Community skips

Do you need to get rid of an old sofa, washing machine or mattress? Do you want the opportunity freshen up and de-clutter your home?

With the community skips you can. You can get rid of your bulky waste for FREE and donate any reusable items to those who need them, which helps others and is great for the environment too!

The community skips regularly tour the borough, ready to take your bulky waste and then recycle it or give it a new home.

You can drop off up to five bulky items free of charge, as long as you can show proof of a Brent address.

Locations, dates and times will be listed below so you can see when the community skip is coming to you!

Please check the location and date of your local community skip the day before you go, just in case there are any last minute changes and be aware that we cannot accept builders’ materials (such as rubble), trade waste, garden waste (including soil), commercial waste, pianos, or clinical and hazardous waste, tyres, fridges, batteries, oil and paint.

Things to note:

• You cannot leave items at the locations before the event. It is counted as fly-tipping if waste is left outside of the event times and without us checking that you live in the borough.
• We do not tolerate rude or aggressive behaviour and anyone who does so, we will not accept their waste.
• Be prepared to be turned away if you arrive with any of the prohibited items listed above.
• Provide proof of Brent residency before you start queuing and then you will be officially checked in by the council employee.
• We do not accept textiles, cardboard/paper, garden waste. There are easy ways of getting rid of these though.