Las Recycling

What Las Recycling does

Las Recycling is a family-owned waste management and recycling company headquartered in Lampeter, Wales, serving Mid and West Wales across Ceredigion, Carmarthenshire, and Pembrokeshire. Founded in 1963 and pivoting to recycling operations during the 1980s, the company operates what it describes as one of the largest fleets of waste collection vehicles in the region.

The company's service portfolio spans the full waste value chain: skip hire in 6 to 35 yard sizes for construction and domestic projects; commercial waste collection on a quote-based, recurring schedule; household waste recycling centre (HWRC) operations under contract to Ceredigion County Council (two sites); licensed hazardous waste disposal; a waste transfer station for bulk consolidation; and a material recycling facility (MRF) for sorting, de-packaging, and recovery of mixed commercial and household streams. ISO 14001 environmental management accreditation and hazardous waste licensing underpin the regulated portions of the business.

The commercial model combines recurring route-based collections from hundreds of business customers across hospitality, retail, facilities management, construction, and manufacturing with a fixed-fee local authority contract for HWRC operations. Pricing on the commercial side is quote-driven rather than published, and the family-owned structure means customer relationships are owner-mediated. There is no disclosed revenue, no external funding, and no institutional investor involvement; the company is privately held and self-funded.

Name

Las Recycling

Legal name

LAS Recycling Ltd

Website

https://lasrecycling.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1963

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Las Recycling is a family-owned waste management and recycling company based in Lampeter, Wales, serving hundreds of commercial customers and operating two council HWRCs across Mid and West Wales.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Waste Management Services

NAICS

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

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Commercial & Office Waste Collection (Non-hazardous) (EUAIAGAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Universal Waste Management (Batteries, Lamps, Mercury Devices, Aerosols) (BPALAFAJ), E-waste & Universal Waste Collection/Transfer (Electronics, Lamps, Batteries) (EUAIABAG)

Keywords

• Commercial waste collection
• Skip hire services
• Hazardous waste disposal
• Recycling services
• Waste management

Headquarters

HQ city

Wales

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Commercial Waste Collection Services: Collection and disposal services for commercial businesses including general waste, recycling, food waste, and glass waste. Flexible collection schedules (weekly, fortnightly, monthly) with various bin sizes (240L to 1100L).
2. Skip Hire: Flexible skip hire solutions ranging from 6-yard to 35-yard roll-on roll-off skips. Services include wait-and-load options, delivery and collection within three working days.
3. Hazardous Waste Disposal: Collection, classification, transfer, and disposal of hazardous waste streams including asbestos, WEEE, clinical waste, waste oil, batteries, paints, and residues. Provision of hazardous waste storage drums.
4. Household Waste Recycling Centre Operations: Operation of Household Waste Recycling Centres (HWRC) for Ceredigion County Council, providing disposal services for residents.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

LAS Recycling provides a total waste management service for the collection, treatment, recycling, recovery and disposal of non-hazardous and hazardous waste streams. Offerings include skip hire (6 to 35 yard roll-on roll-off), commercial waste collection (general waste, mixed recycling, food waste, glass), hazardous waste disposal (asbestos, WEEE, clinical waste, waste oil, batteries, paints), and operation of Household Waste Recycling Centres under council contract. The company supports these services through a Material Recycling Facility (MRF), a co-located Waste Transfer Station, de-packaging facilities, and energy recovery through anaerobic digestion and Energy from Waste incineration.

