Sussex Food Waste Collection
Get Ready for the New UK Law
New UK legislation requires businesses to separate food waste from general waste.
Is your business ready for the changes?
31st March 2025: Organisations with 10+ Staff
1st April 2026: Residential Properties
Mandatory by 1st April 2027: ALL Business & ResidentiaProperties
If you run business or not-for-profit in Sussex, now is the time to prepare.
We’re rolling out our dedicated Sussex Food Recycling service out from 6th April
We’re inviting local businesses to register their interest today.
Affordable, Flexible & Built for Sussex Businesses
No matter your waste volume — we have a solution.
Bins to Suit Every Business
We provide food waste bins ranging from 10lt to 240lt
Our services are suitable for all organisations including:
Cafés
Restaurants
Takeaways
Pubs
Schools
Care homes
Catering companies
Offices
Warehouses
Understanding the Impact of Food Waste Legislation in England
It has now been a year since the Simpler Recycling reforms changed the legal landscape for businesses across England. As of March 2026, we are entering the next critical phase of the rollout.
The business landscape: One year in
Since 31 March 2025, it has been a legal requirement for most businesses and non-household premises (with 10+ employees) to separate food waste from all other waste.
Where we stand today:
10+ Employees: You should already have separate collections in place.
Micro-businesses (<10 Employees): You are still in your transition period. Your deadline is 31 March 2027, but many are already switching early to avoid the "last-minute rush" for bins and collections.
Crucial note for multi-site organisations: The 10-employee limit applies to . . .
Facts & Figures: The Hidden Cost of Food Waste
Compliance has encouraged businesses to look more closely at the cost of segregating waste and its highlighted something they didn’t expect: How much money their business was throwing away?
The Scale of the Issue
When we talk about food waste, we often think of households. But the commercial sector is a massive contributor. Annually, UK businesses produce approximately 2.82 million tonnes of food waste.
Five Actionable Strategies for 2026:
Reducing food waste doesn't just help the planet—it directly increases your profit margins. With landfill taxes rising to £130.75 per tonne from April 2026, it's now more cost-effective to dispose of food waste separately from your general waste.
Read our full article to learn five practical steps you can take to ensure your operation is using efficient strategies to minimise waste and lower overheads.
Better for Your Business Better for the Environment
When food waste is collected by us, it does NOT go to landfill.
By separating your food waste, you’re actively contributing to a cleaner, greener Sussex.
The Hygienic
Bin Swap
The single biggest pain point related to food waste is "smelly bins". Then there's the labour cost of cleaning.
NuWaste won’t just empty bins; we’ll replace them. When we collect your food waste, we’ll swap your full container for a fresh, sanitised bin.
Customer Benefit: Eliminates foul odours, prevents pest issues, and gives your staff time to get on with other tasks.
Nothing to Landfill Sustainability
Businesses are under increasing pressure from consumers to show green credentials.
NuWaste ensures 100% of food waste is diverted from landfill. It is transformed into renewable energy (powering the National Grid) and nutrient-rich bio-fertiliser used to grow more crops.
Customer Benefit: Improve environmental credentials by supporting farming and helping generate clean energy.
Legislative
Compliance
New UK legislation will make it mandatory for all businesses to separate food waste.
NuWaste provides a fully traceable, "closed-loop" solution, with the appropriate documentation meeting your businesses legal obligations.
Customer Benefit: Operational "peace of mind" and protection from potential fines.
Service Launching
6th April
Milestone 1: 6th April - service goes live and first bins are delivered.
Milestone 2: 88 wheelie bins to fill our lorry's first weekly round.
Milestone 3: First fresh-smelling bin are rolled out
Early bird 1 offer: No maximum weight limits for first 88 wheelie bins ordered.
Early bird 2 offer: 150kg max for next 44 wheelie bins ordered.
Early bird 3 offer: 125kg max. for next tranche of 44 wheelie bins ordered.
Service Launching6th April
Secure your early bird slot before they're gone
As household collections go live, enforcement on local businesses is set to tighten.
Stay one step ahead and avoid unnecessary fines.
Register Your Interest
Be prepared before legislation becomes compulsory for your organisation
Secure your Early Bird weight class
Lock in affordable pricing
Support renewable energy
Keep your organisation compliant
Share to reach Milestone 3 faster (clean bins every week)
(Need an earlier start date? Use the form and tell us.)
1. Hygienic Bin Swaps are currently only available on 60lt bins in specific areas. It is our intention to expand this to all areas in Sussex for both our 60lt and 240lt bin sizes. This will be subject to round density of weekly collections schedules. 2. No weight limits bins is an early bird offer to the first eighty eight (88) 240lt bins ordered. Thereafter, the next 44 will benefit from a maximum weight limit of 150kg, followed by 125kg for the following 44 bins ordered. Our standard weight limit of 110kgs will then apply to all further bins ordered. Additional weight will be charged at 7p per kg. 3. Bin deliveries are due to be rolled out week commencing 6th April 2026. Services required before this date will be considered on a case by case basis. 4. All orders are subject to minimum 12-month agreement. 5. Annual Compliance charge of £25 applies to each site. A single Compliance charge covers all non-hazardous waste streams collected by NuWaste. 6. All offers are subject to minimum order quantities being reached. Where these minimum quantities are not reached, we reserve the right to remove any offer at any time.