Bulky refuse and furniture reuse items

Bulky refuse and furniture reuse items

Bulky waste to dispose of? Choose one of the options below:

Option one – see if your bulky waste is suitable for free reuse or recycling

Option two – if it’s not suitable book a £15 bulky waste collection

Option one – see if your bulky waste is suitable for free reuse or recycling

The British Heart Foundation (BHF)
BHF run furniture and electrical stores across the country. They are constantly looking for fresh stock and offer a free collection service for reusable items. Furniture and electrical stores are larger than normal BHF stores to accommodate everything from second-hand suites and bedroom furniture to electrical goods such as fridges and washing machines. For further information call 0844 412 5000 or visit www.bhf.org.uk.

Exchange websites
Give it away or exchange it on one of these websites:
• http://www.freecycle.org/
• http://www.gumtree.com/
• http://www.dontdumpthat.org.uk/
• http://www.vskips.co.uk/
• http://www.2recycle.co.uk/
• http://www.snaffleup.co.uk/
• http://www.letsallshare.com/
• http://freebiefreakz.org

eBay
Make some cash and sell it on eBay.

Retailer take back
If you are buying new white goods or other large electrical appliance to replace old ones ask your retailer if they offer a take back service –some retailers will take away your old appliance for reuse or recycling when they deliver your new one.

Reuse and Recycling Centre (RRC)
Take furniture, white goods and other electrical appliances to the Smugglers Way or Cringle Dock RRC. Other items such as small electrical appliances (toasters, kettles, hairdryers etc) and fire extinguishers are also accepted for recycling. For further information visit www.wrwa.gov.uk. 

Furnish
We are working with an organisation called Furnish who will collect reusable items of unwanted furniture and redistribute them to vulnerable and homeless clients. If your furniture is in good condition, please contact the Cleaner Greener Hotline on 020 8753 1100 to arrange for a collection free of charge.

 

Option two – if it’s not suitable book a £15 bulky waste collection

If you live in the borough, you can arrange a bulky waste collection by emailing cleaner.greener@lbhf.gov.uk or by calling the Cleaner Greener Hotline on 020 8753 1100.  

We will collect up to three items of unwanted household furniture or domestic appliances, or up to ten bags of miscellaneous effects for a cost of £15. If you have more than this allocation, we will collect it for an additional charge. Quotations will be given on request. A visit may be necessary in some cases.

If you call before 3pm, we can usually collect bulky waste the next working day, if you pay at the time of the call.

We do not accept cash, but you can pay by credit/debit card, cheque or postal order. Cheques/Postal orders should be made payable to London Borough Hammersmith & Fulham (or LBHF) and posted to: Waste Management, Cleaner Greener Neighborhoods, Residents Services, 77 Glenthorne Road, Hammersmith, W6 0LJ.

If you are having building work done on your home by trades persons, you should make sure they are contracted to dispose of the waste they produce.

All items must be placed outside your home at street level ready for collection. Special arrangements can be made for disabled and elderly residents.

We collect from Monday to Saturday inclusive between 6.00am and 3.00pm. In the unlikely event that we can't get to you on the appointed day, we will be there the following day.

Council tenants who have a caretaking service have separate arrangements for the collection of their bulky waste.  Please contact your caretaker or area housing officer to arrange a place and date for collection.

Opening hours:
	Cleaner Greener Hotline
Office:	0208 753 1100