Prohibited items
🛢️ Tanks, Pipes & Containers (Even When “Empty”)
- Oil tanks (domestic or commercial)
- Pipework with unknown residue
- IBC containers
- Chemical totes or bunded tanks
“Empty” does not mean safe residue is the issue.
🧲 Magnetised & Specialist Metals
- Industrial magnets
- Lifting magnets
- MRI related components
- High strength electromagnets
These can interfere with equipment and pose serious handling risks.
🧱 Composite & Bonded Materials
🧱 Composite & Bonded Materials
- Carbon fibre
- Fibreglass
- Bonded metal/plastic panels
- Laminated or layered materials
These cannot be processed as scrap metal.
🧯 Workshop & Garage Traps
⚡ Utilities, Infrastructure & Public Assets
⚡ Utilities, Infrastructure & Public Assets
- Undeployed airbags
- Shock absorbers / struts
- Gas assisted tailgates
- Seatbelt tensioners
These contain compressed gas or explosives.
⚡ Utilities, Infrastructure & Public Assets
⚡ Utilities, Infrastructure & Public Assets
⚡ Utilities, Infrastructure & Public Assets
- Telephone, broadband & fibre cables
- Street lighting columns & control boxes
- Railway signalling equipment
- Manhole covers, drainage grates
- Road signs, barriers, crash rails
These are classed as public infrastructure and often stolen we cannot handle them.
🧠 “Looks Like Metal But Isn’t” Items
⚡ Utilities, Infrastructure & Public Assets
- Chrome look plastics
- Metal coated plastic housings
- Decorative trims
- Appliance shells without metal value
These contaminate loads and reduce recycling quality.
🚫 Items We Cannot Legally Handle
🧠 Medical, Bio & Laboratory Waste
- Suspected stolen metal
- Railway, utility, or infrastructure metal
- Metal without proof of ownership (where required)
We follow UK Scrap Metal Act compliance at all times.
🧠 Medical, Bio & Laboratory Waste
🧠 Medical, Bio & Laboratory Waste
🧠 Medical, Bio & Laboratory Waste
- Clinical or biohazard waste
- Sharps (needles, syringes)
- Laboratory containers with residue
- Medical beds or equipment with hydraulics
Strictly controlled under UK health & safety law.
GAS BOTTLES
HAZARDOUS WASTE
CHEMICALS-OILS
Why we can’t take gas bottles?
Gas bottles are pressurised and can explode if mishandled. They require specialist, licensed disposal.
CHEMICALS-OILS
HAZARDOUS WASTE
CHEMICALS-OILS
Why we can’t take these items?
These liquids contain hazardous chemicals that cannot be safely transported or disposed of without specialist licensing.
HAZARDOUS WASTE
HAZARDOUS WASTE
HAZARDOUS WASTE
Why are these items prohibited?
They contain hazardous materials or pressurised components that require specialist disposal and cannot be safely collected or transported under standard waste carrier regulations.
MEDICAL WASTE
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HAZARDOUS WASTE
Why medical waste is prohibited?
Medical waste poses infection and injury risks and requires licensed clinical disposal.
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