Product overview

Las Recycling is a waste management and recycling company operating since 1963, offering a portfolio of integrated services built around core waste collection and recycling capabilities. The core offering consists of Skip Hire (6-yard to 35-yard RoRo skips), Commercial Waste Collections, Household Waste Recycling Centres, Hazardous Waste disposal, and a Waste Transfer Station co-located with a Material Recycling Facility (MRF). Supporting sub-products include dedicated Food Waste Collection (sent to Anaerobic Digestion) and Glass Waste Collection for the hospitality sector. Bin products (240L, 660L, 1100L general waste bins and 120L food waste bins) are offered as components of the commercial waste collection service. The MRF enables segregation and recovery of recyclables from dry mixed waste, while the waste transfer station handles sorting and storage of materials before treatment or disposal.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Skip Hire Flexible skip hire service covering Ceredigion, Carmarthenshire, and Pembrokeshire, offering skips from 6 yard to 35 yard roll-on roll-off (RoRo) sizes for commercial and domestic use, with wait-and-load options and delivery and collection within three working days.
• Commercial Waste Collections Tailored business waste collection service for the collection, treatment, recycling, recovery and disposal of non-hazardous waste streams including general waste, mixed recycling, food waste, and glass, serving hospitality, retail, and facilities management sectors with flexible collection schedules (weekly, fortnightly, monthly) and bin sizes from 240L to 1100L.
• Household Waste Recycling Centre Operations Two household waste recycling centres operated for Ceredigion County Council at Lampeter (Tregaron Road) and Rhydeinon (Llanarth), enabling residents to dispose of household waste and recyclable items, with site operations covering acceptance of a wide range of items and ensuring proper separation for recycling.
• Hazardous Waste Disposal Fully licensed hazardous waste disposal service covering collection, classification, transfer, and disposal of hazardous streams including asbestos, WEEE, clinical waste, waste oil, batteries, paints, and residues, with compliant storage drums supplied. Operating under ISO 14001 Environmental Management Systems.
• Waste Transfer Station Waste transfer facility designed to maximise the effectiveness of sorting and storing household and commercial waste materials before treatment or final disposal, accepting general waste, plastics, metals, farm plastic, tyres, asbestos, and scrap metal. Co-located with the Material Recycling Facility.
• Material Recycling Facility (MRF) State-of-the-art Materials Recycling Facility providing efficient separation and recovery of recyclable materials from dry mixed recycling waste, maximising recycling and recovery rates. Co-located with the Waste Transfer Station at Lampeter.
• Food Waste Collection Food waste collection service sending collected waste to Anaerobic Digestion facilities for renewable electricity production and agricultural fertiliser, with de-packaging facilities capable of handling packaged food waste. Dedicated 120L food waste wheelie bins are provided.
• Glass Waste Collection Glass waste collection and recycling service for hospitality businesses, collecting mixed glass including bottles, broken glassware, and jars, reducing disposal costs and boosting recycling rates.

Quantifiable outcome

• Divert waste from landfill through Energy from Waste facilities
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 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.

• Ceredigion County CouncilcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLAS operates two Household Waste Recycling Centres (HWRC) for Ceredigion County Council, enabling residents to dispose of household waste and recyclable items. The company handles all aspects of site operations including accepting wide range of items and ensuring proper separation for recycling.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Veolia UK: UK arm of global environmental services group providing waste collection, recycling, energy recovery, and hazardous waste treatment. Overlaps with LAS across commercial collections, MRF/transfer, hazardous waste, and energy-from-waste processing, though at materially greater scale.
• Biffa: UK's largest pure-play waste management company offering commercial collection, recycling, skip hire, and hazardous waste services nationwide. Directly comparable on commercial waste collection, skip hire, and MRF operations, but operates at national scale versus LAS's regional Mid and West Wales footprint.
• Stericycle: Global specialist in regulated waste including clinical, hazardous, and document destruction services. Comparable to LAS's hazardous waste licence and clinical waste collection capability, but at international scale and with a narrower commercial focus.
• Clean Harbors: North American environmental services company focused on hazardous waste management, industrial cleaning, and emergency response. Comparable to LAS's hazardous waste collection, classification, and disposal offering, though operating at far larger scale and primarily in North America.
• Suez Recycling and Recovery UK: UK subsidiary of Suez providing municipal and commercial waste collection, materials recovery, and energy-from-waste services. Comparable across skip hire, commercial waste, MRF, and council HWRC-style operations but with national infrastructure.
• FCC Environment UK: UK waste management and recycling operator with household waste recycling centres, transfer stations, MRFs, and commercial collections. Closely comparable in service mix — including HWRC operations — but at multi-region scale.

Direct peers

• Countrystyle Recycling: Kent-based regional waste operator providing commercial waste collections, MRF services, skip hire, and recycling. Comparable on integrated service stack and regional commercial customer base.
• Hills Waste Solutions: Regional UK waste management company operating commercial collections, skip hire, MRF, transfer stations, and HWRCs — a near-mirror service portfolio to LAS Recycling, though based in the South West of England rather than Wales.
• Cawleys: Family-owned regional waste management company offering commercial waste collection, recycling, skip hire, and transfer services. Highly comparable operating model and customer mix to LAS, though operating in the South East of England.
• White Recycling: Regional UK waste and recycling operator offering commercial collections, skip hire, and materials recovery. Comparable mid-sized regional peer with similar service portfolio to LAS Recycling.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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