Bulky waste collections
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 and garden waste to our Household Waste Recycling Centres. Alternatively you could donate your usable furniture and household items to RE:SOURCE in Bodmin, GOFA in Penzance or a number of charity shops throughout Cornwall.
Please note that we cannot take business waste; if you run a business please see our Commercial Waste page.
What does it cost?
Bulky waste is split into three categories: standard items, small special items and large special items.
As a general guide, any item you would normally take with you during a house move is usually classed as a standard item; fixtures and fittings that you would not take with you during a house move are usually classed as special items.
The cost of a bulky waste collection will depend on the category of item(s) you wish to have collected.
Standard items
£25.00
We will collect up to four standard bulky waste items for £25.00. Up to four additional standard items can be added to your order at a cost of £10.50 per additional item. The maximum number of standard items on one order is eight in total.
Small special items
£23.00
We collect small special bulky waste items for £23.00 per item. 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 per item. 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 categorised 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 and are found under both 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 - any size divan base or bedframe (includes headboard, footboard and slats as applicable) | 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 |
| Commode | 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 |
| Headboard | 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 acrylic only*) | Special Large |
| Bath Seat (Electric) | Special Small |
| Bath Side Panel | Special Small |
| Bidet (acrylic only*) | Special Small |
| Blind - roller, venetian or roman | Standard |
| Clothes Airer | Standard |
| Curtain Rail | Standard |
| Hot Water Tank (Domestic) | Special Large |
| Vinyl floor covering up to 2.0 m x 2.5 m (6.5 ft x 8 ft) | Standard |
| Rug up to 2.0 m x 2.5 m (6.5 ft x 8 ft) | Standard |
| Shower Screen | Special Small |
| Shower Tray (acrylic only*) | Special Small |
| Sink Bathroom (acrylic only*) | Special Small |
| Toilet and Cistern (acrylic only*) | Special Small |
* Porcelain/ceramic sanitaryware can be disposed of at an HWRC but is classed as rubble and are therefore chargeable items.
This is a list of items you might find in your kitchen:
| Item | Price |
|---|---|
| Blind (roller/venetian/roller) | 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 (domestic only with all food removed) | 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 |
| Vinyl floor covering up to 2.0 m x 2.5 m (6.5 ft x 8ft) | Standard |
| Microwave | Standard |
| Mops (up to 2 with bucket) | Sandard |
| Rug up to 2.0 m x 2.5 m (6.5 ft x 8 ft) | 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 |
Porcelain/ceramic sanitaryware can be disposed of at an HWRC but is classed as rubble and are therefore chargeable items
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/laptop/monitor/printer - count each as a separate item) | Standard |
| Desk | Standard |
| Fax Machine | Standard |
| Filing cabinet (freestanding) | Standard |
| Games Console (Wii, Playstation, etc) | Standard |
| Paper shredder | Standard |
| Photocopier (domestic/home office 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 1.3 m x 0.9 m (4 ft x3 ft) | Standard |
| Chicken Wire 1 roll up to 10.0 m | Special Small |
| Child's Plastic Water / Sand Table up 1.5 m width (5 ft) | Standard |
| Child's Play House 1.2 m (4 ft) max height/width | Standard |
| Child's ride-on car (electric, not petrol) | Special Small |
| Clothes Airer | Standard |
| Compost bin (clean and empty) | Standard |
| Deck Chair | Standard |
| Dustbin / Wheeled bin (clean and empty) | Standard |
| Fencing panels, wood (up to 4) | Special Large |
| Fencing posts (up to 4) | Special Large |
| Frame of greenhouse excluding glass sheets 2.4 m x 1.8 m (8 ft x 6 ft) max | Special Large |
| Galvanised coal bunker dismantled 60 cm x 60 cm x 90 cm max (2 ft x 2 ft x 3 ft) | 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 |
| Child's large plastic toy (eg slide, rocking horse) | Standard |
| Lawn mower electric or petrol (not ride-on) | Standard |
| Leaf blower | Standard |
| Patio heater (portable) | Special Small |
| Plastic planters/pots (empty) 1 black bag full | Standard |
| Rabbit hutch and or Run 1.3 m x 0.9 m (4ft x 3ft) max | Standard |
