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Dry mixed recycling tenders and contracts
UK public sector, covering 600+ buyer sites
72 contracts awarded in the 24 months to 12 October 2026
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Updated 12 October 2026 · compiled by BidSkim Limited · How we count
Dry mixed recycling contracts ,
72 contracts across the UK, of any size
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6 dry mixed recycling opportunities are live now
6 from councils. The 1 closing soonest is shown in full.
Dry mixed recycling opportunity from a councilEast of England£1m or morePublished 11 September 2026Dry mixed recycling opportunity from a councilEast of England£1m or morePublished 21 August 2026Dry mixed recycling opportunity from a councilSouth West£1m or morePublished 12 August 2026Dry mixed recycling opportunity from a councilYorkshire and the Humber£1m or morePublished 11 August 2026
Show all 6 live dry mixed recycling opportunitiesWho wins · 24 months to October 2026
H W Martin Waste Ltd won the most dry mixed recycling contracts
Pearce Recycling Company Limited won the most by value. Each dot is one contract, coloured by who bought it.
CouncilsOther public bodies
| Rank | Contractor | Contracts won, by buyer | Contracts | Value won | Buyers | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | H W Martin Waste Ltd Yorkshire and the Humber · See every contract | 8 | £47.9m | 8 | ||
| 2 | Biffa North East · See every contract | 7 | £24.1m | 6 | ||
| 3joint | Smurfit Westrock UK Ltd West Midlands · SME · See every contract | 5 | £10m | 4 | ||
| 3joint | N&P CRAYFORD MRF LIMITED South East · See every contract | 5 | £6.2m | 5 | ||
| 5joint | Pearce Recycling Company Limited East of England · SME · See every contract | 3 | £48.4m | 3 | ||
| 5joint | R. HEATRICK LIMITED Northern Ireland · SME · See every contract | 3 | £907k | 3 | ||
| 5joint | MACNABB BROS WASTE MANAGEMENT LTD Northern Ireland · SME · See every contract | 3 | £26k | 1 | ||
| 8joint | J & B Recycling Limited North East · SME · See every contract | 2 | £15.3m | 2 | ||
| 8joint | Veolia Yorkshire and the Humber · SME · See every contract | 2 | £7.6m | 2 | ||
| 8joint | REGEN WASTE LTD Northern Ireland · See every contract | 2 | £6.1m | 2 |
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Who buys
Councils award 94% of dry mixed recycling contracts
Contracts with a published value in the last 24 months, from the type of buyer to the size of the contract.
9 buyers bought dry mixed recycling more than once in the last 24 months
Each dot is a buyer, by how many dry mixed recycling contracts it awarded in the last 24 months.
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Few and big, or many and small
Each dot is a buyer: how many dry mixed recycling contracts it awarded against what they were worth. The busiest and biggest are named.
CouncilsOther public bodies
Top buyers by contracts awarded
| Rank | Buyer | Contracts | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | City and County of Swansea | 4 | £3.5m |
| 2 | Cardiff Council | 3 | £5.4m |
| 3 | Newry, Mourne and Down District Council | 3 | £82k |
| 4 | Newcastle City Council | 2 | £21.5m |
| 5 | Wigan Council | 2 | £11m |
| 6 | BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL | 2 | £9.1m |
| 7 | Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council | 2 | £3.4m |
| 8 | Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council | 2 | £3.3m |
| 9 | Exeter City Council | 2 | £156k |
| 10 | East Sussex County Council | 1 | £54m |
Prices
Half of dry mixed recycling contracts are worth less than £1.5m
Every contract with a published value, on a log scale, coloured by who bought it.
CouncilsOther public bodies
The 10 biggest contracts hold 64% of the money
Coloured by who bought it.
