Bulky waste collections
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You can use our bulky waste collection service for items that are too big for normal household rubbish and recycling collections. There is a charge for this service.
Before ordering your bulky waste collection please look at the following information. This will tell you which items we collect and how much a collection will cost.
You can also take your bulky waste to our household waste recycling centres. Or you can donate usable furniture and household items to RE:SOURCE in Bodmin, GOFA in Penzance, Cornwall and Plymouth Furniture Reuse Project or a number of charity shops throughout Cornwall.
We cannot take business waste. If you run a business please see our Business and farming waste and recycling page.
What does it cost?
Bulky waste items are split into three categories: standard items, small special items and large special items.
The cost of a bulky waste collection will depend on the category of item you wish to have collected.
Standard items
£25.00
We will collect up to four standard bulky waste items for £25.00. Extra standard items are £10.50 each, up to a total of eight items.
Small special items
£23.00
We collect small special bulky waste items for £23.00 each. We can’t collect these items as part of the standard bulky waste collection
Large special items
£36.50
We collect large special bulky waste items for £36.50 each. We can’t collect these items as part of the standard bulky waste collection
Use the link below to;
Step 1. Book your collection
Step 2. Pay for your items
Book and pay for a bulky waste collection
Items we collect
Use the room tabs below to find out which items we collect. Items are ordered by the room in which they are most commonly found. You can also see which category and pricing type applies to each item. For example, mattresses of all sizes can be collected at the standard price. They are found under the Bedroom and Popular Items tabs
This is a list of the most popular items we collect:
| Popular Items | Type |
|---|---|
| Mattress (Single, Double or King Size) | Standard |
| Sofa (2, 3 or 4 seater, 1 sofa = 1 item) | Standard |
| Bed Base and Fixed Headboard | Standard |
| Armchair | Standard |
| Fridge or Freezer (all food removed, domestic) | Standard |
This is a list of items you might find in your lounge:
| Item | Price |
|---|---|
| Armchair | Standard |
| Blinds | Standard |
| Bookcase (Freestanding) | Standard |
| Carpet and underlay (per room, any size) | Special Large |
| Clock (including Grandfather) | Standard |
| Coal Scuttle | Standard |
| Coffee/Side Table | Standard |
| Curtain Rail | Standard |
| Display Cabinet / Sideboard (Freestanding) | Standard |
| DVD Player | Standard |
| Electric Fire (Portable) | Standard |
| Electric Fireplace (normally fixed to wall) | Special Small |
| Electric Reclining Chair | Standard |
| Fan Electric any type | Standard |
| Fish Tank | Standard |
| Fish Tank (Large) | Special Small |
| Gas Fire | Standard |
| Gas Fire (Portable) | Standard |
| Gas Fireplace (normally fixed to wall) | Special Small |
| Hi-Fi / Stereo Equipment | Standard |
| Lamp (standard or large) | Standard |
| Mirror (any size, unbroken) | Standard |
| Motorised Adjustable Armchair | Standard |
| Plastic Christmas Tree | Standard |
| Pouffe | Standard |
| Rugs (2 x 2.5m approx) | Standard |
| Small portable fire / heater | Standard |
| Small portable oil heater (freestanding and empty) | Standard |
| Sofa (2, 3 or 4 seater) | Standard |
| Sofa Bed (2, 3 or 4 seater) | Standard |
| Telephone | Standard |
| Television | Standard |
| Television Stand | Standard |
| Video Recorder | Standard |
This is a list of items you might find in your bedroom:
| Item | Price |
|---|---|
| Bed Base and Fixed Headboard | Standard |
| Blinds | Standard |
| Bunk Bed (Each bed is one item) | Standard |
