Bulky Waste Collection for Large Household Items

For three or four large items, a skip is rarely the right choice: you would pay for a container and hire period, possibly a road permit, and upholstered sofas and fridges cannot go in a general skip anyway. A bulky collection takes the items in one visit and handles them correctly. If you are clearing a larger amount of general waste alongside a few big items, a man and van collection or a full house clearance may be better value.

Upholstered domestic seating – sofas, armchairs, sofa beds, recliners, footstools and upholstered chairs – may contain persistent organic pollutants. Rules across Great Britain require this seating to be kept separate from other waste so it can be destroyed by appropriate treatment rather than landfilled or recycled with general waste. Suppliers in our network collect these items separately; please list them individually on your enquiry. See upholstered furniture for more.

Fridges and freezers contain refrigerants and insulating foams that need specialist treatment, and other appliances are classed as WEEE. They can be collected as part of a bulky job where the supplier is set up for it, or through our fridge and freezer recycling service.

• List each item and approximate size, or attach photos.
• Say which floor the items are on and whether there is a lift.
• Mention if anything needs dismantling, such as fitted wardrobes or bed frames.
• Clear a path to the door to speed up collection.

Collected items go to authorised transfer stations and treatment facilities. Furniture in reusable condition may be passed on for reuse where the supplier has arrangements in place, metal frames and appliances are sent for materials recovery, and upholstered seating goes for appropriate treatment. The carrier provides a waste transfer note confirming where responsibility passed. Our recycling section explains more about how waste is processed.