Industrial Container Recycling

Wastecare can help collect or recycle your industrial containers, regardless of quantity or quantity.

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Industrial Container Recycling by Wastecare


Most industrial packaging, from 20 litre HDPE bottles, 205 litre steel drums, to 1,000 litre IBC containers, have a second life after we have reconditioned and recertified for reuse.

Containers not suitable for reuse, are decontaminated and the materials separated for further recycling and recovery. This means zero to landfill, and provides a 90% carbon reduction.

If your containers are housing waste, we will help you to identify, collect, and responsibly manage it in line with the UK Hazardous Waste Regulations 2005.

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Industrial container collection


We offer hazardous waste management options for a wide range of waste streams. The industrial containers we most commonly collect and treat include:

Intermediate Bulk Containers (IBCs)

IBC cut-offs

IBC outer cages

Plastic drums – bung & clip top

Plastic kegs

Steel drums – bung & clip top

Intermediate Bulk Containers (IBCs)

IBC cut-offs

IBC outer cages

Plastic drums – bung & clip top

Plastic kegs

Steel drums – bung & clip top

For more information on the industrial containers we collect and an estimated cost, visit our quote calculator.

Bulk hazardous waste recycling


Wastecare’s specialist treatment and recycling facilities manage most categories of hazardous and challenging waste in bulk.

Industrial packaging is treated at one of our two specialist facilities here in the UK.

After being cleaned using a bespoke chemical wash plant, the packaging will be valued. If deemed fit-for-reuse, we pay rebates for the reconditioned containers.

If not, the packaging will be chemically cleaned, crushed, and shredded. Any plastic is then granulated for re-extruding, and the steel smelted for reforming.

Our other specialist recycling facilities include:

  • Industrial liquid waste treatment
  • Portable battery recycling
  • WEEE reuse and recovery
  • High-temperature incineration

Why choose Wastecare?

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Over 1,000 collections a day from over 38,000 active customer accounts
Over 300,000 tonnes of hazardous and ‘difficult’ waste recycled each year
98.3% of over 900 different waste streams recycled or recovered
Over £16 million returned to clients in 2023 from recovered materials

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