Frequently Asked Questions
Once collected, your used cooking oil is transported through Wastecare’s licensed recovery network, where it is recycled into renewable sources such as biofuels in like with UK environmental regulations. Every collection is fully traceable via the myWaste portal, giving you digital Waste Transfer Notes and compliance records for peace of mind.
Absolutely. Every collection includes a digital Waste Transfer Note and recycling summary accessible through your myWaste account.
This documentation proves your compliance with the Environmental Protection Act and Duty of Care Regulations, helping you meet all UK waste management requirements.
Yes. We can collect even small amounts of used cooking oil. Our service is designed for businesses of every size, from independent cafes and takeaways to national food producers.
We’ll arrange a collection frequency that matches your waste oil output, ensuring every pickup is compliant, efficient, and fully documented through your myWaste account.
Yes. Wastecare is a fully licensed waste carrier, approved to collect and transport used cooking oil and other controlled wastes across the UK.
Our nationwide team and dedicated collection fleet ensure all materials are handled safely, compliantly, and in accordance with UK environmental regulations.
Most used cooking oil collections can be scheduled within just a few days.
With 12 licensed service centres and a fleet of over 100 specialist vehicles, we offer fast, reliable collections that work around your operational needs.
Yes, batteries should be sorted by chemistry where possible to ensure safe transport and recycling.
Wastecare can provide specialist containers and guidance for safe storage, segregation, and compliance.
Yes. Wastecare is fully licensed by the Environment Agency to collect and transport waste batteries and other controlled wastes throughout the UK.
All collections are accompanied by Duty of Care documentation and fully traceable through your myWaste portal.
Once collected, your waste batteries are transported to Wastecare’s specialist recycling facility in Halifax, where they are safely sorted and processed.
Metals such as nickel, cobalt, and lead are recovered for reuse, and remaining materials are treated to ensure zero landfill and full environmental compliance.
Yes, Wastecare can collect your batteries alongside other waste streams including, but not limited to, WEEE, used cooking oil, and fluorescent tubes.
Combining multiple waste collections helps your business save time, reduce administration, and ensure all waste is collected and recycled responsibly through a single, licensed provider.
Absolutely. Every collections come with digital Duty of Care paperwork via myWaste, ensuring your waste is fully traceable and compliant with UK battery recycling regulations.
Wastecare accepts a wide range of containers, from 20-litre HDPE bottles to 205-litre steel drums and 1,000 litre IBCs (Intermediate Bulk Containers). We handle drums, kegs, cut-off IBCs, outer cages, plastic barrels and cages, whether reusable or for recycling.
Absolutely, Wastecare is a fully licensed carrier and processor under the UK Hazardous Waste Regulations 2005 and related legislation. Every collection of industrial containers is accompanied by full documentation and traceability.
Yes, if containers meet our strict quality and safety criteria, we will recondition and recertify them for reuse, reducing your costs and environmental footprint. If they’re not suitable for reuse, we clean, crush, and recycle the materials. Plastic is granulated, steel is smelted, and nothing goes to landfill.
Every business that produces, distributes, imports, uses or sells WEEE must comply with the Waste Electric and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Regulations 2013. These regulations were put into place to reduce the amount of WEEE reaching UK landfill.
Any business disposing of WEEE must use a licensed waste carrier to do so, such as Wastecare. Those who are producers or distributors have a responsibility under WEEE regulations to finance the collection, treatment, and recovery of the EEE they place onto the UK market. This is known as Producer Compliance – see our Wastecare Producer Compliance site for more information.
The regulations also require any business who sell WEEE, to offer a takeback scheme for any customer wishing to dispose of an electrical item. For more information on how Wastecare can implement a takeback scheme within retail store networks or across your business, contact our team.
If your item(s) have a plug, charger, or batteries, and have the WEEE wheelie bin logo on it – it can be recycled. If you’re unsure if your WEEE waste can be recycled, get in touch with our team who can provide their expert guidance.
Yes, most WEEE is classed as a hazardous waste. This is because the components in electrical waste often contain hazardous substances or persistent organic pollutants (POPs).
Any WEEE that is collected by Wastecare is managed at our licensed Approved Authorised Treatment Facility (AATF) in Normanton. It will undergo a review and classified regarding condition and potential for resale. WEEE will then either be reconditioned if deemed suitable to be placed back on the UK market, or stripped apart and separate material recycled or recovered for other use.
Businesses who are producing hazardous waste need to store it in the correct bins or containers, and have it collected by a licensed waste carrier.
No, it is illegal to mix hazardous waste with either non-hazardous, or another type of hazardous waste. Hazardous waste must be stored separately and correctly.
An AATF is a licensed ATF (1) (or registered exempt) site carrying out treatment on waste electrical and electronic wastes. Treatment can include de-pollution, disassembly, shredding, recovery or preparation for disposal.
