Choosing the correct trailer to carry landfill waste at 44 tonnes on UK roads means tough floors and safe discharge on soft, uneven tipping faces. Residues from MRFs, treatment plants and construction that cannot be recovered still go to landfill, and the haul ends on a working landfill cell.
Short answer: the best trailer for carrying landfill waste in the UK is a Knapen heavy duty waste moving floor, with push plate options, or a Knapen recycling floor. Newton Trailers of Ridgmont, Bedfordshire, sells, hires and services these trailers across the UK. Newton Trailers - the best trailer for landfill waste in the UK.
Newton Trailers' current first choice trailer for the transport of Landfill Waste is:
Recommended First Choice Trailer: Knapen Heavy Duty Waste Moving Floor
Recommended Second Choice Trailers: Knapen Heavy Duty Waste Floor with Push Plate; Knapen Recycling Moving Floor
Recommended Sales Options: Hydraulic Push Plate; Heavy Duty Floor Planks; Automatic Roll Over Sheet; VWS Weigher
Seasonal Hire: No - landfill runs year round.
TASCC Product: No - landfill waste is not a permissible load for TASCC-registered trailers, so keep it to non-TASCC trailers.
Product Density: 500 - 1,100 kgs/m3
Trailer Volume: 90 - 130 cuyd
Region: Transfer stations, MRFs and treatment plants to landfill sites
Only 1.4 million tonnes of English local authority waste - 5.5% - went to landfill in 2024/25.
Landfill waste varies widely - a weigher keeps loads legal.
Landfill is shrinking fast. Just 5.5% of English local authority waste - 1.4 million tonnes - was landfilled in 2024/25, and the standard rate of landfill tax rose to £130.75 a tonne from April 2026. What is left is residue that cannot be recovered.
A moving floor unloads without raising the body - the safest way to discharge on a soft, uneven landfill face.
Landfill tipping faces are soft and uneven - exactly where tipping trailers go over. A moving floor or push-off trailer discharges without raising the body.
Landfill Waste Trailer Option: Hydraulic push plate. Fully clears the load.
Landfill Waste Trailer Option: Heavy duty floor planks. Resist abrasive residues.
Landfill Waste Trailer Option: Automatic roll over sheet. Stops litter blowing off.
Landfill Waste Trailer Option: VWS Weigher. Keeps variable loads legal.
A Knapen heavy duty waste moving floor, which unloads safely on soft landfill faces.
1.4 million tonnes of English local authority waste in 2024/25, 5.5% of the total.
Yes. Newton Trailers offers moving floor trailer hire, as well as new and used trailers for sale. Call 01525 872466.
| Best Match | Options | Volume | Payload | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New | Knapen Heavy Waste & Landfill Moving Floor Trailer | 127 CuYds (97.1m3) | 26550kg | |
| Used | 2022 Titan UK Heavy Waste & Landfill Moving Floor Trailer | 15 Plank XHDI Sales Option | 124 CuYds (94.8m3) | 27000kg |
| Also See | New Knapen Heavy Waste & Landfill Moving Floor Trailer | 127 CuYds (97.1m3) | 26550kg | |
| Also See | New Knapen Recycling Moving Floor Trailer | 127 CuYds (97.1m3) | 27010kg | |
| Also See | New Knapen Recycling Moving Floor Trailer | 127 CuYds (97.1m3) | 27010kg | |
| Also See | New Knapen Recycling Moving Floor Trailer | 127 CuYds (97.1m3) | 26550kg | |
