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The UK waste and recycling sector is one of the most asset-intensive and rapidly evolving parts of the industrial and construction landscape. Driven by environmental regulation, sustainability targets, landfill restrictions, and rising disposal costs, waste operators are under constant pressure to process material more efficiently, recover higher-value outputs, and invest in modern, compliant equipment.
From small independent recycling yards to large-scale material recovery facilities (MRFs), investment in specialist machinery is essential. However, waste and recycling equipment is often expensive, highly specialised, and required quickly to meet contract demands. This makes asset finance a critical enabler of growth, compliance, and operational resilience across the sector.
Gable Business Finance are specialists in waste and recycling equipment finance. Having worked with operators across construction waste, aggregates recycling, metals, plastics, wood, and mixed waste streams, Gable understands both the technical nature of recycling plant and the commercial realities of running asset-heavy operations with tight margins and fluctuating material values.
Waste and recycling businesses rely on machinery to process, separate, compact, transport, and recover materials efficiently. Unlike general construction plant, recycling equipment is often designed for continuous operation, high throughput, and harsh working conditions. Downtime, inefficiency, or outdated machinery can quickly erode profitability.
Key objectives supported by modern recycling equipment include:
Because technology, compliance requirements, and market demand continue to evolve, waste operators must regularly invest in new or upgraded equipment — making flexible finance essential.
Gable Business Finance works with lenders that understand the residual value and operational importance of recycling assets. Gable Business Finance can finance any new or used piece of machinery, with no age limitation, whether supplied by a specialist dealer or purchased privately.
Balers are essential for compacting recyclable materials such as cardboard, plastics, paper, and metals into manageable, transportable bales. Vertical and horizontal balers are commonly financed to support improved storage efficiency and higher resale values.
Waste compactors reduce volume and transport costs by compressing waste material. They are widely used in commercial waste, transfer stations, and recycling facilities.
Crushers are used to break down construction and demolition waste, concrete, brick, and other materials into reusable aggregates, supporting circular economy practices.
Conveyor systems move material efficiently through processing lines, linking crushers, screens, separators, and sorting stations.
Metal croppers and cutters are used in scrap and metals recycling to process oversized material into manageable sections.
Dumpers support internal material movement within recycling yards and waste facilities, improving logistics and throughput.
Excavators fitted with grabs, shears, or sorting attachments are widely used for material handling, loading, and waste separation.
Granulators reduce plastics, cables, and other materials into uniform particles suitable for reprocessing or resale.
Used primarily in metal recycling and demolition recycling, hydraulic shears cut and process heavy steel and scrap materials.
Lifting equipment supports maintenance, access, and internal logistics within processing facilities.
Magnetic separators recover ferrous metals from mixed waste streams, improving material purity and resale value.
Screens separate materials by size, while shredders reduce volume and prepare waste for further processing or energy recovery.
Skips are essential for waste collection, storage, and transport across construction, commercial, and industrial waste streams.
Automated and manual sorting systems improve recovery rates and reduce contamination across recycling lines.
Tipper vehicles and bodies support waste transport between sites, transfer stations, and recycling facilities.
Integrated systems combine multiple technologies to process mixed waste streams efficiently, supporting high-volume operations.
Wheeled loaders are central to recycling yard operations, used for stockpile management, loading, and material handling.
Waste and recycling equipment represents a significant capital commitment. Gable Business Finance structures funding solutions that reflect asset type, utilisation, and cashflow cycles.
Hire Purchase allows businesses to spread the cost of equipment while working towards ownership. This is ideal for core processing machinery used long-term.
Finance Lease offers lower monthly rentals and flexibility where equipment is upgraded or replaced regularly.
Refinancing releases capital tied up in owned recycling equipment, providing working capital without selling essential assets.
Asset-based lending uses existing machinery as collateral to support growth, expansion, or cashflow management.
Loans provide flexible funding where multiple assets or wider business costs are being covered.
Invoice finance supports cashflow in sectors with long payment cycles, particularly municipal and commercial waste contracts.
Waste and recycling is not a generic plant sector. Equipment values, wear profiles, compliance requirements, and resale markets differ significantly from standard construction plant. Gable Business Finance understands these differences.
Our expertise includes:
By working with lenders and partners such as Peregrine that understand recycling assets, Gable ensures funding decisions are based on real-world operational value, not rigid criteria.
The UK waste and recycling sector depends on continuous investment in efficient, compliant equipment. From balers and shredders to complete processing systems, the right machinery underpins profitability, sustainability, and growth.
Gable Business Finance provides specialist, flexible funding solutions that allow waste and recycling businesses to acquire the equipment they need — new or used, dealer-supplied or privately purchased — without unnecessary restriction. With deep sector knowledge and access to specialist lenders, Gable is a trusted finance partner for the UK waste and recycling industry.