Furniture and electrical items collection

Most household waste fits into your green box, green organic bin, garden waste bio-sacks or your grey rubbish bin. However larger bulky waste items, like tables and lamps need a separate collection.

The furniture and electrical items collection service costs £25 for up to five separate items.

 

Some residents may be able to receive their collection for free. Please see our charges page for further information. Every household can get a fridge and freezer or fridge-freezer collected free once a year.

To request this service please use our online form or contact us on 020 8937 5050.

We will only collect items that are classified as household waste. For example we will not collect fixtures and fittings (from house and grounds refurbishment waste), soil and rubble, and clinical and hazardous waste. We will collect items that can be safely carried on a trolley, or safely by two people (up to around 40kg in weight) and collect your item within five working days.

We will collect the following items

 Item Such as  Items must be
Furniture-plastic, wooden or metal
  • beds, mattresses and bedframes 
  • sofas
  • tables
  • wardrobes
  • armchairs
  • chairs
  • smaller tables. Please note larger tables may count as 2 or more items due to their size
  • small enough to be carried and loaded on to a vehicle by no more than two workers
Flooring
  • linoleum
  • plastic floor tiles
  • bagged or bundled
  • wooden flooring is not accepted
Metal
  • metal filing cabinets. If over 40kg they will not be collected
  • metal fires
  • metal bed frames
  • metal furniture, for example chairs, selves
 
Carpets 
  • manageable by two people, otherwise it must be cut into pieces, rolled and tied
  • each section counts as a separate item.Please note that carpet does not include underlay. This is classed as a separate item.
Large electrical good
  • washing machines
  • cookers
  • microwaves
  • fridges and freezers
  • dishwasher
  • spin dryer
 
Small electrical item
  • hoover
  • TVs and monitors
  • Hi-Fi systems
  • radios
 
Glass or mirrors
  • mirror
  • mirror part of a door or cabinet
  • glass top table 
  • wrapped in a safe and secure manner
Wood 
  • bagged or bundled 
Fish tanks or frames 
  • wrapped in a safe and secure manner


We will also try to reuse or recycle as much of your waste as possible.

Furniture will be inspected and where possible refurbished and electronic and electrical equipment will be separated and sent for recycling.

However sometimes items are not suitable for reuse or recycling and will be sent to landfill sites.