Simply Waste Solutions Reviews 341

TrustScore 2.5 out of 5

2.6

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

We were working for a year then they have changed the supplier. New supplier has brought a new bin(which is smaller than our agreement) but no one collected the old one which is full with rubbish. I h... See more

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Disastrous after sales service. Another example of a promising sales team which seemed to meet all your needs. However 3 months down the line several weeks of collections missed but still issued fu... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

A customer of this company left heavy bags of glass outside a residential block, and across the street. Not collected for days, and no response from company who have changed phone numbers. Now Biffa... See more

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Terrible company if you value your business choose another company. They never collect on time and give terrible excuses. Customer service is a joke. Week after week late collections. They have been t... See more

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Company details

  1. Waste Management Service
  2. Garbage Collection Service

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A progressive waste management and recycling services company that is focused on waste diversion. Operating in London, Oxford and Bristol we run a fleet of vehicles that collect multiple types of recyclable materials from businesses all over the UK.


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2.6

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TrustScore 2.5 out of 5

341 reviews

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Rated 3 out of 5 stars

Simply Waste Solutions has its pros and…

Simply Waste Solutions has its pros and cons. While some staff are friendly and helpful, their service can be inconsistent. Missed collections, poor communication, and unaddressed issues have caused frustration. Changes in suppliers and unresolved problems like uncollected bins and overcharging add to the disappointment. Needs improvement to regain trust.

2 March 2025
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Do not employ this company to empty…

Do not employ this company to empty your bins. After being with Sensa for over 5 years, almost 5.5 yrs we encountered many issues with bins not being collected, i would be ringing almost weekly to find out the issues, driver sick, roads busy, weather bad blah blah, then when it had not been emptied the week after it would be over the weight so they would then charge us the additional ! We even have CCTV footage of the drivers going through our waste checking what it was! So we cancelled the contract and guess what, now they want to take us to court!! For not paying an apparent Breach of contract payment of £642.60 for terminating the contract.
After 5.5 years and almost £12,000 we have paid you, your company treats your customers like this. it is shameful!! I have never heard of a rolling contract that lasts for eternity as apparently Sensa waste ones do so for anyone signing up please read it very carefully !!! Do not be fooled

20 January 2025
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Del was a star!!

Del was very friendly ,helpful and made our visit pleasant, quick and a bonus to go home with some cash. Couldnt have been simpler. We will be back. A pleasure doing business.

7 August 2023
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

fly tippers

A customer of this company left heavy bags of glass outside a residential block, and across the street. Not collected for days, and no response from company who have changed phone numbers. Now Biffa Waste Management
No better than fly-tippers

27 October 2022
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Reply from Simply Waste Solutions

Thank you for your review and bringing this to our attention. We have now collected the bags. Apologies for any inconvenience caused.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Atrocious service. 12 days of missed collections DESPITE being scheduled for three days a week!!

Atrocious service.
We are a commercial food production customer dependent on a reliable waste removal service, but we have faced too many missed collections. One or two days may be acceptable but 12 days is completely ridiculous, considering we are scheduled for 3 times a week!! Customer service is not reliable and have not given reliable updates, always stating they are “in the area”, causing us to give them the benefit of the doubt, only to be disappointed day after day.
Not only has this caused us a terrible reputation with our street, but it is a serious violation of the general health and safety obligations we have to our staff and our neighbors! What’s more ridiculous is that they will lock you into a contract with a huge penalty charges despite the unreliable service. DO NOT RISK IT!

4 August 2022
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Reply from Simply Waste Solutions

Hi Alice,

Thank you for leaving us a review, I’m sorry to hear our service has not met your expectations.

If you are able to send me an email to marketing@simplywastesolutions.co.uk with the business name and postcode I can escalate this for you.

Many thanks,
Simply Waste Solutions

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Absolutely atrocious company

Absolutely atrocious company - AVOID

We moved to Simply Waste as they offered competitive and at the time had good reviews. The first month or so, couldn't fault the service. Then we had lots of collections missed due with various excuses. They then claimed that their drivers were refusing to collect as they struggled to get down the road. The business has been there for 40 years and it's never been a problem. Terrible customer service when calling to complain and no apologies. When speaking to the drivers they are also very rude and dismissive. We gave up trying to find a solution, went back to SUEZ and never had a problem since. Maybe they need to teach their drivers, how to drive...

