a bin loader with personnel cage, and a fully-automatic horizontal baler with HMI touch screen and integrated telemetry.

The company's business model is a hybrid of equipment sales, recurring lease and service revenue, and managed waste collection. Equipment is sold outright, rented on 12-month terms, or leased over 3-5 year contracts, with all options including warranty, 6-monthly servicing, and breakdown call-out guarantees. Waste management services—general waste, recyclables, hazardous, and oil waste—are delivered under the company's upper tier waste carrier, broker, and dealer accreditation, leveraging national key accounts with major waste collectors to access competitive broker rates and target up to 92% landfill diversion. The company also pays recycling rebates to customers for mill-spec bales produced by its equipment.

UKWR serves a diversified customer base across logistics and distribution, retail and supermarkets, hospitality, automotive, healthcare (including NHS), local government and councils, and manufacturing and industrial sectors. Named customers include Coca-Cola, NHS, multiple local councils (Fermanagh and Omagh, Derry City and Strabane, Cheltenham), Newell Stores, Ubico, PPP Group, and Western Logistics. The company positions itself as a one-stop alternative to larger national waste firms, with a consultative direct-sales motion, free on-site waste audits, and a self-serve e-commerce website targeting SMBs.

Name

UK WASTE & RECYCLING LTD

Legal name

Waste & Recycling Ltd

Website

https://ukwasterecycling.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

UK Waste & Recycling Ltd supplies balers, compactors, consumables, and commercial waste management services to UK businesses across retail, manufacturing, logistics, healthcare, hospitality, and local government, operating from Liverpool since 2004.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Commercial Waste Management Services

NAICS

Solid Waste Collection (562111), Hazardous Waste Collection (562112), Materials Recovery Facilities (56292)

SIC

Refuse Systems (4953), Sanitary Services (4950)

akta.pro primary industry

Industrial Packaging Waste Services (Pallets, Cardboard, Film, IBCs/Drums—Non-hazardous) (EUAIAGAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Commercial & Office Waste Collection (Non-hazardous) (EUAIAGAA), Industrial Waste Handling & Compaction Equipment (Balers, Compactors) (IMAHALAI)

Keywords

• Waste management services
• Waste baler equipment
• Waste compactors
• Commercial waste collection
• Recycling equipment supply

Headquarters

HQ city

Liverpool

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Equipment Sales: Sale of balers (vertical, horizontal, cardboard, plastic), compactors (static, portable), and related waste handling machinery. Customers can purchase equipment outright.
2. Equipment Lease/Hire: Rental and lease options for balers and compactors with terms including 12-month direct rental and 3 or 5 year lease hire agreements. Rental terms include warranty, 6-monthly service agreements, and guaranteed call-out service.
3. Service, Maintenance & Repairs: Ongoing service contracts, maintenance agreements, and repair packages on all waste handling equipment. Includes UKWR warranty scheme with free servicing at regular intervals.
4. Waste Collection & Management Services: Commercial waste collection services covering general waste, recycled materials, hazardous waste, and oil waste. The company operates as an upper tier waste carrier, broker and dealer with national key accounts enabling competitive rates.
5. Consumables Sales: Sale of baling tape and baling wire consumables for use with company equipment. Products include various widths (9mm, 13mm, 19mm) and lengths of baling tape, and 3mm cut & loop baling wire in galvanised or black annealed finish.
6. Recycling Rebates: Competitive cash rebates paid to customers on their recyclable goods, providing revenue-sharing from sale of baled materials to recycling mills. Balers produce mill-spec bales (450-600kg) that attract best rebates.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

UK Waste & Recycling Ltd supplies waste compaction equipment (balers, static and portable compactors) and consumables (baling wire and tape), and provides commercial waste collection, recycling, and waste management services across the UK. The company combines equipment sale/lease with ongoing maintenance contracts and acts as an upper tier waste carrier and broker to deliver nationwide service from a network of over 200 facilities.

Product overview

UK Waste & Recycling Ltd offers a comprehensive portfolio of waste compaction equipment and management services. The product range includes vertical balers (UK75, UK300, UK600 series) for low to high-volume cardboard, plastic and textile recycling; horizontal balers (semi-automatic and fully automatic) for high-volume waste handling facilities; static waste compactors for fixed on-site waste compression; and portable waste compactors for mobile applications. The portfolio is complemented by consumables including baling wire (3mm in 14ft and 17ft lengths) and baling tape (9mm, 13mm, 19mm widths). Services include free on-site surveys, repairs, maintenance, and business waste management with over 200 facilities nationwide.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• Reduce waste by 25% on average
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers11 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Major National Waste Collectors & Transfer SitescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUKWR holds national key accounts with major waste and recycling companies and transfer sites across the UK. These partnerships enable the company to offer competitive broker rates for waste collection and disposal services, achieving up to 92% landfill diversion rates through recycling and energy recovery. The relationship provides UKWR access to major account rates that can be passed on to customers.

Scale indicators8 records

Broad incumbents

• Biffa plc: One of the UK's largest waste management companies offering commercial collection, recycling, and waste-handling equipment. Overlaps with UKWR on commercial waste services but operates at much greater scale with national infrastructure.
• FCC Environment (UK): UK arm of FCC Environment offering commercial waste collection, transfer, treatment, recycling, and landfill diversion. Direct competitor to UKWR in commercial and council waste management services.
• Grundon Waste Management: Major UK independent waste management company providing commercial waste collection, recycling, and skip/compactor services. Comparable to UKWR's portfolio of collection services plus baler/compactor offerings for commercial customers.
• Veolia Environmental Services UK: Global environmental services major with a UK commercial waste, recycling, and resource-management business. Comparable as a one-stop provider of waste collection and recycling services to UK commercial customers, including councils and enterprises.

Direct peers

• Powerday: London-focused commercial waste collection, recycling, and skip-hire operator serving retail, construction, and corporate customers. Comparable to UKWR in commercial collection plus recycling/materials-recovery focus.
• Mil-Tek (UK): Supplier of balers, compactors, and waste-handling equipment to UK commercial customers, with a service and maintenance offering. Closest direct equipment-side peer to UKWR's baler and compactor product lines.
• Hills Waste Solutions: UK-based waste management and recycling company serving commercial and public-sector customers with collection, transfer, recycling, and disposal services. Closely comparable mid-sized UK competitor with similar vertical mix.
• Mid UK Recycling (Biffa subsidiary brand context) — using alternative: Wastecycle: Mid-sized UK waste management firm offering commercial collection, recycling, and materials recovery for businesses and councils in the Midlands and beyond. Closely comparable regional-scale competitor to UKWR.
• Whites Recycling: UK waste and recycling company providing commercial waste collection, recycling, and skip services to businesses and councils. Comparable regional/scale competitor to UKWR.
• Recycling Lives: UK waste management and recycling business with commercial collection, skip hire, and materials recovery. Comparable as a mid-sized competitor operating waste services across multiple UK regions.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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