Can City Fuel Services collect non-recoverable fuel waste in Scotland?

In brief

Yes. City Fuel Services collects non-recoverable fuel waste across mainland Scotland, from its licensed site in Droylsden, Manchester, for businesses, public bodies, farms and households. Call 07950 582635 or send an enquiry.

Where we collect non-recoverable fuel waste in Scotland

Our coverage in Scotland takes in Glasgow and the Clyde, Edinburgh and the Lothians, Ayrshire, Forth Valley, Fife, Tayside, Aberdeen and Grampian, Highlands, Argyll, Dumfries and Galloway and Scottish Borders.

Collecting non-recoverable fuel waste in Scotland: what to know

In Scotland we cover the mainland, from the Borders to the Highlands; ferry-only islands are not currently covered, and every load of non-recoverable fuel waste needs a SEPA-coded special waste consignment note.

What we need to collect non-recoverable fuel waste

Tell us your name or business and the postcode, roughly how much non-recoverable fuel waste you have and in what containers, whether anything else has got into it, how a vehicle reaches it, and whether you need one collection or regular ones.

How City Fuel Services handles non-recoverable fuel waste

We collect non-recoverable fuel waste from cans and drums up to bulk tanks, across England, Wales and mainland Scotland, from our licensed site in Droylsden, Manchester. Terms, a rebate or a charge, are agreed before collection.

Terms used in this answer

Uplift: The fuel trade's word for a collection: pumping fuel out of a tank or container and taking it away.
Waste carrier registration: Registration with the regulator that allows a business to transport waste. Check it on the public register before handing waste over.

Key facts
Nation	Scotland
Regulator	Scottish Environment Protection Agency
Fuel	Non-recoverable fuel waste
Also called	tank bottoms, fuel sludge, fuel-water emulsions
Waste code	16 07 08* or 13 07 03* (wastes from tank cleaning containing oil, or other fuels; the right code depends on the material)