Trade Waste Procedures

The Council has changed its procedure for the way businesses put their trade waste containers out on public spaces. This will help to make Glasgow a cleaner, greener and safer city. Trade waste will only be allowed on the streets at certain times of day. This means you will need to store your business waste in your own premises or land and then put it out for collection during a pre-arranged time slot.

What you have to do

For the City Centre, commercial waste bins/sacks must only be put out for collection on streets during the following times:

07:30 - 11:00
17:00 - 23:00

For the North West, South and North East, commercial waste bins/sacks must only be put out for collection on streets during the following times:

07:30 - 12:00
14:00 - 16:00
18:00 - 01:00 (no glass to be uplifted after 23:00)

Within these times, waste is only allowed to be put out on the public domain for up to 1 hour. It is your responsibility to arrange when your waste will be collected with your waste contractor. If your waste remains uncollected, you should remove it from the street, store it on your premises and contact your waste contractor to rearrange collection.

All bags and bins must be clearly marked with your business' names and time of collection.

Waste may only be placed on the street when the business is staffed and never overnight.

Business Leaflets

For further information please download the documents below:

Help and support

Zero Waste Scotland / Resource Efficient Scotland will be running workshops to assist businesses in reducing the amount of waste they produce and therefore meeting the new requirements of Glasgow City Council's Commercial Waste Project. Details will be added here once confirmed.

We will work with you and your business as much as possible to help you comply with these changes. There are organisations that will be able to offer you assistance on how to save money on your trade waste. Further support can be found in the following links:

Save money on trade waste

Advice and support for organisations in Scotland

How to get the best waste management solution for your organisation

Reduce waste

Reduce your waste

Managing your food waste

Your duty of care

Waste (Scotland) regulations: what is your duty of care?

Waste (Scotland) regulations: SEPA guidance

Summary of resources