1. DANGEROUS ITEMS

The following waste types are deemed Dangerous Items and must not be placed in any Container unless with the prior agreement of the Contractor and on prior payment of the applicable charges for disposal of such hazardous waste.

If any Dangerous Items are placed in a Container without prior agreement, the Contractor shall be entitled to charge the Customer, and the Customer shall be obliged to pay, any and all surcharges, costs and expenses incurred by the Contractor in handling, storing, segregating, transporting and disposing of such Dangerous Items.

Charges for Dangerous Items shall apply per item recovered from the Customer’s Container, whether identified upon collection, during tipping, sorting or processing at the Contractor’s site, or at the site of a third party used by the Contractor.

The Contractor will provide full photographic evidence to the Customer to support any claim and applicable surcharge(s).

Asbestos Containing Materials (ACMs)
(Including but not limited to):

• Asbestos sheeting (roof and cladding)
• Downpipes, hoppers and guttering
• Pipe lagging and rope
• Gaskets and behind fuse boxes
• Asbestos insulating board (AIB) and soffits
• Airing cupboard materials and sprayed insulation
• Textured coatings
• Vinyl floor tiles

Gas bottles/cylinders/aerosols/Batteries (any type) including vapes

Liquid Wastes
(Including but not limited to):

• Oils (cooking, engine, etc.)
• Paints (with liquid still in the cans)
• Thinners
• Varnishes
• Solvents
• Any chemicals
• Mastic tubes

2. ITEMS ATTRACTING ADDITIONAL CHARGES

Where the Customer generates waste in the course of a business, waste items of the following types shall incur additional charges (“Additional Charge Items”).

In such instances, the Contractor shall be entitled to charge the Customer, and the Customer shall be obliged to pay, any and all surcharges at the prevailing rate (from time to time) as notified to the Customer by the Contractor for each Additional Charge Item recovered from the Customer’s Container, whether identified upon collection, during tipping, sorting or processing at the Contractor’s site, or at the site of a third party used by the Contractor.

For avoidance of doubt, household customers are not subject to additional charges for the Additional Charge Items listed below, including Domestic Upholstered Seating (POPs).

The Contractor will provide full photographic evidence to the Customer to support any claim and applicable surcharge(s).

Domestic Upholstered Seating (POPs)
(Including but not limited to):

• Office chairs
• Sofas
• Armchairs
• Sofa beds

Creosote-Treated Wood
(Including but not limited to):

• Telegraph poles
• Railway sleepers

Tyres/Plasterboard and Plaster Waste/Fluorescent Tubes/Mattresses/Carpets & Rugs

Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE)
Including but not limited to large WEEE items such as:

• Fridges
• Freezers
• Microwave ovens
• TVs
• Computers
• Computer monitors and consoles

Please see the current price list for applicable charges.