How Landfill Tax has lead to waste disposal price rises

This is an article we wrote to give people a better understanding on why it is so expensive to dispose waste and just a confirmation that it's not Licensed Waste Collectors pushing the prices up, but the Government in the form of something called green taxes aka landfill tax which is currently £94.15 per tonne.    


Since 1996 the price to dispose general waste has become more and more expensive, Many customers who have not used waste disposal services for a while have been shocked when they have been quoted for waste disposal services and the problem is more money goes on Landfill tax than we even make in profit.

We have been charging £240 plus vat for many years to remove a 1 tonne load of mixed general waste, to dispose this 1 tonne load the cost is between £130 - £160 plus vat at a waste transfer station, These waste transfer stations have to charge these rates and they rise further every year to cover the cost of the Landfill tax.

I am struggling to find information where this tax revenue is spent, surely the billions the treasury collect could be invested in state of the art recycling plants creating thousand of jobs, there is a major lack of recycling facilities available to businesses especially for plastics, only private companies are addressing these problems, When it comes to environmental issues the governments answer always seems to be fines and taxes but never investing in better ways of doing things.


The list below shows how Landfill Tax has increased over the years. 

Despite the constant rise in Landfill tax we will always try to give you our best prices for waste removal work, good recycling methods are way we can do this, click the link below for more info  
https://www.metalclearance.com/2015/05/waste-clearance-work-taken-on.html

Date of change	Standard rate (£ per tonne)	Lower rate (£ per tonne)
1 October 1996	7	2
1 April 1999	10	2
1 April 2000	11	2
1 April 2001	12	2
1 April 2002	13	2
1 April 2003	14	2
1 April 2004	15	2
1 April 2005	18	2
1 April 2006	21	2
1 April 2007	24	2
1 April 2008	32	2.50
1 April 2009	40	2.50
1 April 2010	48	2.50
1 April 2011	56	2.50
1 April 2012	64	2.50
1 April 2013	72	2.50
1 April 2014	80	2.50
1 April 2015 (See note 1)	82.60	2.60
1 April 2016	84.40	2.65
1 April 2017	86.10	2.70
1 April 2018	88.95	2.80
1 April 2019	91.35	2.90
1 April 2020	94.15	3.00

Our company does not import or export scrap metals

We quite often get requests from business people from overseas asking if we would sell them our metals and also often asked if we will buy their metals in bulk from their overseas location.

We do not offer an exporting service neither do we offer an import service and only sell in bulk to our regular customers who are based in the UK as we have been trading with them for many years and have formed an unbreakable trust. 

We are happy with the arrangement and believe in the saying "if it's not broke don't try and fix it" in other words it works for us.

We can however sell a few kilos of lead, copper, brass and cables if you need a small amount for an art project or something along those lines, that would be fine just call us we are always happy to help. 

If you have been in contact with us regarding import export and we have redirected you to this page then please the article carefully

We do not import or export metals and even if we did we would not be able to generate enough metals for your requirements. 

We do not collect shipping containers

We are often asked do we collect shipping containers and the answer to that is "no" the main problem being transportation costs out weigh the value of the metal, We can recommend a company called Container Disposal, however there would be charge for this service here is a link to their website.

https://containerdisposal.co.uk/ 

The only other way would be to cut the container up into smaller pieces unfortunately this is not a service we can offer, however if you cut the container up yourself we would be happy to remove the left over metal. 

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