- East Sussex County CouncilN&P CRAYFORD MRF LIMITED · 29 Apr 2026
- North Hertfordshire District CouncilPearce Recycling Company Limited · 1 Oct 2025
- Rotherham Metropolitan Borough CouncilVeolia, H W Martin Waste Ltd · 29 May 2026
- Newcastle City CouncilJ & B Recycling Limited · 23 Jul 2025
- East Hertfordshire District CouncilPearce Recycling Company Limited · 3 Apr 2025
- St Helens Borough CouncilCentralgrange Environmental Waste Ltd · 18 Mar 2025
- Wigan CouncilH W Martin Waste Ltd · 1 Apr 2026
- London Borough of HillingdonBiffa · 2 Feb 2026
- Nottingham City CouncilEnva, H W Martin Waste Ltd · 18 Mar 2026
- Blackburn with Darwen Borough CouncilSUEZ · 24 Mar 2026
Where and when
December and March are the busiest months
Contracts by region and by month awarded. Click a region to filter the page.
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| Region | Contracts | Value |
|---|---|---|
| East of England | 8 | £54.8m |
| Wales | 8 | £9.2m |
| North East | 7 | £37.9m |
| West Midlands | 7 | £18.1m |
| Northern Ireland | 7 | £7.6m |
| South East | 6 | £59.6m |
| South West | 6 | £2.7m |
| North West | 5 | £28m |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | 5 | £25m |
| Scotland | 4 | £2.3m |
| East Midlands | 3 | £10.9m |
| London | 3 | £13.5m |
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Deadlines
Half of dry mixed recycling tenders close within 32 days of being published
Each dot is a dry mixed recycling tender published across the UK in the last 24 months, by how many days it was open. 41% closed within a month. Spot one a week late and 22% of the time to respond has gone.
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Key findings
- 32 days
is how long the typical dry mixed recycling tender is open, from publication to deadline.
Median of 81 UK dry mixed recycling tenders published in the last 24 months. - 4
new dry mixed recycling tenders are published across the UK in a typical month.
91 in the last 24 months. - 64%
of the money is in the 10 biggest dry mixed recycling contracts.
Of 66 contracts with a published value. - 47%
of dry mixed recycling contracts are won by SMEs.
As recorded by the buyer, on 55 award notices. - 31%
of dry mixed recycling contracts are awarded in December and March.
22 of 72 contracts.
Questions
How many dry mixed recycling contracts does the UK public sector award?
72 in the 24 months to 12 October 2026, from 59 public buyers.
How long are dry mixed recycling tenders open for?
The median dry mixed recycling tender is open for 32 days from publication to deadline.
How much is a typical public sector dry mixed recycling contract worth?
The median is £1.5m, and 23% are worth less than £250k.
Who wins the most public sector dry mixed recycling contracts?
H W Martin Waste Ltd won the most (8). Pearce Recycling Company Limited won the most by value (£48.4m).
Which buyers award the most dry mixed recycling contracts?
Councils award 94% of them.
What is included
Reception, sorting, haulage, reprocessing and sale of dry recyclables collected by councils and public bodies: co-mingled recycling sorted at a materials recovery facility on a gate fee or rebate, and separated materials such as paper and card, glass, plastics, textiles and mixed HWRC streams taken by reprocessors, often with the contractor paying per tonne.
- Co-mingled dry mixed recycling sorting
- MRF gate fee contracts
- Haulage and processing of dry mixed recycling
- Sorting of mixed glass, cans and plastics
- Offtake of excess DMR to a sorting facility
- Recycling and haulage frameworks for DMR and segregated trade recyclables
- Paper and card offtake and reprocessing
- HWRC cardboard recycling
- Textile processing and HWRC textile concessions
- Multi-material HWRC and transfer station stream frameworks
- Recyclate marketing and sales brokerage
- Offtake frameworks from treatment facilities
What is not included
- Scrap metal (see Scrap metal recycling and sale)
- Wood (see Wood waste recycling)
- Rubble, soil and plasterboard (see Inert, construction and plasterboard waste recycling)
- Transfer station bulking and bulk haulage bought without processing (see Waste transfer station operation and bulk haulage)
- WEEE (see WEEE and battery collection and recycling)
- Kerbside recycling collection (see Household waste and recycling collection and integrated environmental services)
- Textile and bring bank siting and emptying (see Textile and recycling bank collection)
- MRF sorting equipment bought as plant (see Compactor hire)