Bulky Waste and White Goods (such as furniture and fridges)
The cost of a council bulky waste
collection for up to six items is £25.75 (from April 2020). Please call our
contact centre on 0115 907 2244 to arrange a collection. Items should be
presented at the front of the property. Refunds will not be given if we
attend a property to collect bulky items or white goods and the items
are not presented or they have been removed by a third party. Some local charities will
collect furniture and white goods for free. They are: Salcare, Treetops
Hospice, Debra, Sue Ryder, BHF.
If you are vacating rented
accommodation, please check with your landlord whether the removal of unwanted
items and any associated costs is your responsibility. Refunds
will not be given unless the collection is cancelled before we
attempt to collect the items on any given Wednesday. The following list contains
items that are most frequently collected as bulky items. Presented
items that we can not take will be left and no refund made:
A bed base, A mattress, A wardrobe, A dining room table, Two
dining room chairs (1 item), A settee (we can not take settees that have metal
in them, e.g. recliners, unless the metal is removed), A living room arm chair
(we can not take chairs that have metal in them, e.g. recliners, unless the
metal is removed), Carpet (carpet and underlay for a room, will be treated as
two separate items), Glass and mirrors (these items must be broken, wrapped in
paper or cardboard and placed safely in a box before collection).
White Goods
A white goods collection is £17.50 (from April 2020) for up to
three items. These include: Domestic fridge / freezer (We are unable to
take American style fridge/freezers), Cooker, Washing machine, Tumble drier,
Washer/drier, Ovens, Hobs, Microwaves, Lawn Mowers, some metal items, such as
"Z-beds" (ask the contact centre staff for more information about
these items). Please ensure that all food items are removed from a fridge or
freezer that is being left out for collection. Electrical items, such as large
"American style" fridge/freezers can be disposed of at the Derbyshire County Council
Recycling Centre on Manners Industrial Estate, Ilkeston. If you are having a new
fridge/freezer ask the company you are ordering it from if they will collect
and dispose of the old one for you, or if your old fridge freezer is in good
working order, contact a local charity shop to see if they can take it. We
can only take waste which conforms with the Waste Management
Licence of the site we take items to and complies with the EWC
(European Waste Codes ), these codes legislate the duty of care, types of
waste and how they must be stored. Waste which does not conform will be
rejected, i.e. dismantled white goods may not be taken.
Small electrical items - sometimes these can be taken for free. In
addition a carrier bag of small electrical items such as hairdryers, toasters,
kettles, irons etc can also be placed out at the same time as your white goods
and this will be collected free of charge. Small electrical items presented in
this way do not count towards your three items of white goods.
To organise a white goods collection, please call
the contact centre on 0115 907 2244.
Chargeable Services
If you forget to put your black bin out for
collection on your scheduled collection day and this has been recorded by the
refuse driver as “not presented” a special collection can be arranged. A charge
of £25.75 will be made for this service. For fixtures and fittings such as
bathroom suites, kitchen cupboards, sinks, radiators, external/internal doors,
sheds, fence panels and window frames a special collection can be arranged, for
which a minimum charge of £48.40 will be made. Dismantled sheds - panel sizes
cannot be wider than four feet wide to fit into the refuse vehicle, panels must
be cut up prior to collection if larger than four feet wide. Window frames and
fence panels - must not be wider than four feet to ensure they fit in to the
vehicle.
When will my collection take place?
Collections are made on a Wednesday but demand for the service
means that we can not guarantee that items will be collected on the first
Wednesday after booking. Please note that items for collection
should be presented at the front of the property.
Exclusions
The council will not collect: Construction waste / materials i.e.
wood, bricks, soil, sand etc. General household waste (bagged or otherwise)
i.e. items that would normally go in the "black bin". Items arising
from Commercial / Industrial enterprises (including materials arising from
rental properties - e.g. property clearance). Items that would normally be
collected as kerbside recycling such as cardboard, paper, plastic bottles, tins
or glass bottles. Gardening waste suitable for the brown bin / landscaping
materials. Very large / heavy items i.e. oil tanks, cars, motorcycles. Items
that are dangerous / unsafe by design or condition. Items that require
specialist disposal. Weapons and firearms (including air rifles/pistols). Hazardous
/ biological waste or materials for which specific licences are required for
disposal.
Trade, Commercial and Business Premises
For details about the Council’s trade waste collection service
please call 0115 9072303.
Could I offer them someone who may put them to good use?
If you would like to offer your items to someone in your area free
of charge. Recycle Now is a free service that allows members to list unwanted items
for charities to claim if they wish to do so. After 48 hours the listing
becomes available to the general public if it is no use to the charity
partners.
Hazardous waste
We do not collect commercial or industrial waste, builders'
rubble, slabs, chemical waste, pesticides, oils, fertilisers or paint and
thinners. Some of these items may be taken to the household waste recycling
centre on Manners Industrial Estate,
Ilkeston. Low
energy light bulbs contain a small amount of mercury and are therefore classed
as hazardous waste, these should be taken to the Civic Amenity Site on
the Manners Industrial Estate in Ilkeston to be disposed of properly, they
should not be placed in the household waste bin. If you break a bulb
advice from the Department of the Environment recommends
that you vacate the room for at least 15 minutes before cleaning up the
broken bulb with a broom or a damp cloth whilst wearing rubber
gloves before placing it in a sealed plastic bag. Do not use a vacuum
cleaner and care must be taken not to inhale the dust.