| Carpet and underlay (per room, any size) | Special Large |
| Chest / Ottoman / Trunk | Standard |
| Chest of drawers (freestanding) | Standard |
| Clock (including Grandfather) | Standard |
| Comode | Standard |
| Cot (including mattress) | Standard |
| Curtain Rail | Standard |
| Dressing table (including mirrors if unbroken) | Standard |
| Duvet or continental quilt | Standard |
| DVD Player | Standard |
| Electric bed (double or single) | Standard |
| Games Console | Standard |
| Lamp (standard or large) | Standard |
| Mattress (Single, Double or King Size) | Standard |
| Mirror (any size, unbroken) | Standard |
| Mirrored wardrobe (doors x 2, unbroken) | Standard |
| Rugs (2 x 2.5m approx) | Standard |
| Wardrobe (freestanding) | Standard |
| Wardrobe Doors | Standard |
This is a list of items you might find in your bathroom:
| Item | Price |
|---|---|
| Bath (metal or plastic) | Special Large |
| Bath Seat (Electric) | Special Small |
| Bath Side Panel | Special Small |
| Bidet (plastic only) | Special Small |
| Blinds | Standard |
| Clothes Airer | Standard |
| Curtain Rail | Standard |
| Hot Water Tank (Domestic) | Special Large |
| Lino floor covering roll 200 x 250cm (6.5 x 8ft) | Standard |
| Rugs (2 x 2.5m approx) | Standard |
| Shower Screen | Special Small |
| Shower Tray (plastic only) | Special Small |
| Sink Bathroom (plastic only) | Special Small - Sink Bathroom |
| Toilet and cistern or bidet (plastic only) | Special Small - Toilet and cistern or bidet |
This is a list of items you might find in your kitchen:
| Item | Price |
|---|---|
| Blinds | Standard |
| Clock (including Grandfather) | Standard |
| Coal Scuttle | Standard |
| Cooker (electric or gas, domestic use only) | Standard |
| Cooker extractor hood (domestic size) | Special Small |
| Curtain Rail | Standard |
| Dining Chair / Stool (up to 2 counts as 1 item) | Standard |
| Dishwasher | Standard |
| Display Cabinet / Sideboard (freestanding) | Standard |
| Floor mops with metal handles | Standard |
| Fridge or freezer (All food removed, Domestic) | Standard |
| Halogen Oven | Standard |
| Ironing Board | Standard |
| Kitchen Appliances (food processors, Kettles) | Standard |
| Kitchen Units (Top or bottom units. 1 per small special) | Special Small |
| Kitchen work top (2ft x 4ft Or 60cm 120cm per item) | Special Small |
| Lino floor covering roll 200 x 250cm (6.5 x 8ft) | Standard |
| Microwave | Standard |
| Mops Up to 2 with bucket | Sandard |
| Rugs (2 x 2.5m approx) | Standard |
| Sink (plastic or metal only) | Special Small |
| Spin Dryer | Standard |
| Table (dining or kitchen) | Standard |
| Tumble dryer | Standard |
| Vacuum Cleaner | Standard |
| Washing Machine | Standard |
This is a list of items you might find in your dining room:
| Item | Price |
|---|---|
| Carpet and underlay (per room, any size) | Special Large |
| Coffee / side table | Standard |
| Curtain rail | Standard |
| Dining Chair / Stool (up to 2 counts as 1 item) | Standard |
| Display Cabinet / Sideboard (freestanding) | Standard |
| Hostess Trolley | Standard |
| Lamp (standard or large) | Standard |
| Table (dining or kitchen) | Standard |
This is a list of items you might find in your home office:
| Item | Price |
|---|---|
| Bookcase (freestanding) | Standard |
| Chest / Ottoman / Trunk | Standard |
| Chest of drawers (freestanding) | Standard |
| Computer Equipment (PC / monitor / printer/ all individual items) | Standard |
| Desk | Standard |
| Dustbin (kitchen, wheeled, etc, empty and clean) | Standard |
| Fax Machine | Standard |
| Filing cabinet (freestanding) | Standard |
| Games Console (Wii, Playstation, etc) | Standard |
| Paper shredder | Standard |
| Photocopier (domestic only | Standard |
| Telephone | Standard |
| Typewriter | Standard |
This is a list of items you might find in your garden:
| Item | Price |
|---|---|
