Charnwood Borough Council

Charnwood Borough Council offers a service for the removal of Large items from outside your home or clinical waste collections.

A bulky household waste collection service is provided to assist residents who are unable to take large items of household waste to one of the Recycling & Household Waste Disposal Site (tips).

HOW TO ARRANGE A COLLECTION FOR LARGE ITEMS: Use this link to find out more about the costs and how to arrange a collection for bulky items, fridge freezers and clinical waste or call 01509 634563. When you contact the Council to arrange a collection, please let us know whether the appliance is in good working order or not.

Something to Consider Before opting for a bulky household waste collection.

Are the items, or some of them of use to anyone else? This may help to reduce your costs as well as reducing landfill. See below for details of our partnership arrangements with Complete Wasters, SOFA and Environ Bikes 4 All.

Recycling of furniture, domestic appliances and household items

If your items, or some of them, are in good enough condition to help someone else in need, why not contact our partner SOFA - the local furniture project supplying to people in need in Charnwood? They can be contacted on 01509 262557 and will check whether any of your items can be re-used in that way.

Recycling of P.C.s and electrical equipment

PCs etc can be taken to Leicestershire County Council Recycling and Household Waste Sites where they have to be treated as hazardous waste for landfill. Speak to the on-site contractor before disposing of any such items.

Cycle Recycling

If you have a bicycle or cycle parts for collection, try contacting Environ Bikes 4 All on 0116 246 0048 or check out the Environ website at www.environ.org.uk Bikes 4 All refurbish and rebuild cycles, offer cycle training and may be able to collect and make use of your old bike.

See also our page on Voluntary Organisations offering recycling services.