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Waste Disposal & Recycling Glasgow

Lifting the waste is only half the job. Getting it to the right facility, and being able to show where it went, is what keeps you on the right side of the law, so we put just as much care into that part.

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Responsible disposal

Where your waste goes matters

It is easy to find someone with a van who will take waste away. It is harder to know where it ends up. In Scotland, whoever produces waste keeps a legal responsibility for it until it is properly recycled or disposed of, so if an unregistered carrier dumps your waste in a lane or a lay-by, the trail can lead straight back to you.

Jettison is a SEPA registered waste carrier with ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 accreditation. Every load we collect, whether from a home, an office, a shop or a building site, comes back to our depot in the east end of Glasgow, where it is sorted into separate streams. Reusable items go to charity partners, materials go to licensed recycling facilities, and only what is left goes for energy recovery or disposal. Our recycling rate is over 90%.

  • Registered with SEPA as a waste carrier
  • Certified to ISO 9001 and ISO 14001
  • Loads sorted at our Glasgow depot into separate material streams
  • WEEE items and fridges sent to approved treatment facilities
  • Upholstered seating handled under the persistent organic pollutants rules
  • Waste transfer notes for every business collection
  • Reuse through charity partners before recycling
  • Check any carrier with our guide to the SEPA register

Doing it properly

How we deal with your waste

From the moment it is loaded to the moment it is reused, recycled or recovered, this is what happens to the waste we collect.

Your duty of care

Section 34 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 places a duty of care on anyone who produces, carries or disposes of waste. For businesses, that means using a registered carrier, describing the waste accurately and keeping waste transfer notes for at least two years. We provide the notes and the registration details you need.

How we segregate

Loads are separated into metals, timber, plasterboard, cardboard and paper, plastics, glass, rubble, green waste, electrical items and residual waste. The more that is sorted, the more can be recycled, which is why we sort at our own depot rather than sending mixed loads straight to a transfer station.

Reuse before recycling

Recycling is good, but reuse is better. Furniture with fire labels, working appliances, office equipment, books, clothes and household items that still have plenty of life in them are offered to charities and reuse projects. Our guide to donating furniture in Glasgow lists some of them.

Electricals and fridges

Televisions, monitors, computers, white goods and small appliances are covered by the WEEE regulations. Fridges and freezers contain refrigerant gases and insulating foam that need specialist treatment, so they go to approved facilities. Read more in our guide to disposing of household electricals.

Sofas, armchairs and POPs

Upholstered domestic seating can contain persistent organic pollutants from older flame retardants. When it cannot be reused, it has to be kept whole and destroyed, usually by incineration with energy recovery, rather than sent to landfill. We keep it separate from other waste for exactly that reason.

Reporting for businesses

For contract and repeat customers we can report on what we collected and where it went. That helps with ESG reporting, tender submissions and ISO 14001 environmental management systems, and it shows customers and staff that your waste is handled responsibly.

Related services

Ways we can collect your waste

Bulky uplifts

Large items and full loads collected from homes and businesses.

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Commercial & industrial clearance

Warehouses, factories and units cleared with full paperwork.

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Confidential waste disposal

Sensitive paperwork and records destroyed securely.

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Fly tipping clearance

Dumped waste removed from land, lanes and private property.

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How it works

From collection to recycling

  1. 1

    Collection

    Our team loads your waste, keeping awkward or special items separate from the start.

  2. 2

    Back to the depot

    Everything returns to our Glasgow depot, never to a lay-by or somebody else's skip.

  3. 3

    Sorted and segregated

    Loads are split into material streams, with reusable items set aside for charity.

  4. 4

    Recycled and recorded

    Materials go to licensed facilities and you receive the paperwork for your records.

Areas we cover

Waste collection across Glasgow and Scotland

  • Glasgow
  • the West End
  • the Southside
  • the East End
  • Paisley
  • Renfrew
  • Clydebank
  • Bearsden
  • Bishopbriggs
  • Rutherglen
  • Cambuslang
  • East Kilbride
  • Hamilton
  • Motherwell
  • Coatbridge
  • Cumbernauld
  • Falkirk
  • Stirling
  • Edinburgh

Waste guides

Checking a waste carrier Sustainable waste disposal Reducing waste Fridge disposal Monitor disposal Air conditioning disposal Tyre disposal Cardboard collection

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Questions

Waste disposal FAQs

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How do I know you are a legitimate waste carrier?
Ask us for our SEPA carrier registration and look it up on the public register yourself; it takes a minute. Jettison also holds independent ISO 9001 quality and ISO 14001 environmental certification.
Will I receive paperwork?
Each business collection comes with its own waste transfer note, recording what was taken and the facility it is going to. Keep these for at least two years, as SEPA or your local authority can ask to see them.
Do householders need a waste transfer note?
Householders do not need to keep waste transfer notes in the same way, but you still have a duty to make sure your waste goes to a registered carrier. If someone offers to take it cheaply and cannot show a registration, there is a real risk it will be fly-tipped.
What is your recycling rate?
Our recycling rate is over 90%. That is possible because we sort every load at our depot, offer usable items for reuse and send materials to the right recycling routes instead of mixing everything together.
What can you not take?
Asbestos, solvents, oils, chemicals, gas bottles, clinical waste and other hazardous materials are outside what we carry. They have to go through firms licensed for that work, and if you describe what you have, we can suggest who to contact.
Can you set up regular collections for my business?
Yes. If your business produces bulky or mixed waste on a regular basis, such as pallets, packaging, furniture or refit waste, we can arrange regular collections with consistent paperwork and reporting.

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