Bulky Household Waste Collection
How can I dispose of large
household items?
What will it cost me?
What will you collect?
What won't you collect?
How can I dispose of large household items?
First consider whether there could be a use for your items
elsewhere.
Local charitable furniture and electrical reuse organisations
may collect your items for free. Some can even repair broken
furniture and electrical items to sell in their shops. Try the
British Heart Foundation, call 0844 248 9132 for more information
or look in the Yellow Pages for other local charities. Please note
that the British Heart Foundation will only collect goods in
working order.
Freegle
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Try advertising your goods on Wyre Forest Freegle - an online
community offering the chance for local residents to give
their unwanted items to other members - free!
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Household Recycling Centres
Our Collection Service
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If you have a large item such as a piece of furniture you wish
to dispose of, we offer General and Special Collections at a small
charge.
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What will it cost me?
General Collection
We can offer customers a removal service for certain bulky
items. These are classed as larger domestic houshold items i.e.
furniture and white goods, and lightweight quantities of bagged
garden waste - grass cuttings, shrubs etc.
- There is a minimum charge of £15.25. For this we will collect
three items (a three-piece suite is classed as 3 items). Payment
needs to be made before the collection.
- Additional items are charged at £3.75 per item.
- Concessions apply for households receiving 100% Council Tax
Benefit (not including Wyre Forest Community Housing tenants as
this service is already provided). Concessions are entitled to a
maximum of two free collections during any 12 month period or six
items in total.
Email Customer
Services to request a Bulky Waste Collection or telephone
01562 732928, please provide a contact number on your email for us
to contact you for payment.
Items need to be outside of the property in an accessible place
and will be collected within 10 working days of payment being
received. Please note we are unable to specify a day for
collection.
Special Collection
For customers requiring a more detailed or special service for
larger or more difficult items we can provide an increased level
of service. Please note that there are certain items that
cannot be collected and our Team will be able to advise you
accordingly.
Email
Customer Services for a Special Collection quotation or
telephone 01562 732928
We will collect
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General collection
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- Household furniture e.g. tables, chairs, desks, sofas (a
three-piece suite is counted as 3 items)
- White goods e.g. refrigerators, freezers and washing machines:
please secure the doors
- Electrical items e.g. cookers, TVs, computers, vacuum cleaners,
hi-fi systems,
- Bed bases and mattresses
- Assorted household refuse that has been boxed or bagged (one
man must be able to lift one box or bag at a time one bag/box = one
item)
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| Special
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- Garden items e.g. small items of furniture, wheelbarrows,
lawnmowers, paddling pools, rabbit hutches and slides/swings
- Internal and external doors: not patio or sliding doors
- Kitchen furniture, including fitted units - each unit counts as
an item for collection
- Bathroom suites e.g. bath, washbasin and pedestal (washbasin
and pedestal counts as one item)
- Carpets and linolium: make sure it is folded/rolled and
tied
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Please note, this list is not comprehensive. Contact the
Worcestershire Hub for further information.
We won't collect
Sorry, we cannot collect:
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- Heavy garden refuse, including soil and stones etc.
- Containers of fluid: hazardous household chemicals
- Car batteries - (these can be taken to your local Household Recycling Centre)
- Car tyres
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- Pianos and organs: these can be collected by specialist
removers who advertise in the Yellow
Pages under the heading of piano dealers
- Dead animals/pets: please contact a local vet for advice on
disposal
- Central heating oil tanks: please refer to the Yellow Pages for an appropriate
contractor to remove the old oil tank for proper disposal
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...or Builders' rubble and DIY materials
including:
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- Central heating
boilers
- Concrete coal bunker
- Fencing panels
- Fluorescent tubes
- Garage doors
- Garden sheds
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- LPG (liquid propane glass)
bottles
- Oil/water tanks
- Radiators, including oil filled
- Tile fire surrounds
- Window frames and glass
- Wood and scrap iron/steel
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- Fire extinguishers: these are not recognised as household
waste. Contact a local fire extinguisher retailer (look in the Yellow Pages), who could
arrange the disposal, for a small charge.
Please note that this list is for guidance only. Contact the
Worcestershire Hub for more information
What can I do to help?
Please consider all other options for the re-use of your item(s)
before contacting us. Remember that buying and donating re-used
goods helps:
- Prevent valuable resources from going into landfill
- Save energy and raw materials
- Raise funds for charities
- Make good quality items available at affordable prices
- Provide employment and training opportunities
Ensure that when you contact us you have a clear list of items
for collection. Please note that our Bulky Waste Team will only
take the items that have been listed and are only able to spend a
short time at each collection address.
Please make sure the items for collection are easily
accessible.