What we can and can't collect
For items in good condition consider donating to a local charity
We can collect
- Animal cage/Hutch (empty)
- Armchair
- Baby Changing Unit
- Baby Cot
- Baby High Chair
- Barbeque
- Basket Ball Net
- Bath (not cast iron)
- Bathroom Sink
- Bed Base including headboard (Mattress is additional item)
- Bike
- Bookcase
- Cabinet
- Carpet one room (cut into 4ft rolls)
- Chair Dining
- Chair Gaming
- Chair Mobility
- Chair Recliner
- Chest of drawers
- Climbing Frame
- Clothes Rack/Airer
- Cooker
- Cupboard
- Desk
- Dishwasher
- Doors (no glass)
- Dressing table
- Exercise Bike
- Filing Cabinet
- Fire surround
- Freezer (empty and clean)
- Fridge (empty and clean)
- Fridge freezer (empty and clean)
- Garden Bench
- Garden Bird Table
- Garden Chairs (4)
- Garden Parasol and Stand
- Garden Roller
- Garden Table
- Gas / electric fire
- Gym equipment
- Hi-Fi
- Hob
- Internal door
- Ironing board
- Kitchen sink
- Kitchen unit
- Ladder
- Laundry basket
- Lawn mower (electric only)
- Mattress
- Microwave
- Mobility scooter
- Organ (inc Electric)
- Oven
- Piano (inc electric)
- Pressure washer
- Push chair
- Radiator/Storage Heaters
- Rugs (cut into 4ft rolls)
- Satellite dishes
- Sewing machine
- Sideboard
- Slide
- Sofa
- Stool (incl footstool)
- Strimmer
- Suitcase
- Sun Lounger
- Swing
- Table (inc coffee table)
- Television
- Television Stand
- Toilet / cistern
- Trampoline
- Tumble dryer
- Underlay one room, cut into 4ft rolls
- Vacuum Cleaner
- Wardrobe
- Washing line
- Washing machine
- Water Butt
- Wheelbarrow
- Wheelchair/Walking Frame
We can't collect
- Aga or range cookers
- Boilers
- Builders rubble
- Car tyres
- Cast Iron baths
- Corrosive materials
- Fence panels
- Garage doors
- Gas bottles
- Commercial fridge or freezer
- Liquids
- Mirrors
- Poisonous or medical wastes
- Sheds
- Water Tanks
What about things we don't collect?
You can dispose of the following by leaving them on your blue bin on collection day:
- Computer equipment
- Video / DVD recorder / player
- Computer
- Printer
Use one of the household recycling centres to dispose of many of the things you don’t want. You can also use a private contractor, but always make sure you choose a reputable company that will legally dispose of your items.
If your items are too good to throw away you can:
- Give them to a friend or neighbour
- Donate them to charity
- Sell them in a local newspaper
Advertise on Freegle, Freecycle, Facebook or StreetBank.