Bulky waste

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We offer a bulky collection service to pick up unwanted household items such as furniture, white goods, mattresses, small electrical items and textiles.

Fees

Collection fee

You will need to pay a collection fee for most items. The collection fee is:

  • 1 to 5 items £35.50
  • 6 to 8 items £53.50
  • 9 to 12 items £77.50
  • 13 to 16 items £101.50

You do not have to pay the collection fee for small electrical items and textiles – no matter how many you book.

Small electrical items include things like irons, kettles and toasters. Textiles include things like clothes, paired shoes, coats, and sheets. See our textile waste page for more information.

Additional fee for upholstered items

As well as the collection fee, you also have to pay an additional fee for each item of upholstered furniture:

  • seating up to 2-seater sofa: £10 per item
  • seating up to 3-4 seater sofa: £20 per item
  • seating up to 5-6 seater sofa: £30 per item
  • small upholstered item (cushions, padded headboards): £3 per item

Example: a booking for one 2-seater sofa and one 3-seater sofa will be charged at £35.50 for the collection, plus £10 for the 2-seater sofa and £20 for the 3-seater sofa. Total paid will be £65.50.

Due to new requirements from the Environment Agency regarding the specialist disposal of upholstered items such as sofas or padded dining chairs for the safety of the environment, we are no longer able to collect upholstered items alongside other bulky waste items.

You can still have these items collected by us, but if you have a mixture of items you will now need to separate any bookings of upholstered furniture from other non-upholstered items when you put them out for collection on your booked day.

Book a collection

If there is a fee for your collection, you'll need to pay it when you book. 

If you have different items for collection, they may be collected separately on the day and you may have more than one collection date.

You need to separate any bookings of upholstered furniture from other non-upholstered items when you put your items out for collection on your booked day. 

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If you want to cancel a booking please read the refund policy

Other disposal options

ECCO reuse scheme

We support local charity ECCO which offers an outlet for bulky items.

If you have items that you think could still be reused by someone else, you can call them on 01279 444 244 or complete their online reuse form.

ECCO will then contact you within 7 working days.

If the items can be reused, they will collect them for free and donate them to their charity shops, where they will be sold and the profits invested back into the local community.

Some of the items that ECCO may collect are furniture, electrical items, bric-a-brac and household items.

Recycling and selling sites

There are other recycling and selling sites available and some are free to list:

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