WasteLinks Launches: A New Marketplace for UK Waste Services

WasteLinks Is Coming Soon: Transforming How the UK Buys and Sells Waste Services

Today marks a significant moment for the UK waste management industry. WasteLinks, the UK's first dedicated, verification-first marketplace for waste management services is coming soon.

Whether you are an Environment Agency-registered waste carrier looking to grow your customer base, or a homeowner, business, or contractor who needs reliable and licensed waste removal, WasteLinks was built for you.

The Problem We Set Out to Solve

The UK generates approximately 200 million tonnes of waste every year. Managing that waste requires a vast network of licensed carriers, specialist contractors, transfer stations, and permitted disposal sites. The Environment Agency maintains a register of more than 70,000 registered waste carriers in England alone.

Yet despite the enormous scale of this industry, the market suffers from a structural problem that has persisted for decades: there is no trusted, transparent way for customers to find and book verified waste carriers online.

The consequences are severe and wide-reaching.

Fly-tipping costs the UK over £392 million every year, according to Environment Agency data. A significant proportion of this is caused by unlicensed operators who undercut legitimate carriers on price and then illegally dump the waste they collect — exposing customers to criminal liability and costing councils and taxpayers hundreds of millions in clean-up costs.

Legitimate waste carriers lose revenue to cheaper, unverified competitors who are not paying for EA registration, insurance, or legal disposal routes. Compliant businesses are penalised for doing the right thing because customers cannot distinguish them from operators who are not.

Customers are unknowingly exposed to legal liability when they hire unregistered carriers. Under the duty of care provisions of the Environmental Protection Act 1990, a waste producer can be prosecuted if their waste is mishandled — even if they paid someone else to remove it, and even if they had no idea the carrier was unlicensed.

WasteLinks was built to break this cycle by creating a marketplace where compliance verification is mandatory, pricing is transparent, and every transaction generates an automatic duty-of-care record that protects the customer from day one.

What We Have Built

WasteLinks is a full transaction platform for the waste industry, not a directory, not a lead generation tool, but an end-to-end booking and payment system designed specifically for the way waste businesses operate.

For Waste Carriers and Contractors

Every vendor on WasteLinks is checked against the Environment Agency public waste carriers register and Companies House before their listing is activated, and their insurance and specialist-licence certificates are recorded on their profile. The verified compliance badge reflects those live register checks, not self-reported information.

Customers can generate instant price estimates based on your published rates, or request a formal quote for more complex jobs. Quotes are produced as branded PDFs directly from the platform. Bookings are confirmed with a single click, and payment is processed through Stripe at the point of confirmation.

Vendors receive instant notifications of new bookings and quote requests, manage all activity through a dedicated dashboard, and include access to a driver mobile app for field teams to manage assigned jobs, navigate to sites, update job status in real time, and capture proof of delivery — all at no additional cost.

Compliance documents: EA registrations, insurance certificates, specialist licences are stored centrally on the platform with automatic expiry reminders to prevent lapsed credentials.

For Customers

Postcode-based search surfaces verified carriers across every waste service category available in your area, with transparent pricing and compliance badges displayed before you book.

Payments are processed securely by Stripe. Booking confirmations, PDF receipts, and job tracking are issued automatically. Every booking generates a permanent, downloadable duty-of-care record stored in your account.

Service Categories Available at Launch

WasteLinks launches today with coverage across eight regulated waste service categories:

• Skip hire — mini skips through to 40-yard roll-on roll-off, with road permit booking included
• Hazardous waste — collection and permitted disposal under the Hazardous Waste Regulations 2005
• Asbestos removal — HSE-licensed contractors for both notifiable and non-notifiable work
• Clinical and medical waste — sharps, infectious, pharmaceutical, and cytotoxic streams
• Bulk and commercial waste — regular and one-off collections for businesses and construction sites
• Aggregate and construction waste — excavated soil, rubble, concrete, and mixed demolition waste
• Electronic waste (WEEE) — compliant recycling through approved WEEE schemes
• Green and garden waste — clearances, grounds maintenance, and tree surgery debris

Additional service categories will be added in response to vendor and customer demand.

What Is Coming Next

This launch is the beginning. Our product roadmap for the coming months includes:

Trade accounts for waste brokers, facilities managers, housing associations, and property companies — with multi-site dashboards, team access controls, consolidated monthly invoicing, and duty-of-care reporting across entire portfolios.

Customer mobile app for iOS and Android, enabling customers to search, book, pay, and track waste collections from their phone.

API integrations for facilities management platforms, construction project management tools, and property management systems to connect their workflows directly to WasteLinks.

Expanded geographic coverage across Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland.

Join WasteLinks Today

WasteLinks is open now. Registration is free for both customers and vendors.

If you are a waste carrier: Register your business and, once your Environment Agency registration checks out, your verified listing can be live within minutes. Every plan starts with a 14-day free trial, then a simple monthly membership plus a 10% commission on completed bookings.

If you need waste removed: Search for verified carriers in your area and book in minutes, with transparent pricing, secure payment, and a legal duty-of-care record generated automatically.

We are building the platform the UK waste industry has needed for years. We are glad you are here.