Wisbech is a working town. Packhouses, food processors, hauliers, market traders, pubs and shops all produce waste every single day, and all of them are legally responsible for it. BSH Recycling collects commercial waste across Wisbech and the Fens from our Peterborough depot, about half an hour away, with wheelie bins from 240 litres to 1100 litres and schedules built around how your business operates.
We are a family owned waste firm, trading since 2002, with our own transfer stations, our own lorries and our own crews. This year we put a new commercial waste vehicle on the road to grow our rounds across Cambridgeshire and Lincolnshire, and the Wisbech area is a big part of that expansion.
Four waste streams. General waste, food waste, cardboard and glass. Between them they cover most of the town’s business mix, and the food waste stream matters more here than in most places, because so much of the local economy handles food.
No bin rental charge. You pay for collections at an agreed frequency, and the frequency can change when your volumes do. For seasonal food businesses around Wisbech that flex is not a nice to have, it is the difference between a sensible bill and paying year round for peak season capacity.
Since March 2025, workplaces in England have been required to separate food waste, paper and card, and other dry recyclables from general waste. For Wisbech’s food sector this rule has teeth. A packhouse or food processor producing organic waste cannot lawfully run it all into general waste bins any more.
The practical fix is separate streams, and it usually saves money rather than costing it. General waste is the most expensive stream to dispose of, so every kilogram of food waste or cardboard you pull out of it cuts the bill. Our cardboard only policy, introduced in February 2026, means cardboard goes in a dedicated bin, gets hand sorted at our depot and is 100% recycled. Food waste goes in its own stream too.
And the basics still apply to every business, however small. You need a licensed waste carrier and duty of care paperwork. We provide the duty of care certificate free as part of the service. If you are unsure whether your current setup is compliant, call 01778 394044, Monday to Friday 8am to 5pm, and we will tell you straight.
Our refuse vehicle carries an onboard weighing system. Every collection is weighed at your premises, so you get real tonnage figures rather than estimates.
For food and logistics businesses around Wisbech this data earns its keep. Supermarket and supply chain audits increasingly ask for waste figures and recycling rates. Producing actual collection data, stream by stream, answers those questions properly. Smaller firms use it more simply, to check bin sizes are right and to spot when general waste starts creeping up. Either way it comes with the service at no extra cost.
Everything we collect in Wisbech goes back to our own registered waste transfer stations in Peterborough and Bourne. Waste is hand sorted, recyclables recovered, and across the business up to 99.9% is diverted from landfill, with residual waste used for RDF and SRF fuel. We are ISO 9001, 14001 and 45001 certified and FORS accredited.
One thing to check with any waste quote you compare. Is the company actually collecting your waste, or brokering it out? We own the whole chain from bin to sorting line. When an auditor asks where your waste went, you get an answer with paperwork behind it.
Our 4 step process keeps setup quick. We establish what you need, you complete the account form and contract, we confirm the collection schedule, then collections start as agreed. Contracts run 12 months with 3 months notice from the end of term, stated plainly up front.
If your site produces more than bin waste, we handle that too. Commercial skips from 2 to 40 cubic yards, grab hire for soil and rubble, and aggregates delivered to site. Plenty of our Wisbech customers run bins and a skip together on one account, one invoice.
We collect across Wisbech and the surrounding villages, including Leverington, Wisbech St Mary, Elm, Emneth, Walsoken, Outwell and Upwell, plus March and Chatteris. The full list is on our areas covered page.
For a quote, call 01778 394044 or use our contact page. Tell us your business type, your rough weekly waste and where bins would sit. We will recommend a setup and price it quickly, usually the same day.
With over 20 years of local experience, two depots, and up to 99.9% landfill diversion, BSH Recycling are Peterborough’s skip hire service to trust. Book online now for next day delivery, or call our friendly team on 01778 394044