Request a bulky collection
Before you start
This service is for domestic collections only. If you need us take away items from a business, please visit the
commercial waste section.
You can use our bulky waste collection service for items that are too big for normal household rubbish and recycling collections. For example, mattresses, beds or fridges.
Items we can take in a bulky collection
| Sofa | Covered where possible to stop it getting heavy or wet. Not corner sofa |
| Corner sofa | Covered where possible to stop it getting heavy or wet |
| Armchair | Covered where possible to stop it getting heavy or wet |
| Footstool | Covered where possible to stop it getting heavy or wet |
| Sofa bed | Covered where possible to stop it getting heavy or wet |
| Mattress | Covered where possible to stop it getting heavy or wet |
| Bed base | Please take wooden or metal frames apart |
| Headboard | |
| Wardrobe | Please tape glass or mirrored doors to stop them shattering |
| Dressing table | Mirrors must be taped to stop them shattering |
| Bedside cabinet | Must be empty |
| Chest of drawers | Must be empty |
| Dining table | Please tape glass or mirrored tops to stop them shattering |
| Display unit | Please tape glass or mirrored doors or tops to stop them shattering |
| Sideboard | Must be empty |
| Up to 3 dining chairs | |
| Coffee table | Please tape glass or mirrored tops to stop them shattering |
| Book case | |
| TV | |
| TV cabinet | Please tape glass or mirrored doors or tops to stop them shattering |
| Computer desk | Please tape glass or mirrored tops to stop them shattering |
| Office chair | |
| Door (internal or external) | No patio doors larger than 6'6" x 4' (2m x1.2m) |
| Fridge, freezer or fridge-freezer | Not glass-fronted, should be empty, please remove rubber seal and tape the door shut |
| Washer, dryer or washer-dryer | |
| Dishwasher | |
| Cooker | |
| Oven | |
| Microwave | |
| Vacuum cleaner | |
| Ironing board | |
| Garden table | Please tape glass or mirrored tops to stop them shattering |
| Up to 3 garden chairs | |
| Garden bench | |
| Barbecue | We can't take gas bottles, please take them to your local recycling centre |
| Lawnmower | Please empty all fuel |
| Bicycle | |
| Slide | Please take apart |
| Trampoline | Please take apart |
| Carpet, rug or underlay | Rolls no more than 4ft/1.2m long that can be carried by 1 person |
| 3 x 50 litre bags or boxes | Bags should be strong enough not to break when lifted and can be carried by 1 person |
We will take up to three bulky items for a charge of £21.19 at each collection. These charges are reviewed every year.
You will need to tell us:
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We use CCTV to record any problems with bulky collections.
Other information
You can also take your bulky waste to our
Household Waste Recycling Centres (Tips).
Pass it on
Something that you don't want any more can still be used by someone else. Donating unwanted items can help your local community, especially those in need. It can also help charities raise money to support those most in need.