| Barbeque (freestanding and portable) | Standard |
| Bench 2 Seat Metal Sides | Special Large |
| Bench 2 Seat Stone Sides | Special Large |
| Bench 2 Seat Wood | Special Large |
| Chicken Coop (up to 4x3 ft Or 130cm x 90cm) | Standard |
| Chicken Wire 1 roll up to 10m | Special Small |
| Childs Plastic Water / Sand Table (1.5ft across) | Standard |
| Childs play house (4ft max Or 120cm) | Standard |
| Child's ride-on car (electric, not petrol) | Special Small |
| Clothes Airer | Standard |
| Compost bin (clean and empty) | Standard |
| Deck Chair | Standard |
| Dustbin (kitchen, wheeled, etc, empty and clean) | Standard |
| Fencing panels, wood (up to 4) | Special Large |
| Fencing posts (up to 4) | Special Large |
| Frame of greenhouse (excl. glass sheets, 8ft x 6ft max) | Special Large |
| Galvanised coal bunker (2ft x 2ft x 3ft Dismantled, Or 60x60x90cm) | Special Large |
| Garden chairs (up to 2 counts as 1 item) | Standard |
| Garden Incinerator (Metal bin with funnel lid) | Special Small |
| Garden parasol | Standard |
| Garden shredder | Standard |
| Garden swing chair | Standard |
| Garden table | Standard |
| Garden tools / hand tools (small box of tools is 1 item) | Standard |
| Hedge trimmer (petrol or electric) | Standard |
| Hose reel | Standard |
| Large childs plastic toy (eg slide) | Standard |
| Lawn mower (electric or petrol, not ride-on) | Standard |
| Leaf blower | Standard |
| Patio heater (portable) | Special Small |
| Plastic planters (all pots empty, 1 black bag full | Standard |
| Rabbit hutch and or Run (4ft x 3ft max Or 130cm x 90cm) | Standard |
| Rotary dryer, washing line | Standard |
| Rotavator (domestic size) | Special Small |
| Single fence panel | Special Small |
| Strimmer, garden (electric or petrol, must be empty) | Standard |
| Swing (child size) | Standard |
| Timber Side Gate | Special Small |
| Trampoline Childs - Up to 130cm (4ft) Dismantled | Standard |
| Trampoline Large - Over 190cm (6ft) diameter. Dismantled | Special large |
| Trampoline Medium - Under 190cm (6ft) diameter. Dismantled and tied up | Special Small |
| Water Butt (Empty) | Standard |
| Wheelbarrow | Standard |
| Wheeled or Traditional Dustbin | Standard |
| Wooden shed (8ft x 6ft max or 245x190cm) dismantled into sections eg sides, floor, roof. | Special Large |
This is a list of DIY and leisure items:
| Item | Price |
|---|---|
| Bicycle (Not Motorised) | Standard |
| Birdcage (Clean Cage Only) | Standard |
| Body Board | Standard |
| Builders Tressles | Special Small |
| Canoe | Special Large |
| Car Roof Luggage Rack | Special Small |
| Cement Mixer | Special Large |
| Chainsaw (Petrol and Electric, Domestic only) | Standard |
| Childs Car Seat | Standard |
| Childs Plastic Water/Sand Table | Standard |
| Childs Play House | Standard |
| Childs ride-on car (Electric, not petrol) | Special Small |
| Childs Small Trampoline | Standard |
| Cross Trainer | Special Large |
| Deck Chair | Standard |
| Electric organ (large) | Special Large |
| Exercise Bike | Special Small |
| Fish Tank Stand (not hood or tank) | Standard |
| Fruit Machine (must be able to lift into vehicle) | Special Large |
| Games Console (Wii, Playstation, etc) | Standard |
| Go-cart (electric or peddle, not petrol) | Standard |
| Golf Trolley | Standard |
| Gym equipment (large, per item) | Special Large |
| Knitting machine | Standard |
| Ladder (over 10 foot Or 300cm) | Special Large |
| Large childs plastic toy (eg slide) | Standard |
| Leg Exerciser | Standard |
| Pressure washer (domestic size) | Special Small |
| Punch bag | Standard |
| Sewing machine | Standard |
| Scooter (Childs) | Standard |
| Steam Cleaner (Domestic) | Standard |
| Steps / Step ladder (less than 10ft) | Standard |
| Suitcase | Standard |
| Surf board/Bodyboard/Windsurf board | Standard |
| Swing (child size) | Standard |
| Trampoline Childs - Up to 130cm (4ft) Dismantled | Standard |
