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A Somerset waste business with deep roots
Westcombe Waste has been part of the landscape at Somerton for nearly four decades. Today it is a focused operation built on one fully permitted site and a team that knows the trade.
From Westcombe Farms to Westcombe Waste
The business was incorporated in December 1987 as Westcombe Farms Limited, a family concern on the land at Westcombe, just outside Somerton. As the area’s need for a local, properly licensed waste outlet grew, so did the site.
A waste transfer station licence was granted in 1995, the company took the Westcombe Waste name in 1999, and in 2006 the Environment Agency issued the environmental permit that still governs the landfill today. For many years the site also ran a well-known skip hire fleet across Somerset; that business was sold on, and from 2017 to 2025 the site operated as part of a Bristol-based recycling group.
In November 2025 the business changed hands and a new director took the helm. The focus since then has been simple: run Westcombe to the highest standard of compliance, look after the customers who depend on the site, and make dealing with us as easy as possible.
- 1987
Incorporated as Westcombe Farms Limited
Registered in England and Wales on 16 December 1987, company number 02205997.
- 1995
Transfer station licensed
Waste management licence for the Westcombe transfer station issued on 7 December 1995, since consolidated into the site’s environmental permit.
- 1999
Renamed Westcombe Waste
The company adopted its current name in May 1999 as waste became the core of the business.
- 2006
Landfill environmental permit
Environmental permit EPR/QP3230LE for the non-hazardous landfill issued on 8 December 2006, with leachate treatment and landfill gas management.
- 2017–2025
Part of a regional group
The site traded as the Somerton Commercial Recycling Centre within a Bristol-based recycling group.
- 2025
New ownership, renewed focus
A change of ownership and a new director in November 2025, followed in January 2026 by upper tier waste carrier, broker and dealer registration CBDU618408.
What is at Westcombe
One site, run as a whole.
- 01
Weighbridge & transfer station
Every vehicle passes over the weighbridge. The transfer station handles household, commercial and industrial waste and is where most customers tip.
- 02
Permitted landfill
Engineered cells for non-hazardous waste under permit EPR/QP3230LE, with restoration of completed areas using inert material.
- 03
Leachate management
Leachate is collected, stored and treated on site, with controlled discharge and tankering where required.
- 04
Landfill gas management
Gas is collected and managed in line with the permit, protecting air quality and the site’s neighbours.
- 05
Monitoring & testing
Groundwater, surface water, leachate and gas are monitored and independently tested, with results reported to the Environment Agency.
- 06
Restoration & aftercare
Completed areas are capped and restored, returning the land to a green, stable landscape for the long term.
The operation, day to day
Engineering cells, tipping and placing material, and keeping the site tidy and safe.
What you can expect from us
A small, hands-on team: the office looks after accounts, paperwork and customer queries; the site team runs the weighbridge, directs tipping and keeps the environmental systems working.
- 01
Honesty about what we can take.
If a load is not right for the site we will say so before it leaves your yard.
- 02
Paperwork that stands up.
Transfer documentation for every load, so your duty-of-care records are complete.
- 03
Fair, transparent pricing.
Graded rates agreed in advance and clear, itemised invoices.
- 04
A good neighbour.
We take our responsibilities to the local community and environment seriously and operate within our permits.
Somerset, through and through
Westcombe has been part of the land at Somerton since 1987. Our customers are Somerset skip firms, MRFs and contractors, and the waste they bring us is dealt with here in the county rather than being hauled halfway across the country.
Somerton · 51°03′N 2°44′W · Est. 1987Want to know more about the site or the team?
01458 274654 invoices@westcombe-mrf.co.ukWe are happy to talk through what we do, arrange a site visit for account customers, or answer questions about our permits.
Somerton Commercial Recycling Centre
Somertonfield Road
Somerton, Somerset TA11 6HY
Sat-nav for the landfill entrance: TA11 6PZ