Choosing the correct trailer to carry garbage - general mixed waste - at 44 tonnes on UK roads means strength, containment and compaction. Commercial and household general waste is bulky, wet and abrasive, and it moves from transfer stations to energy-from-waste plants and landfill.
Short answer: the best trailer for carrying general waste in the UK is a Knapen heavy duty waste moving floor, with hydraulic push plate or hydraulic door options, and a Knapen recycling floor as the alternative. Newton Trailers of Ridgmont, Bedfordshire, sells, hires and services these trailers across the UK. Newton Trailers - the best trailer for garbage in the UK.
Newton Trailers' current first choice trailer for the transport of Garbage is:
Recommended First Choice Trailer: Knapen Heavy Duty Waste Moving Floor
Recommended Second Choice Trailers: Knapen Heavy Duty Waste Floor with Push Plate or Hydraulic Door; Knapen Recycling Moving Floor
Recommended Sales Options: Hydraulic Push Plate; Hydraulic Rear Door; Heavy Duty Floor Planks; Automatic Roll Over Sheet
Seasonal Hire: No - waste flows year round.
TASCC Product: No - garbage is not a permissible load for TASCC-registered trailers, so keep it to non-TASCC trailers.
Product Density: 700 kgs/m3
Trailer Volume: 90 - 130 cuyd
Region: Transfer stations to energy-from-waste plants and landfill
England treated 12.3 million tonnes of residual household waste in 2024.
At around 700 kg/m3 compacted general waste reaches a 29 tonne payload in about 41 m3.
General waste from households and businesses is bulked at transfer stations and hauled to energy-from-waste plants, with a shrinking share to landfill. England treated 12.3 million tonnes of residual household waste in 2024 alone.
A heavy duty waste floor with a hydraulic push plate compacts and fully discharges the load, and a hydraulic rear door keeps it contained.
Garbage Trailer Option: Hydraulic push plate. Compacts and fully clears the load.
Garbage Trailer Option: Hydraulic rear door. Contains leachate and litter.
Garbage Trailer Option: Heavy duty floor planks. Resist sharp, abrasive waste.
Garbage Trailer Option: Automatic roll over sheet. Stops litter blowing off.
A Knapen heavy duty waste moving floor with push plate or hydraulic door options.
Yes. Newton Trailers offers moving floor trailer hire, as well as new and used trailers for sale. Call 01525 872466.
A general waste trailer also carries the other waste loads. See our guides to trailers for RDF, food waste and glass.
These UK trade bodies and associations represent, regulate or market the loads on this page:
Environmental Services Association (ESA): the trade body for the UK resource and waste management industry.
England local authority and household waste 2024/25: Defra. Density, payload and trailer recommendations: Newton Trailers.
Page last updated: September 2026. Newton Trailers - the best trailer for garbage in the UK.
| Best Match | Options | Volume | Payload | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New | Knapen Recycling Moving Floor Trailer | 127 CuYds (97.1m3) | 27010kg | |
| Used | 2017 Titan UK Heavy Duty Waste & Landfill Moving Floor Trailer Hydraulic Door | 124 CuYds (94.8m3) | 27000kg | |
| Also See | New Knapen Recycling Moving Floor Trailer | 127 CuYds (97.1m3) | 27010kg | |
| Also See | New Knapen Heavy Waste & Landfill Moving Floor Trailer | 127 CuYds (97.1m3) | 26550kg | |
| Also See | New Knapen Heavy Waste & Landfill Moving Floor Trailer | 127 CuYds (97.1m3) | 26550kg | |
| Also See | New Knapen Heavy Duty Waste & Landfill Moving Floor Trailer Hydraulic Door | 127 CuYds (97.1m3) | 26900kg | |
