Guide
Industrial waste disposal cost per tonne: what UK disposal sites charge
Updated
A tonne of general commercial and industrial waste costs £212.45 to £650 at the four UK disposal sites that print a gate price, with a median of £241.48, read on 28 October 2026. Most of that is landfill tax, which is £130.75 a tonne at the standard rate from 1 April 2026; the national median landfill gate fee before tax was £34 a tonne in WRAP's 2025-26 survey.
The published prices
East Ayrshire Council charges £212.45 a tonne for general waste at Garlaff, Richmond's Townmead Road £227 a tonne with a £46 minimum, Aberdeenshire £255.96 a tonne for non-recyclable waste in 2026/27, and the Isles of Scilly £650 a tonne for residual waste (every row, with its source).
What the price is made of
- Landfill tax
- £130.75 a tonne at the standard rate and £8.65 at the lower rate for inert waste, from 1 April 2026.
- Gate fee
- What the site charges before tax: WRAP measured a median of £34 a tonne for non-hazardous landfill in 2025-26.
- Haulage
- The lift or the lorry that brings the waste to the gate, priced per container or per load.
- Minimum charge
- Sites set a minimum per load, such as £46 at Townmead Road.
Sources for the tax and the gate fee: HMRC, landfill tax rates and WRAP, UK Gate Fees Report 2025-26.
Published figures are what each site advertises on its own page, read on 28 October 2026; they are not a quote for your waste.