Book a bulky waste (large items) collection
If you've got large items (bulky waste) to dispose of like furniture or white goods, or DIY waste like baths or radiators, which are too big to fit into your bin, we can take it away for a fee.
Collection charge
There is a charge based on what the item is and how many you would like taken away. You pay for this when you book online, before the collection will take place.
Collection items | Examples | Maximum number of items | Cost | Additional item charge (per item) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Small items | Bags of household waste, children's toys, dining chairs, a mirror or an airbed | six | £20 | £2.50 |
Large / DIY items | Doors, fridge freezer, sofa, cooker, mattress or table | three | £20 | £5 |
Exception items | Boiler, water tank | one | £32 | - |
Small items
One roll of carpet, underlay, vinyl
Air conditioner or de-humidifier (small)
Airbed
Airer (rotary, stand)
Awning
Baby bath
Baby gate
Bath panel
Bathroom cabinet
Bathroom scales
BBQ
Bean bag
Bedding
Bed guard
Bedside cabinet
Bench
Bike
Pedal bin
Bird feeder table
Blanket
Blanket box
Blinds
Bookcase
Boxes
Branches
Brush or broom
Bucket
Carpet grippers
Cat pole
CD rack
Chair (dining)
Chair (garden)
Chair (office)
Chair (rocking)
Children's toys
Children's walker
Child's car seat or booster seat
Child's scooter
Chiminea (terracotta outdoor fireplace)
Christmas decorations
Christmas tree
Clothes prop
Clothes rail
Coffee machine
Commode
Compost bin
Computer hard drive
Computer screen
Cooker hood
Cot frame
Coving
Curtain pole or rail
Curtains
Cushion
Dado rail
Small items
Deep fat fryer
Drawers
Duvet or quilt
DVD or video player or digital box
Electric heater
Electric lawnmower
Exercise bike
Fan
Filing cabinet
Fire (free standing)
Fire guard
Fish or pet tank
Food processor, mixer, juicer
Footstool
Games console
Games table
Garden bags
Garden ornament
Gardening tools
Gazebo
General household items/waste bags
Golf club stand or trolley
Headboard (small)
Hi-fi or stereo
Hi-fi or stereo unit
Highchair
Hob
Hoover or carpet cleaner
Hose
Hostess trolley
Iron
Ironing board
Kettle
Keyboard
Kitchen steamer
Knitting machine
Lamp or light shade
Microwave
Mirror
Mop
Moses basket
Musical instrument
Ornament
Ottoman
Packaging
Paddling pool
Paint pots
Pallet
Parasol
Pet bed or basket
Pet hutch or cage
Petrol lawnmower
Picture or picture frame
Pillow
Plant pots
Plastic or cast iron guttering or plastic piping
Plastic play house
Pond
Pram or buggy
Pressure washer
Printer
Prunings
Pump
Pushchair
Quilt
Radio
Rocking horse
Rowing machine
Rug
Screen or partition
Sewing machine
Shelf
Shoe rack
Shower chair
Shredder
Skirting board
Slide
Slow cooker
Small items
Spade
Speaker
Stair or handrail
Stepladder
Stereo
Stool
Storage box or basket
Strimmer
Suitcase
Small Items
Sun bed
Swing
Table (coffee, nest of)
Tea chest
Television
Tent
Toaster
Toilet seat
Toy car
Travel cot
TV aerial or satellite dish
TV stand
Typewriter
Vacuum cleaner
Washing basket
Washing line
Water butt
Water cooler
Weight bench
Weights
Wendy house
Wheelbarrow
Wheelchair
Wheeled shopper trolley bag
Wind break
Wine rack
Washing line post
Large and DIY items
Air conditioner or de-humidifier (large)
Bag of broken down concrete
Barbed wire
Bath
Bed base
Bed frame
Bidet
Breeze blocks
Builders waste (soil, rubble, cement, bricks)
Bureau
Chainsaw
Chair or armchair
Climbing frame
Cooker
Cross trainer
Desk
Dishwasher
Door (external)
Door (internal)
Door frame
Dresser or wall unit
Fencing (wood, metal)
Fire surround
Fitted wardrobe (doors and carcass)
Flooring (wood, tiles)
Freezer
Fridge
Fridge freezer
Gate
Glass pane
Grandfather clock
Headboard (large)
Hearth
Kennel
Kitchen units
Ladder
Laminate flooring
Mattress
Oven
Paving slabs
Piano - upright only
Plastic cladding
Radiator
Radiator cover
Shower cubicle
Shower screen
Shower tray
Sideboard
Sink
Sofa
Sofa bed
Storage heater
Table (dining)
Table (dressing)
Table (garden)
Large DIY items
Toilet
Treadmill
Tumble dryer
Turf or artificial grass
Wardrobe freestanding
Washing machine
Wood pieces
Worktop
Z bed
Exception items
Boiler
Cast iron or metal bath
Water tank
One off collection to empty a bin (not covered by alternate weekly collection - £20
Small and large items - mix your items
You can have a mixture of small and large items a maximum of two of each for the minimum charge of £20. The cost of the collection will be automatically calculated as you add your items to the list on the online form.
Items we cannot collect
There are items that we cannot collect, these include: plasterboard, asbestos, hazardous waste, tyres, gas canisters/bottles, paint tins containing paint, chemicals, sunbed tubes, fluorescent light tubes and large batteries (from ride on toys/mobility scooters).
On the day of collection
You must:
- place all items together at the kerbside where your bin is normally collected
- only put out for collection the things you have booked with us - we won't take extra items away
- bag small items
- put your items out for 7.00am on the collection day, but please don't put them out the day before as this could lead to an unlicensed person taking them and possibly flytipping them
Please note that we cannot enter the home/property, and do not collect items from inside. This includes residents on the assist list.
Other options
It may be that this is not the best way to get rid of your large items. Also consider:
- Apply for a waste permit for household hazardous waste - we won't collect household hazardous waste
- Reusing furniture and household items
- Recycling centres (tips)
- Skip Hire Network (for information on hiring a skip)
These bulky collection prices are for domestic household properties only, please see our business waste collection information for details on commercial waste collections.
- Email help@durham.gov.uk
- Telephone 03000 26 0000