A1 Recycling review
Ranked 2 of 7 in Skip hire in Telford
Best for: commercial skips from a Telford yard
Sole Trader
Telford · Service area: Telford, Shrewsbury, Newport, Wolverhampton, Bridgnorth
A1 Recycling in short
A1 Recycling is the commercial skip hire brand of a Tweedale yard, setting out five skip sizes with dimensions and an enquiry form aimed squarely at trade jobs. Our verdict is that businesses wanting sized skips from a licensed Telford yard are its natural customers. The operator states eight years in the area on its sister-brand site. The brand shares its yard and operator with Swift Skip Hire, its family-run sister brand. The yard sits at Tweedale in Telford, serving Telford, Shrewsbury, Newport, Wolverhampton and Bridgnorth [1]. Five skip sizes are listed with dimensions, and enquiries run through a form built for commercial jobs. The site also flags special waste rates for sorted loads.
Customer reviews of A1 Recycling are spotless but few, with five stars across twelve Google ratings. Its operator carries upper-tier registration CBDU65215, a shared entry naming both this brand and Swift Skip Hire.
The customer evidence is a small but spotless base: five stars across twelve Google ratings [3]. With that base sitting on Google alone, the record reads as promising rather than proven, in our opinion.
What counts against it: the registration sits in the shared operator name rather than its own, and no prices, rates or insurance details are published, so both sit outside the assessment. None of that reflects the skips themselves, in our opinion, but households comparing on price will feel the gap first.
Our verdict
Our judgement: A1 Recycling suits you if you want the commercial side of a licensed Telford yard, with sized skips and an enquiry form backed by a five-star record across 12 reviews [1] [3]. It is one operator with Swift Skip Hire under a shared upper-tier registration [2]. Published prices and insurance details are the gaps.
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
- 69.9 / 100
Qualifications and accreditations C2 · weight 25%
85 out of 100
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%
60 out of 100
A free no-obligation quote is offered [1]; no prices, rates or VAT position are published. Partial transparency only.
Website and service information C7 · weight 5%
70 out of 100
The site sets out five skip sizes with dimensions, special waste rates and an enquiry form with phone contact [1].
Evidence
| Fact | Value | Source | Read |
|---|---|---|---|
| Years trading | 8 | Source provider-website |
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 CBDU65215.
Strengths
Five skip sizes are set out with dimensions and an enquiry form, aimed at commercial hire, on the site seen 4 September 2026 [1].
It holds a clean 5.0 across 12 Google reviews [3].
Waste registration CBDU65215 lists the operator, trading as Swift Skip Hire and A1 Recycling, as an upper-tier carrier, broker and dealer on the Environment Agency register [2].
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Questions about A1 Recycling
Is A1 Recycling any good?
On the evidence, yes for trade hires: it holds five stars across twelve Google reviews and sets out five sized skips with an enquiry form built for commercial jobs. The gaps are published prices and insurance detail, plus a shared-name registration. Send your size and dates through the form for a written quote.
Is A1 Recycling a registered waste carrier?
Its operator is. Registration CBDU65215 is an upper-tier carrier, broker and dealer entry on the public register, naming both A1 Recycling and Swift Skip Hire at the same yard. Check the number on the register and confirm your booking names the same operator before anything is collected.
What does A1 Recycling charge?
It publishes no prices, rates or VAT terms, though the site offers a free no-obligation quote. Send the skip size, your waste type and your hire dates, and ask for a fixed written figure. Confirm whether VAT and any road permit sit inside the price before you agree anything.
Where does A1 Recycling work?
The yard serves Telford plus Shrewsbury, Newport, Wolverhampton and Bridgnorth. Trade and domestic drops both sit inside that patch. Send your postcode with the enquiry to confirm you are covered before you set dates or fix a delivery date for the driver.
How is A1 Recycling ranked?
It ranks second of the seven skip hire firms in our September round, picked for commercial skips from a Telford yard. A clean but small review base carries it, with the shared registration counting as its limitation. Read the full review alongside the scorecard, then ask for the written quote.
How do I get a quote from A1 Recycling?
Use the enquiry form on the firm's site or ring the listed number, sending your skip size, waste type, postcode and dates. Ask for a fixed written figure covering delivery, collection, hire length and VAT. Since no prices are published, confirm whether any road permit sits inside the price before you agree anything.
What do customers say about A1 Recycling?
Held reviews are spotless but few: five stars across twelve Google ratings, all on Google alone. That makes this a promising rather than proven customer picture, in our opinion. Read the individual reviews alongside the rating before you enquire, and weigh them against the shared-name registration and missing published prices.
How does A1 Recycling compare with the others in this round?
It sits second of seven, behind a family-run firm pairing skips with clearance and ahead of its own sister yard on short flexible hires. Its edge is sized skips with dimensions set out for trade jobs; its limitation is the shared operator registration. Businesses wanting trade sizes from a Telford yard get the most here; compare written quotes on the same size and dates.
Others assessed for this trade
- Luv Waste70.4 / 100Ranked 1. Best for family-run clearance and skip hire with spotless reviews.
- Swift Skip Hire69.5 / 100Ranked 3. Best for short flexible hires around Telford.
- Cartwrights Waste Disposal Services68.8 / 100Ranked 4. Best for skip, grab and trade waste from one yard.
- Shropshire Skip Hire64.7 / 100Ranked 5. Best for same-day domestic and builder skips.
Sources
- A1 Recycling homepage — sizes and enquiry form Retrieved 4 September 2026.
- Environment Agency register — registration CBDU65215 Retrieved 4 September 2026.
- Google Maps listing — A1 Recycling, Telford Retrieved 4 September 2026.
- Swift Skip Hire homepage — operator trading history Retrieved 4 September 2026.
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