Bulky Waste and Fridge Freezer Collections
For any items that cannot be removed with your household collection, you can either take these to one of the Household Waste Disposal Sites (tips)or we can arrange for a special collection to be made. Alternatively, you could register with freecycle.org.uk and/or freeuseit.org and advertise your unwanted item(s) for free to other subscribers.
How Do I Arrange a Collection?
Please Ensure That You Read All the Guidelines and Cost Provided Below Before Proceeding.
If you wish to book a collection, use one of the following methods:
| 1. | Request a collection on-line using our Bulky Waste Collections On-line Form. PLEASE NOTE: Collection will take place within 7 working days of a request and receipt of payment. Items need to be left outside as soon as an order is made. Please ensure access is available. |
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Telephone 01509 634563 with all of the details requested on the bulky waste collection form and make any necessary payment over the phone using a credit or debit card. (See below for details about charges). |
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Print out and complete the bulky waste collection form, then:
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What We Will Collect?
Freestanding furniture, domestic appliances and household items in sacks and boxes where appropriate. The following are some examples of the items we collect: 3 piece suite, tables, chairs, TV’s, DVD players, sit on toys, toys, dismantled swings, beds, mattresses, head boards, fridges, cookers, freezers, curtains, carpets, underlay, clothes airer, bookcases, bikes, stools, wardrobes (freestanding not fitted), chest of drawers, dressing tables, tumble dryers, cupboards (freestanding, not fitted), ottoman, sideboards, suitcases, wine racks, fireguards, washing machines, coffee tables, vacuum cleaners, pushchairs, prams, microwaves, ironing boards, toasters, kettles, deep fat fryers (without oil), rotary line driers, video players, stereos, speakers, dishwashers, washing machines, child's car seats, lawn mowers (not sit on type), strimmers, garden tools (spades, rakes, forks, etc) spin dryers, bedside cabinets, irons, sunloungers,lamps, small ladders, polystyrene packaging, computers, printers, keyboards, desks, wall units, empty paint tins (no paint tins if paint still inside), deck chairs, electric portable heaters, household bric a brac. Note that each man lift counts as one item.
What We Won't Collect?
Garden waste, no structural fitments, e.g., doors, windows, bathroom suites, fitted kitchens, fitted wardrobes, skirting boards, tiles, radiators, boilers, gas fires, showers, guttering, floor boards, laminate flooring, sheds, fencing, gates, fence posts, no trade items, no motorised vehicles (or parts) including wheelchairs.
How Much Will It Cost?
Households are now entitled to 3 free collections each year and we will collect up to 3 items per collection. The following table lists some options for use of the free collection service:
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ITEMS FOR COLLECTION |
COST TO YOU |
NUMBER OF FREE COLLECTIONS REMAINING |
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EXAMPLE A: You have 3 items which need to be collected. |
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Free |
2 |
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EXAMPLE B : You have between 4 & 6 items which need to be collected so you can choose to do one of the following: |
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a) Pay for the additional item(s) (thus keeping your further free collections for later in the year), or |
£15 |
2 |
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b) Have up to 6 items collected using up 2 of your 3 free collections) |
Free |
1 |
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EXAMPLE C : You have between 6 & 9 items which need to be collected so you can choose to do one of the following: |
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a) Pay for the additional item(s) (thus keeping your further free collections for later in the year) or |
£30 |
2 |
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b) Have 6 of the items collected using 2 of your 3 free collections & pay for the remaining 3 items) |
£15 |
1 |
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c) Have all 9 items collected using all of your 3 free collections) |
Free |
0 |
Cost if you need to pay for items
£15 for up to three items. This means that:
For 1-3 items you will be charged £15
For 4-6 items you will be charged £30
For 7-9 items you will be charged £45
and so on in multiples of 3.
Please note a 3 piece suite will count as 3 items and a bed, headboard and mattress will also count as 3 items.
When Will the Collection Be Made?
The collection will take place within 7 working days of a request and receipt of payment. Items need to be left outside as soon as an order is made. Please ensure access is available. (Please note: Fridges, freezers and other white goods are collected separately to other items).
NOTICE ABOUT CHANGES AT CHRISTMAS:
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Bulky waste requests will be processed as normal until end of the day on 16th December (for collection on 19th). There after, collections requested on the:
Any requests made on the 23rd December will be collected on Monday January 9th 2012. |
Related Documents (1)
Bulky Waste Collection Form (PDF Document, 0.1 Mb)
Frequently Asked Questions (5)
Crayford materials recycling facility utilises optical sortation equipment that uses NIR (Nir-Infra Red technology) to sort plastic by polymer type, which are then ejected from the mixed plastic stream. These are typically sorted into HDPE and PET bottle fractions. The remaining mixed plastic fractions are then sent for onward recycling and reprocessing. Dedicated plastic reprocessing facilities will have further optical sortation equipment to achieve full polymer sort of all plastic grades, this equipment can sort down to particles of only a few millimetres in diameter.
Those items cannot be accepted at present. As pointed out these comprise of metal and plastic that cannot easily be separated at a materials recycling facility at present. Viridor is constantly looking to expand the list of recyclable materials that can be accepted at its facilities so as technology develops, those and other type of materials may be accepted for recycling.
Plastic film such as supermarket carrier bags and LDPE sacks from commingled collection rounds are removed at the front end of the process. The Crayford facility utilises bag splitters, that have a rotating ripping drum that splits the bags and empties the contents. The film is then removed manually from the remainder of the recyclable stream.
Charnwood Borough Council undertook a competitive tender process to find out the most efficient and cost-effective solution for the processing of recyclables collected across the borough. After the council’s comprehensive assessment, Viridor's tender successfully met the council’s criteria and proved to be the preferred option.
The Crayford MRF facility is located in close proximity to a number of its reprocessing partners, so although the front end movement of material from Charnwood to Crayford may be seen as a long journey, the movement from Crayford to the next stage of reprocessing is in many cases reduced. An example of this is that Viridor trades with Aylesford Newsprint Ltd, a large recyclable newsprint mill in Kent, which is only approximately 20 miles from the Crayford facility.
No cleaning is completed at Crayford of the recyclable commodities. Crayford is the first stage of the reprocessing process, sorting the recyclable materials into individual grades. Materials are then baled and sent to dedicated reprocessors per material stream. These reprocessing facilities will often employ washing and drying facilities into their processes to de-label and remove contamination of products.
Last updated: Mon 21st November, 2011 @ 10:05