| Trampoline Medium - Under 190cm (6ft) diameter. Dismantled and tied up | Special Small |
| Trampoline Large - Over 190cm (6ft) diameter. Dismantled | Special Large |
| Treadmill | Special Large |
| Vice | Standard |
| Weights Bench | Special Large |
| Wheelbarrow | Standard |
This is a list of miscellaneous items:
| Item | Price |
|---|---|
| Bakers Bread Trays | Standard |
| Balustrade Rail (Up to 6 foot or 185cm) | Special Small |
| Boiler (Electric, gas, water, internal) | Special Small |
| Carpet and underlay (per room, any size) | Special Large |
| Carpet Waste cut-offs (up to 2 black sacks) | Special Small |
| Childs Car Seat | Standard |
| Chipboard or MDF Sheets (8ft x 4ft or 240cm x 180cm max) | Special Small |
| Clothes Airer | Standard |
| Coal Scuttle | Standard |
| Comode | Standard |
| Corrugated plastic sheet (single) | Special Small |
| Corrugated plastic sheet (2 to 6) | Special Large |
| Crutches | Standard |
| Curtain Rail | Standard |
| Dehumidifier (domestic) | Standard |
| Dog or cat basket / cage | Standard |
| Door, internal/external (single) | Special Small |
| Doors, internal/external (2 to 4) | Special Large |
| Doors, sliding patio (up to 4) | Special Large |
| Double central heating radiator (disconnected) | Special Large |
| Dustbin (kitchen, wheeled, etc, empty and clean) | Standard |
| Electric wheelchair | Special Large |
| Electric wiring (up to 4 bags) | Standard |
| Floor mops with metal handles | Standard |
| Galvanised sheet (single) | Special Small |
| Galvanised sheets (up to 6) | Special Large |
| Hot tub lid (made of vinyl and polystyrene, about 2 metres wide) | Standard |
| Lino floor covering roll 200 x 250cm (6.5 x 8ft) | Standard |
| Metal Flute Lining (Up to 20cm in diametre and 10 feet long) | Special Small |
| Night Storage Heater (Bricks Removed) | Special Small |
| Plastic christmas tree | Standard |
| Pram | Standard |
| Pushchair | Standard |
| Radiator (Double Disconnected) | Special Large |
| Radiator Single (Disconnected) | Special Small |
| Satellite dish / TV aerial | Standard |
| Shopping Trolley (Domestic) | Standard |
| Small portable fire / heater | Standard |
| Small portable oil heater (freestanding and empty) | Standard |
| Stair lift (track and chair - 2 separate items) | Special Large |
| Tarpaulin (6ft square Or 185cm) | Special Small |
| Tea chest | Special Small |
| Telescope | Standard |
| Wheelchair | Standard |
| Wheeled or Traditional dustbin | Standard |
| Windows double glazed and intact (4 Units max no larger than 1Mx1M (3ft x 3ft)) | Special Large |
| Windows double glazed and intact Up to 2 units no larger than 1m x1m =1msq (3ft x 3ft = 9ftsq) | Special Small |
Items we can't collect
We can’t take any of these things:
- Aga/Rayburn
- Ashfelt
- Asbestos
- Bathroom tiles
- Boats
- Bidet (Porcelain)
- Bricks from a night storage heater
- Car parts / car engines
- Caravan
- Cast iron wood burning stove – any size
- Chemicals / paints / solvents / liquid fuels
- Crates of mixed waste
- Dismantled decking
- Drain cover
- Fluorescent tubes
- Garage door
- Gas bottles, any size
- Garden roller
- Garden waste
- Green house panes of glass
- Hazardous wastes
- Mobility scooter
- Loft insolation
- Night storage heaters (with bricks)
- Oil tanks
- Patio doors larger than 80 x 205cm (2ft 6 x 6ft 6)
- Pianos
- Plaster
- Plastic guttering
- Roofing tiles
- Rubble
- Sailing dinghy
- Sheets of glass
- Shower tray (Porcelain)
- Sinks and pedistals (Porcelain)
- Stones
- Toilets (Porcelain)
- Trailers
- Tree trunks
- Tyres
We cannot take business waste. If you run a business please see our Business and farming waste and recycling page.
Can't see your item listed above? If you have something you want collected that’s not on these lists, please contact us using the following form: Refuse and recycling general enquiry