AO Recycling review
Ranked 9 of 9 in Recycling services in Telford
Best for: fridge and appliance recycling at scale
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Trading as AO RECYCLING LIMITED · Telford · Service area: Telford
AO Recycling in short
AO Recycling runs a Shropshire plant recycling fridges and large domestic appliances into metals, plastics and foam, with hazardous pentane gases removed before anything is sorted. Business and customer enquiries run on separate pages. The site routes businesses and customers to separate enquiry pages, and an active limited company sits behind the name. If you shift appliances by volume, this review finds it the industrial pick.
Customers rate AO Recycling weakly, with middling stars on Google across a fair set of reviews, the lowest rating in this round. Waste registration as a carrier and dealer is on record from the Environment Agency register. What counts against it is openness and fit: no published prices and a plant built for business streams rather than household collections.
The record shows a Shropshire plant with a Telford location recycling fridges and large domestic appliances into metals, plastics and foam, with hazardous gases removed before anything is sorted [1]. Enquiries run through the site's business and customer routes rather than a listed phone line [1]. A limited company going back two decades sits behind the name, with carrier and dealer registration on the public list [2] [3].
The customer evidence rests on a single public source, with a fair set of reviews behind the lowest headline in this round. Industrial-scale work rarely earns household-style praise, which frames the figure without excusing it. Nothing in the sources suggests one-off home collections are its game, and our reading marks it a plant for business streams.
Our verdict
Our judgement: AO Recycling suits you if you want industrial-scale appliance recycling with hazardous-gas handling and an upper-tier waste registration behind it [1] [3]. The company record runs back to 2005 [2]. What counts against it is a 3.5 from 52 Google reviews, the lowest rating in this round, with no published prices [4] [1].
Score summary
Scored on the home trades rubric v2.0. Insufficient evidence takes the neutral value and is not shown as a low mark.
- Composite score
- 59.0 / 100
Qualifications and accreditations C2 · weight 25%
85 out of 100
Upper-tier waste carrier and dealer registration CBDU115380 is listed on the Environment Agency register [3].
First-hand responsiveness C3 · weight 15%
Insufficient evidence
Insufficient evidence
Insurance and safeguards C5 · weight 10%
Insufficient evidence
Insufficient evidence
Pricing transparency C6 · weight 5%
40 out of 100
No prices, rates or VAT position are published on the pages checked; the site routes businesses and customers to separate enquiry pages [1].
Website and service information C7 · weight 5%
70 out of 100
The site sets out fridge and WEEE recycling at its Shropshire plant with a Telford location and enquiry routes, but shows no phone or opening hours on the pages checked [1].
Evidence
| Fact | Value | Source | Read |
|---|---|---|---|
| Limited company since | 2005 | Source companies-house |
Industry qualifications
Sourced from the issuing registers, the business's own website and platforms such as Checkatrade and Which? Trusted Traders, on the date shown.
- Environment Agency waste carrierSourcedchecked 4 September 2026. Reference CBDU115380.
Strengths
You get large-scale fridge and appliance recycling, with hazardous pentane gases removed before metals, plastics and foam are sorted at the Shropshire plant, on the site seen 4 September 2026 [1].
Waste registration CBDU115380 lists AO RECYCLING LIMITED as an upper-tier carrier and dealer on the Environment Agency register [3].
The company record is long and checkable: AO RECYCLING LIMITED has been active since 21 June 2005 [2].
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Questions about AO Recycling
Is AO Recycling any good?
On the evidence, yes for industrial-scale appliance recycling: it closes our Telford recycling table as the Shropshire plant handling fridges and large appliances, with hazardous-gas removal and an upper-tier registration behind it. It suits businesses shifting volume. Send a business enquiry with your streams. Single-home clearances should look to the skip and reuse firms higher up the table.
Is AO Recycling a registered waste carrier?
Yes. It holds upper-tier registration as a carrier and dealer on the Environment Agency register. Ask for the registration number with your enquiry and check it yourself on the public register. Get the match in writing before any load moves. The entry names the recycling company at its Halesfield address in Telford.
What does AO Recycling charge?
No prices, rates or VAT position are published on the pages checked; the site routes businesses and customers to separate enquiry pages instead. That means the contract sets the figure: list every stream and volume before they price it. Ask for the schedule fixed in writing. Volume is the lever, so measure streams before you enquire.
Where does AO Recycling work?
The plant sits in Shropshire with a Telford location, taking business volumes rather than running household rounds. If you are clearing a single home, the council tips or a clearance firm fit better. Send your site address to confirm they take your streams. Confirm the streams first and the address second.
How is AO Recycling ranked?
It ranks ninth of the nine recycling services in our September round, picked for fridge and appliance recycling at scale. Household collections are not what the plant is for, and its customer feedback sits bottom of the table. Read the full review, then send the business enquiry. The business group above it suits nearer-to-home contract work.
How do I get a quote from AO Recycling?
Send a business enquiry with every stream and volume listed, since no prices, rates or VAT position are published. The site routes trade and customer enquiries down separate paths. Ask for the schedule fixed in writing before any load moves. Gas handling and sorted fractions are the plant's core, so name them in the enquiry.
What do customers say about AO Recycling?
Google shows the lowest rating in this round from a fair set of reviews. That is the only public review source in the held evidence, set against industrial-scale services rather than household jobs. Read the reviews in that light before judging the plant on them. Business reviews should speak to throughput and paperwork, not household charm.
How does AO Recycling compare with the others in the round?
It closes the September table in ninth, picked for fridge and appliance recycling at scale. Everything above it suits nearer-to-home jobs, from skips and reuse to scrap and contracts. It is the industrial pick where volume appliances are the whole job. Households should start at the top of the table, where skips and reuse live.
Others assessed for this trade
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- E-reuse70.1 / 100Ranked 2. Best for furniture reuse and house clearances.
- JMS Breakers69.9 / 100Ranked 3. Best for scrap cars and metal weighed in at Madeley.
- Cartwrights Waste Disposal Services69.6 / 100Ranked 4. Best for skips, grab hire and trade waste together.
Sources
- AO Recycling homepage — fridge and WEEE recycling, Telford location Retrieved 4 September 2026.
- Companies House — AO RECYCLING LIMITED overview (05486613) Retrieved 4 September 2026.
- Environment Agency register — registration CBDU115380 Retrieved 4 September 2026.
- Google Maps listing — AO Recycling, Telford Retrieved 4 September 2026.
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