Why has Your Waste Management Bill Gone Up?

At the moment, many waste management companies are putting their prices up. There are a few reasons for this increase but you might not know the whole truth of the matter. While some companies are putting their prices up in line with inflation, others are increasing their rates for other, more dubious, reasons.

Here are a few reasons your waste management bill might have gone up without you realising it.

Landfill Tax Increases

From April 1st 2019, Landfill Tax will go up from ￡88.95 per tonne to ￡91.35 per tonne. This increase means that companies sending waste to landfill are likely to pass on the extra cost to their clients.

However, some companies are increasing their rates in line with the Landfill Tax Increase despite claiming to recycle the waste. Obviously, it makes no sense that companies recycling their waste would need to put their costs for landfill if they are not using landfill. This means that those companies are either misleading their customers and they are not recycling or they are using the Landfill Tax increase as a way to increase their prices and still appear to be legitimate. Read more