Bulky Items

Herefordshire Council encourages the reuse of furniture and electrical items. There are a number of organisations across the county who will collect good condition furniture and unwanted electrical items from you. For more information please see our 'A guide to reuse' leaflet available at Info Shops or visit the waste mission impossible website

Herefordshire Council also operates a service for the removal of bulky items of household waste. This service is available to householders within Herefordshire only. It is not available to commercial businesses.

Free standing bulky domestic items or appliances which exceed 25 kilograms in weight or which do not fit or cannot be fitted into a domestic bin fall under this collection service. Please note, only items which can be lifted by a maximum of 2 people will be collected. Please see list below for examples of acceptable and unacceptable items.

The service is intended for free standing items such as furniture, cookers, washing machines and the like. Items which are part of a houses structure such as doors, windows, storage heaters and large items of garden waste are not classed as household items for the purposes of this service.

The cost for this service is £15.00 for up to three items, additional items are charged at £5.00 per item. Any resident who wishes to take advantage of this service can easily do so by:

1. Calling the Council on the number listed to the right. We can take your payment immediately by credit or debit card and give you your collection day straight away.
2. Visit one of the Council Info offices where you can pay by any method.
3. Complete the request form available by clicking on the document in the box to the right and return it to the address shown on the form, together with the required payment.

Please note that items to be taken must be identified upon placing the booking or amended not later than 24 hours before collection is due to take place. Any item not listed will not be collected.

Payment must be received by 12 noon each Friday to enable collection to take place on the following Tuesday (North Herefordshire), Wednesday (Hereford City and South Herefordshire) and Thursday (East Herefordshire) between the hours of 10:00am and 4:00pm.

The following is not a comprehensive list, but is intended to act as a guide. It must be possible for no more than 2 people to be able to lift each item.

Will be collected (counted as 1 item each)	Will not be collected
Armchair	Asbestos
Bed base & headboard (1 item)	Bathroom Suites
Bicycle	Clinical waste
Bedside table	Doors
Cabinet (free standing)	Domestic Refuse (black bag waste
Carpet (per roll, must be able to be lifted by 2 people)	Fencing
Chairs (2 x dining, kitchen or patio)	Fluorescent lighting tubes
Chest of drawers	Grass or garden cuttings
Children's swing or climbing frame (MUST BE DISMANTLED)	Hazardous waste
Cooker - Gas/Electric (must be disconnected from mains)	Kitchen units or worktops
Cupboard (free standing)	Liquids
Dishwasher	Paint
Dressing Table & chair	Rubble
DVD/Video player	Sheds
Freezer	Shower trays or shower screens
Fridge	Sinks
Lawnmower (no sit on mowers)	Soil/stones
Ottoman Box	Windows
Mattress
Microwave
PC hard drive
PC monitor
Sofa
Stereo & 2 speakers
Sun lounger (used in the garden)
Table
Tumble dryer
Television
Underlay (per roll, must be able to be lifted by 2 people
Washing Machine
Wardrobe (free standing)

Last Updated: 06 November 08,
Review Date: 20 September 2005