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Office clearance / Edinburgh

The 5 best office clearance companies in Edinburgh

Edinburgh has few dedicated office clearance firms, so commercial credentials made the difference. Several of our top 5 are based just outside the city or in Glasgow, so check lead times when you ask for a quote.

  • Checked 3 November 2026
  • 11 firms shortlisted
  • No paid placements

Edinburgh office clearance / at a glance

PosCompanyOur scoreGoogle
1JettisonGlasgow (covers Edinburgh and the Lothians)
7.8
4.9 (58)
2Joe JunkEdinburgh depot
7.5
5.0 (1,519)
3NuGen Recycling & EnvironmentalBroxburn, West Lothian
7.2
5.0 (200)
4Recycle ScotlandLivingston, West Lothian
7.0
4.7 (11)
5Caledonian Waste ServicesEdinburgh
6.4
5.0 (224)

Our score is out of 10. Google ratings and review counts as at 3 November 2026.

Jettison

Glasgow (covers Edinburgh and the Lothians)

Our score 7.8 / 104.9 from 58 Google reviews

Why it ranks number 1

The strongest commercial credentials available in Edinburgh: ISO 9001 and ISO 14001, SafeContractor approval, SEPA registration, WEEE compliant IT removal and a landfill diversion breakdown at the end of each job.

Credentials
ISO 9001, ISO 14001, SafeContractor, Living Wage employer
Licence
SEPA registered (number not published on its website)
Recycling
90%+ recycling claim; diversion report on completion
Services
Office furniture, partitions, IT and WEEE, lease exit and dilapidations
Worth knowingIts crews work from Glasgow, and its Edinburgh listing address is not a depot, so check lead times.
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Joe Junk

Edinburgh depot

Our score 7.5 / 105.0 from 1,519 Google reviews

Why it ranks number 2

A local Edinburgh depot, a dedicated office clearance service with confidential waste removal and the largest review base in Scotland.

Services
Full or partial office clearances, confidential waste
Recycling
Around 85% recycled (stated)
Hours
7am to 10pm, seven days
Worth knowingNo licence number, street address or IT disposal detail is published.
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NuGen Recycling & Environmental

Broxburn, West Lothian

Our score 7.2 / 105.0 from 200 Google reviews

Why it ranks number 3

A well reviewed West Lothian firm with its own unit and a SEPA carrier number, which handles everything from single items to full warehouse clearances.

Licence
SEPA WCR/R/1189423 (as listed on LoveJunk)
Credentials
Edinburgh Trusted Trader (5.0 from 30)
Services
Commercial and house clearance, recycling, commercial cleaning
Worth knowingOffice clearance is not a headline service, and no commercial accreditations are shown.
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Recycle Scotland

Livingston, West Lothian

Our score 7.0 / 104.7 from 11 Google reviews

Why it ranks number 4

A Revolve certified office furniture reuse specialist close to Edinburgh, which refurbishes and resells redundant office furniture and recycles the components.

Credentials
Revolve certified (Scotland's reuse standard)
Recycling
Office furniture refurbished and resold; components recycled
Services
Office furniture collection and reuse, furniture rental
Worth knowingFew reviews, no published carrier number and no IT disposal.
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Caledonian Waste Services

Edinburgh

Our score 6.4 / 105.0 from 224 Google reviews

Why it ranks number 5

Lists office clearance, strip outs and trade waste among its services, with 5.0 from 224 Google reviews and hand sorting at its own yard.

Services
Office clearance, commercial and trade waste, strip outs
Quotes
Fixed quotes from photos
Worth knowingA young business (2024) with no published address or SEPA number.
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Your duty of care as a business

Office waste is commercial waste, so council bulky collections and household recycling centres are not an option. The law places a duty of care on your business: you must use a registered waste carrier and keep a waste transfer note for every load, and you remain responsible if your waste is later fly-tipped.

Ask every firm for its waste carrier number and check it on the SEPA public register before the job. For computers, phones and printers, ask for a WEEE consignment note and a certificate showing that hard drives were wiped or destroyed, so you can show you met your data protection duties.

Before you book an office clearance in Edinburgh

None of our Edinburgh top 5 publish office clearance prices, so ask for a written quote after a survey.

  • Get a site survey or a detailed inventory and a fixed written quote, including access, lifts, parking and any out of hours charges.
  • Check the firm's carrier number on the SEPA register and ask for proof of public liability insurance; many landlords also ask for employer's liability and RAMS.
  • Agree how IT equipment will be handled, and ask for data destruction certificates and WEEE paperwork.
  • Ask what will be resold, donated or recycled, and whether resale value can be credited against the cost.
  • Remove or shred confidential paperwork first, or book a certified shredding service.
  • Check your lease for dilapidations: some firms will also strip partitions, carpets and fittings.

How we ranked / Edinburgh

We started with every business appearing in Google's local results for office clearance in Edinburgh, then searched for commercial clearance and office furniture recycling specialists with a real base serving the city. We checked each one's website, Companies House record, published licence numbers, accreditations and review platforms such as Trustpilot, Checkatrade and TrustATrader. We removed brokers and lead generation sites that pass your job to another firm, national firms with no depot serving the city, companies that are dissolved and listings we could not tie to a real business. Brands that belong to the same company are listed once. We may also leave out any company at our editorial discretion.

Each remaining firm was scored out of 10 using the same weighting in every city:

35%Customer reviewsRating and volume on Google, plus Trustpilot, Checkatrade, Which? and TrustATrader where available
25%Licensing and insurancePublished waste carrier number, insurance, accreditations such as ISO, CHAS and SafeContractor, real premises
15%Reuse and recyclingFurniture reuse, resale and donation, WEEE recycling and stated landfill diversion
15%Commercial capabilityDedicated office service, IT and data disposal, confidential waste, out of hours work, certificates
10%Track recordYears trading, company records and accreditations

Other Edinburgh firms we assessed

Recycling and reuse figures are the companies' own claims. Licence numbers and accreditations are as published by each company or listed on review platforms; we have not checked every one against the regulator's register or the certifying body. Think we have missed a firm or got something wrong? Tell us through our contact form.

Office clearance in Edinburgh / FAQs

How much does an office clearance cost in Edinburgh?

None of our Edinburgh top 5 publish office clearance prices, so ask for a written quote after a survey. The price depends on the volume of furniture, access, floors and lifts, whether IT and confidential waste are included and whether the work is out of hours. Good quality furniture that can be resold can bring the cost down.

What happens to our computers and data?

Computers, screens, phones and printers are WEEE and must be recycled through an approved route. Hard drives and phones should be wiped to a recognised standard or physically destroyed, and you should receive a certificate listing the serial numbers. If a clearance firm does not offer this, use a specialist IT disposal company alongside it.

Can our office furniture be reused or sold?

Yes. Desks, chairs, pedestals and storage in good condition are often resold, donated to charities and schools, or refurbished. Ask each firm what it reuses and whether resale value is credited against your quote.

Can the council take our office waste?

No. Council bulky waste collections and household recycling centres are for household waste only. Businesses must use a registered waste carrier and keep waste transfer notes for every load.

Who is the best office clearance company in Edinburgh?

On our research, Jettison ranks first in Edinburgh, followed by Joe Junk and NuGen Recycling & Environmental. The right choice also depends on the size of the job, how much IT equipment you have and whether you need the work done out of hours.

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