Services
Commercial waste - collection
West Lothian Council runs a frequent service to collect refuse, waste paper and cardboard from commercial premises throughout the district.
Those eligible are:
- Owners and users of commercial and other non-domestic premises such as those occupied by charities or voluntary groups, churches, schools and other educational establishments and hospitals
- In the case of commercial premises, the service is only provided to customer who have paid for this service
Charges
2013/2014 (starting 1st April 2013) are as follows:
- 140 litre bin £197.30 per annum (no vat)
- 240 litre bin £287.76 per annum (no vat)
- 1,100 litre bin £929.27 per annum (no vat)
Purchase for change of size or additional bin
If you wish to change the size of your bin or require additional bins, the purchase prices are detailed below for 2013/14:
- 140 litre bin £36.23 plus Vat
- 240 litre bin £42.43 plus Vat
- 1100 litre bin £300.15 plus Vat
Service Standards
We will:
- Sell wheeled bins to customers. These may be 140 litre, 240 litre or 1100-litre capacity bins and are usually different from bins used for domestic refuse in that they are grey with a green lid. Costs can be found below.
- Replace damaged or lost bins if paid for by the customer.
- Provide those customers who have paid the annual charge with coloured stickers to attach to their bins as proof of payment. (The Duty of Care Waste Transfer Note must be returned along with payment before coloured stickers can be issued and attached to the bin as proof of payment)
- Provide the service twice a week, on Monday and Thursday or Tuesday and Friday.
- Empty wheeled bins, which have been left at the kerbside or other designated collection point and return them to the collection point.
- Clean up any spillage caused by Council employees
updated 02/04/13
