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Bulky Waste Collection

The Council will collect most bulky items. However, before you book a collection please read our guidance below.

The Council will collect most bulky items. However, before you book a collection please read the guidance below.

Book a collection: Apply online

Please note: If you collection takes over 15 minutes, there may be a charge for the collection.

We will not collect:

waste which is not bulky or can go in any of your bins
items equivalent to a small skip load
glass, plasterboard or asbestos

Please use the kerbside waste collection containers or the Household Waste Recycling Centres.

You need to leave items outside (front, side, rear with access) for collection. We never go into anyone’s property to collect items. The Council aims to collect Bulky Waste within 10 working days of your request.

There will be restrictions on the size of some household waste materials that can be collected for Health and Safety reasons and/or within the resources that are available to Council.

Please ensure that sofas and any soft furnishings are covered to keep dry.

Permissible Items

Kitchens	Greenhouses / Sheds	Window Frames	Doors	Bathrooms
We do not collect full kitchens Units must be broken up, bundled and tied. Whole carcasses are acceptable. Our supervisors will inspect excessive amounts and a charge may be incurred. Kitchen worktops/cornicing Must be less than 4ft long.	All wooden sheds Must be broken up to lengths less than 4ft long, bundled and tied. Glass must be removed. Garden shed – Council will assess	Must be broken up to lengths less than 4ft long, bundled and tied. Glass must be removed.	Front doors Full doors acceptable but no glass allowed.	No glass. Sinks / toilets allowed. Baths Fibreglass, tin, or steel baths can be lifted as one complete unit. Due to the weight, cast iron baths must be broken up. Council supervisors can advise if required.

Kitchens

Greenhouses / Sheds

Window Frames

Doors

Bathrooms

We do not collect full kitchens

Units must be broken up, bundled and tied.

Whole carcasses are acceptable.

Our supervisors will inspect excessive amounts and a charge may be incurred.

Kitchen worktops/cornicing

Must be less than 4ft long.

All wooden sheds

Must be broken up to lengths less than 4ft long, bundled and tied. Glass must be removed.

Garden shed – Council will assess

Must be broken up to lengths less than 4ft long, bundled and tied. Glass must be removed.

Front doors

Full doors acceptable but no glass allowed.

No glass. Sinks / toilets allowed.

Baths

Fibreglass, tin, or steel baths can be lifted as one complete unit. Due to the weight, cast iron baths must be broken up. Council supervisors can advise if required.

Bulky Waste Collection

Book a collection: Apply online

We will not collect:

Permissible Items

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