| Rotary dryer, washing line | Standard |
| Rotavator (domestic size) | Special Small |
| Shed 2.5 m x 1.9 m (8 ft x 6 ft) dismantled | Special Large |
| Single fence panel | Special Small |
| Strimmer, garden electric or petrol (must be empty) | Standard |
| Swing (child's size) | Standard |
| Timber Side Gate | Special Small |
| Trampoline small - up to 1.3 m (4 ft) diameter dismantled | Standard |
| Tampoline medium - up to 1.9 m (6 ft) diameter dismantled | Special small |
| Trampoline large - over 1.9 m (6 ft) diameter dismantled | Special large |
| Water Butt (Empty) | Standard |
| Wheelbarrow | Standard |
This is a list of DIY and leisure items:
| Item | Price |
|---|---|
| Bicycle (not motorised) | Standard |
| Birdcage (clean) | Standard |
| Body Board | Standard |
| Trestle table / wallpaper table | Standard |
| Canoe | Special Large |
| Car Roof Rack/Luggage Rack | Special Small |
| Cement Mixer | Special Large |
| Chainsaw Petrol or Electric (domestic only) | Standard |
| Child's Car Seat | Standard |
| Child's Plastic Water/Sand Table | Standard |
| Child's Play House | Standard |
| Child's ride-on car (electric, not petrol) | Special Small |
| Cross Trainer | Special Large |
| Deckchair | Standard |
| Exercise Bike | Special Small |
| Fish Tank Stand up to 0.9 m (3 ft) (not hood or tank) | Standard |
| Fish Tank Stand over 0.9 m (3 ft) (not hood or tank) | Special Small |
| 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 (count each as separate item) | Special Large |
| Keyboard (electronic musical) | Standard |
| Knitting machine | Standard |
| Ladder / step ladder under 3 m (10 ft) | Standard |
| Ladder over 3 m (10 ft) | Special Large |
| Leg Exerciser | Standard |
| Organ (electric) | Standard |
| Piano (electronic freestanding) | Standard |
| Pressure washer (domestic size) | Special Small |
| Punch bag | Standard |
| Sewing machine | Standard |
| Scooter (children's) | Standard |
| Steam Cleaner (domestic) | Standard |
| Suitcase | Standard |
| Surf board/Bodyboard/Windsurf board | Standard |
| Swing (child's size) | Standard |
| Treadmill | Special Large |
| Vice | Standard |
| Weights Bench | Special Large |
This is a list of miscellaneous items:
| Item | Price |
|---|---|
| Baker's Bread Trays | Standard |
| Balustrade Rail up to 1.85 m (6 ft) | Special Small |
| Boiler (electric, gas, water, internal) | Special Small |
| Carpet and underlay (per room, any size) | Special Large |
| Carpet off cuts (up to 2 black sacks) | Special Small |
| Children's Car Seat | Standard |
| Chipboard or MDF Sheets 2.4 m x 1.8 m (8 ft x 4 ft) max | Special Small |
| Clothes Airer | Standard |
| Coal Scuttle | Standard |
| Comode | Standard |
| Corrugated plastic sheet - one | Special Small |
| Corrugated plastic sheet - two or more (max of six) | Special Large |
| Crutches | Standard |
| Curtain Rail | Standard |
| Dehumidifier (domestic) | Standard |
| Dog or cat basket / cage | Standard |
| Door (internal or external) - one | Special Small |
| Doors (internal or external) - two or more (max of four) | Special Large |
| Doors (sliding patio) up to four | 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 four bags) | Standard |
| Floor mops with metal handles | Standard |
| Galvanised sheet (single) | Special Small |
| Galvanised sheets (up to six ) | Special Large |
| Hot tub lid (made of vinyl and polystyrene, approx 2.0 m width) | Standard |
| Vinyl floor covering 2.0 m x 2.5 m (6.5 ft x 8 ft) max | Standard |
| Metal Flue Lining - up to 20 cm dia x 3 m length (8 in x 10 ft) | 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 or chair (count as separate items) | Special Large |
| Tarpaulin 1.85 m (6 ft) square | Special Small |
| Teachest | Special Small |
| Telescope | Standard |
| Wheelchair | Standard |
| Windows double glazed and intact 1.0 m x 1.0 m (3 ft x 3 ft) max - up to to two units | Special Small |
| Windows double glazed and intact 1.0 m x 1.0 m (3 ft x 3 ft) max - up to four units | Special Large |
Items we can't collect
We can’t take any of the following:
- Aga/Rayburn
- Ashfelt
- Asbestos
- Bathroom tiles
- Boats
- Bidet (Ceramic/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 waste
- Mobility scooter
- Loft insolation
- Night storage heaters (with bricks)
- Oil tanks
- Patio doors larger than 80 cm x 205 cm (2 ft 5 in x 6 ft 6 in)
- Pianos
- Plaster
- Plastic guttering
- Roofing tiles
- Rubble
- Sailing dinghy
- Sheets of glass
- Shower tray (Ceramic/Porcelain)
- Sinks and pedestals (Ceramic/Porcelain)
- Stones
- Toilets (Ceramic/Porcelain)
- Trailers
- Tree trunks
- Tyres
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