Household waste - special collections for large items
You can request that our Refuse and Recycling
team collect your bulky waste if you have any items of rubbish
that are too big to fit in your wheelie bin. Please be
aware that there is a cost for this service.
Request a collection for large items
You can request a collection by calling
01622 602600.
Please note: All items for collection need to be
specified at the time of booking or they will not be collected.
Once a booking has been taken, additions or changes can only be
made up to 11am on the day before the collection is
due.
Charges
|
1-6 Items |
7-12 Items |
13-18 Items |
Bulky Collection
|
£20
|
£30
|
£45
|
An item is classed as a single piece, less than 1.8m/6ft in length,
that two people can safely lift. So a three-piece suite would
be three items - a sofa and two armchairs. Any bulky
garden rubbish must be bundled and securely tied to enable two
people to carry it in a safe manner. Each bundle is counted as one
item. Loose piles of garden waste will not be collected. Any small
items, such as tiles, need to be put into sturdy containers,
that two people can safely lift.
Fridges, freezers, televisions and monitors can be collected
using the bulky collection service, however these will be collected
by a separate vehicle as these items cannot be crushed.
This service cannot be used for:
- Car parts and large items of machinery
- Hazardous waste - paint, oils, asbestos etc
- Any glass
- Any items that two people cannot lift safely
- Items more than 1.8m/6ft in length
- *Plasterboard - plasterboard can no longer be
accepted in bulky collections or by the weekend freighter
service, this is due to the acid produced when landfilled. Waste
plasterboard and other hazardous items listed above should be
taken to the Household
Waste Recycling Centre in Tovil, Maidstone.
Alternate disposal service
Maidstone Borough Council offers a Saturday freighter
service free of charge to residents of the borough.
For more information read the Saturday freighter service page.
Remember to Re-use!
If you want to dispose of items that are in good condition you
can
donate them to local charities
To check the details of your recycling collections, please put
your postcode in the box below and click on the ‘search’
button.