We can arrange to pick up bulky or large rubbish items as a one off collection for a charge. You can book and pay for this service as you need it.
Could your item be re-used?
There are a number of local charities who may collect your items for a small donation.
Visit the Community Furniture Project website
Visit Furniture Store - St Michael's Hospice website
Alternatively, there are groups on Facebook and other social media sites where you can give away household items.
If your unwanted items are domestic white goods listed below you will need to call us on 01256 844844 to arrange collection.
| Items we cannot collect |
Air fryer
American fridge freezers
Asbestos cement products
Boilers (floor standing or wall mounted)
Builders rubble or materials
Disability scooters
Electric/hospital beds
Garage doors
Garden waste
Gas bottles
Glass patio doors
House clearances
Household waste
Items containing glass/mirrors
Motor scooters
Oil tanks
Pianos/organs
Rabbit hutch
Range/AGA cookers
Roof boxes
Shed clearances
Sit and ride lawn mower
Sofa/chair recliners
Trailers
Treadmills and other large fitness equipment
Tyres
Wheelchairs |
Certain items are charged as more than a single item due to the size or weight. For example a fridge/freezer over 4ft or a three seater sofa.
| Items we collect |
Armchair (not recliner)
Bath - plastic/tin
BBQ
Bean bag
Bed base (single/double/king/super king)
Bedside cabinet/chest of drawers
Bench (garden)
Bench (exercise/weight - no weights)
Bicycle
Carpet/underlay/lino/rug (up to 14ft x 14ft)
Chair (dining/garden/kitchen/office)
Childs toy, large for example ride on car
Cot/travel cot
Cupboard/cabinet (free standing) (no glass)
Desk
Door (internal/external - no glass)
Dressing Table (no mirror)
Fence panels (multiples of 3 maximum 8ft x 8ft)
Filing cabinet
Fireplace surround (wooden)
Footstool/kitchen stool
Futon bed base
Futon mattress
Garden chair/lounger/sofa
Garden parasol/umbrella
Garden swing/seat/hammock fully dismantled
Headboard (single/double/king/superking)
Hoover/vacuum cleaner
Ironing board (no asbestos)
Kitchen worktop (1 length - max 8ft)
Lawn mower (not ride on)/Leaf blower
Mattress (single/double/king/superking)
Portable heater (no oil)
Power tool (handheld)
Pram/pushchair
Radiators (up to two)
Shed/Wendy house (dismantled maximum 8ft x 8ft)
Shelving unit including bookcase (or 4 single shelves)
Sink with or without pedestal (bathroom/kitchen)
Slide/swing (dismantled)
Snooker/pool table (tabletop only)
Sofa bed
Sofa 2-seater (not recliner)
Sofa 3-seater (no recliners)
Sofa corner suite (no recliners)
Table (coffee/dining/kitchen/nest/garden)
Toilet bowl
Toilet cistern
Trampoline - exercise/childrens small
Trampoline - fully dismantled, maximum diameter of 10ft
Television
Units (kitchen/wall - up to 2 units)
Wardrobe (no glass or mirror panels)
Washing line (rotary only)
Water butt/compost bin
Window blinds (up to four units)
Wheelbarrow |
Collection charges
| Items |
Standard charge 2026/27 |
*Concessionary charge 2026/27 |
| 1 |
£31 |
£12 |
| 2 |
£41 |
£16 |
| 3 |
£52 |
£21 |
| 4 |
£62 |
£25 |
| 5 |
£72 |
£29 |
| 6 |
£82 |
£33 |
| 7 |
£93 |
£37 |
| 8 |
£103 |
£41 |
*If you are in receipt of Council Tax Support, Housing Benefit or housing element of Universal Credit you may be entitled to the concessionary rate. To obtain the discounted price you will need to call us on 01256 844844 to verify and arrange the collection.
Book a bulky waste collection
Amendments or cancellation
- No changes can be made to your order once it has been confirmed and paid for.
- From 1 April 2026, if you cancel the service within less than 5 working days of the collection date a cancellation fee of £13.00 will apply.
Alternative waste carriers
Legitimate and responsible waste businesses will give you information on how and where your waste will be disposed of.
Visit the government website Buy with confidence and search 'bulky waste removal' to find alternative providers.
If your waste is dumped illegally you could be prosecuted, even if it was someone else who dumped it.