Landfill and tipping prices in London

Construction waste in London

London produces more construction and demolition waste than anywhere else in the UK, from basement digs and high-rise foundations to infrastructure projects and constant refurbishment. Very little of it can be tipped inside the capital, so most of it goes out to sites in the surrounding Home Counties.

Haul routes and site choice

Haul time is the big cost in London. The M25, the A13, the A2 and the routes out towards Essex, Kent, Hertfordshire and Surrey all get congested, and a site that's a little further away but easy to get in and out of can work out cheaper than a closer one. Inside the zone your lorries will also need to meet the London Direct Vision Standard and Ultra Low Emission Zone requirements, which we'll take into account when we suggest where to tip.

Basement and piling jobs often produce large volumes of clay, which suits restoration and inert sites if it's clean. Tell us early if the site has a history of industrial use, because testing is often needed before any site will take the material.

How we price tipping in London

We aren't a local tip and we don't run lorries. We're a waste broker: we price tipping across the region via licensed sites and put forward a competitive gate price per tonne that suits your load, your vehicles and your route. Send us the site postcode, the waste type, tonnes or loads, lorry type and date. Once you accept the quote, you pay in full by bank transfer and we book the carrier when payment has cleared.

Rules and landfill tax in England

Tipping in England is regulated by the Environment Agency, and landfill tax is collected by HMRC. From 1 April 2026 the rates are £8.65 per tonne for qualifying inert material and £130.75 per tonne at the standard rate.