Pre-paid or contracted waste sacks for businesses with no room for a wheelie bin — common in central London and on timed-collection streets.
Waste sacks (sometimes called trade sacks or pre-paid sacks) are the practical answer when you cannot store a wheelie bin: basement cafes, listed buildings, timed-collection streets in Westminster and the City, and tiny high-street units. You present approved sacks in a defined time window; a licensed carrier collects them. Stratos Environmental compares sack-based and bin-based options so you are not forced into a 1100L you cannot keep on site.
Sacks can become expensive if your volume grows: you pay per sack, and a busy restaurant can go through many in a week. At that point a bin (even a small one collected often) is usually cheaper per kilo. Our First Mile alternatives page covers this trade-off.
Many carriers offer separate sacks for dry recycling and food caddies alongside general-waste sacks, which keeps you on the right side of Simpler Recycling even without bins.
For very low volumes or no-storage sites, often yes. For busy hospitality, bins usually cost less per kilo. We'll compare both.
No. Commercial collections need the carrier's approved sacks or tagged bags, presented in the allowed time window.
Yes. Sack collections are still commercial waste. Your carrier should provide the Duty of Care paperwork.
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