About CRES (Carmarthenshire Recycling and Environmental Services)
CRES, short for Carmarthenshire Recycling and Environmental Services, is a family-run waste business founded in 1989 and based in Carmarthenshire. Most people know it for skips and recycling, but it also runs a full tanker service for septic tanks and cesspits.
It has its own licensed waste transfer station and recycling centre, and offices or numbers for Carmarthen, Lampeter (01570 421000) and Swansea (01792 775555). Its website does not give a street address.
- Based in
- Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire
- Premises address
- Not published as a premises address
- Phone
- 01267 223500
- Work listed
- Tank emptying
- Home visits
- Advertised on its website
- Prices
- Some prices published, see below
- Last checked
- 9 November 2026
Services and equipment
Its vacuum tankers come in 2,000, 4,000 and 6,000 gallon sizes. As well as emptying tanks, CRES offers high-volume drain unblocking and pressure jetting, gully cleaning and interceptor cleaning, which helps if a blocked pipe is the real problem rather than a full tank.
Where CRES (Carmarthenshire Recycling and Environmental Services) works
It says it has local tankers in Carmarthen, Llanelli, Swansea, Ammanford, Llandovery, Lampeter, Cardigan, Llandeilo, Neath and the Gower, and works throughout Carmarthenshire, Pembrokeshire and Ceredigion.
Septic Local area pages that include this contractor: Pembrokeshire.
Places named on its website: Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, Pembrokeshire, Ceredigion, Swansea, Llanelli, Ammanford, Llandovery, Lampeter, Cardigan, Llandeilo, Neath, Gower, West Wales.
Prices, call-outs and opening hours
CRES advertises septic tank emptying from £130. Ask what size of tank that covers, and whether the price changes for a remote farm or a long hose run. It promises a prompt 24 hour turnaround.
Who it suits
CRES suits owners across rural Carmarthenshire who want a local firm with large tankers for bigger tanks or farm systems. If you are also clearing out a property, it can bring a skip as well.
Many farms and cottages in the Towy and Teifi valleys share older tanks. Under Welsh rules, owners remain responsible for keeping the tank emptied and the soakaway working, so keep the waste note CRES gives you.
Questions to ask before you book
- What size of tank does the £130 price cover?
- Which of your local tankers would come to my address?
- Can you jet the outlet pipe on the same visit if it is slow?
Other listed contractors covering the same places
- Drainforce: Advertises septic tank and cesspit emptying across South and West Wales, with inspection and repair options.
- Euroloo: National tank emptying company with regional depots, advertising septic tank, cesspit and Klargester emptying for homes and businesses.
- Pro Waste: Pembrokeshire firm advertising septic tank, cesspit and treatment plant emptying, mini tanker services and maintenance programmes, including Tenby.
On the map
Where this business is, or the area it covers.
Business address checked on its own website Area the business covers, not a premises
Sources
Reviewed 9 November 2026 from the business's own published information. Septic Local has not checked workmanship, insurance or registrations, and a listing is not an endorsement. This business has not claimed its profile.