5 February 2022
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Disastrous after sales service.

Disastrous after sales service.
Another example of a promising sales team which seemed to meet all your needs. However 3 months down the line several weeks of collections missed but still issued full invoices. When queried they would provide the worse excuses. Now we escalated the issue and discovered that they have a severe lack of drivers, this confirmed by Bartek Wisniewsky. They have now informed us that due to this issue, they can only collect our bins around 7pm and, as it is rush hour, the driver can't always turn into the ally way to collect bins, even though all other neighbouring, businesses get their waste collected by other providers, with no issue. Avoid avoid avoid, they will take your money until problems arise and as they can't resolve will offer a cancelation of your contract without any penalty.
oh well, thank you very much.

10 December 2021
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

extremely poor service

i have a shop and took out a contract with this company last month (E17 area ) first of all i had no bin for more than week as they said they could not find the shop in London with 15 other bins around, i had to make VIDEO to show them how to go down a road smdh, now the bin has not be emptied for two weeks, everyday i phone they have a new excuses as to why the bin has not been emptied driver problems control problems can not find the shop it etc (what happened to the video ??) now i phone and as soon as i get put through and they look into the case the phone goes dead, all i want is what am paying for and am not getting it,i have now had to seek legal advice or i will be fined by the council for not having proper waste control in place.

9 December 2021
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Creating noise at night

During the last months, every week the waste collection truck from Simply comes to our neighbours at 2-3 AM; creating a lot of noise while collecting rubbish. Can you please operate in the normal working hours?

30 November 2021
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Terrible company

Terrible company if you value your business choose another company. They never collect on time and give terrible excuses. Customer service is a joke. Week after week late collections. They have been taken over by Biffa and the staff just don’t care anymore.

23 September 2021
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Reply from Simply Waste Solutions

Good Morning Darryl,

Thank you for your review. Looking at our records your collections have not been completed to the standard we would expect over the past few weeks and we apologise for this. No further excuses, we will ask our Operations team to ensure we get your collections back on schedule.

Sorry to have let you down.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Good company until problem occurs

We were working for a year then they have changed the supplier. New supplier has brought a new bin(which is smaller than our agreement) but no one collected the old one which is full with rubbish. I have called several times(which takes ages to talk customer service), customer service team is always answering with same sentence, "We reserve a collection for you on XXX date". I have heard same sentence for a 6 times but still nothing happened. Also the new supplier brought a small bin but company still charging me for a bigger bin. Totally mess and there is no one actually trying to help you.

5 July 2021
Unprompted review
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Reply from Simply Waste Solutions

Good morning,

Sorry to hear the problems you have experienced since the switching of suppliers. I can see that you have emailed customer services regarding the issues this morning who will do their best to get this resolved as quickly as possible.

Kind regards,
Simply Waste Solutions

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

No news, good news ?

I am trying to contact them since few days now, after some no shows from their collecting services. We are a busy restaurant with lot of waste... Thanks !

1 June 2021
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Reply from Simply Waste Solutions

Hi Andre,

Sorry to hear this, can you please email marketing@simplywastesolutions.co.uk with your business name and postcode and I get this looked into.

Many thanks,
Simply Waste Solutions

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Quick

Quick, efficient and reasonably priced!

19 April 2021
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Reply from Simply Waste Solutions

Hi Laura,

That's great to hear. Thank you for your great feedback!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent all round

Quick and efficient service at a competitive price. Skip delivered the day after ordering, prompt customer service feedback and timely collection. Will use again.

19 April 2021
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Reply from Simply Waste Solutions

Hi Tom,

Thank you for the great feedback!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Best Waste Company

Have been using Simply for many years now for sites all over the UK, there communication is always great, Delivery on time and Prices are competitive. Overall a great supplier to deal with never had any issues, Highly recommended, their staff are always willing to go the extra bit to help.

23 March 2021
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Reply from Simply Waste Solutions

Hi Bilal,

Thank you so much for the great feedback!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

really a pleasure to deal with

really a pleasure to deal with. delivery and collection on time and professional. would certainly use this service again if needed

2 March 2021
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Reply from Simply Waste Solutions

Hi Arnold, thank you for leaving this great feedback. We're pleased to hear that you would use our services again!

Many thanks,

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great service fast and efficientgreat service

Great service fast and efficient, easy to contact and they are more than happy to help. Very professional set up happy to recommend.

26 February 2021
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Reply from Simply Waste Solutions

Hi Michael, thank you for leaving this great feedback. We're pleased to hear that you'd recommend our services!

Many thanks,

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