Bulky Items
Bulky Household Waste Collection
Huntingdonshire District Council offers residents a bulky household waste collection service. This is for the collection of household waste over the weight of 25kgs and / or items which will not fit in your wheeled bin. It is not for the disposal of excess waste which can be taken to one of Cambridgeshire County Council’s recycling centres. As a general rule these collections are only for items that you would take with you when you move house and not for the collection of waste from DIY work on a property.
The service is based on a pre-arranged appointment and requires payment in advance at the time of booking.
When are collections made?
Appointments can be made for collections on Monday to Friday excluding public holidays. You will be advised what day applies to your area when you pay for the collection. It is not possible to be specific about the time of collection.
Collections are based on first come first serve basis. Once the daily maximum number of collections has been reached, you may have to wait until the next available collection slot for the area.
How can I arrange a collection?
Contact the Council via the link on the right. Payment is required at the time of booking and can be arranged over the telephone. It would be helpful to have a list of items you would like collected and your debit card details to hand when you telephone.
When arranging the collection you will be asked to described your items as follows:-
1 Settee , 1 Chair , 1 Chair (Not one 3 piece suite) , 1 Complete Bed etc
How much does it cost?
These charges are correct from 1 April 2012 until 31 March 2013.
Household Bulky Waste
- 6 items - £30
- 7-10 items - £45
Commercial Bulky Waste
If you wish to dispose of commercial bulky waste, we will arrange a visit to assess the request and give you a quotation for the removal of your waste removal. Note that the total charge includes the time taken to travel from our depot to the collection point, make the collection and then take the waste to the disposal site.
Payment can be either through the Cash Office (see link on the right) or direct to the depot, and must be paid before the collection is made.
Household Items included (each count as one) in this service are:
The following items will be collected as part of the Council’s household bulky waste service. A charge will be made for this service and a maximum of 10 items will be collected per request. Each item listed below counts as one item unless otherwise stated. If an item is made up of a number of parts, each part will normally be counted as a separate item.
• Armchair
• BBQ (not including gas bottle)
• Bed base
• Bedside cabinet
• Bicycle
• Bookcase
• Bunk beds (each bed is one item)
• Cabin beds (each part e.g. bed / desk counts as one item)
• Carpet – one carpet must be rolled and tied and be manageable by two people and under 6ft in length. Large carpets must be cut up into smaller pieces (under 6ft in length) and tied
• Chest of drawers
• Climbing frame (must be dismantled)
• Coffee table
• Cooker
• Computer CPU
• Computer keyboard
• Computer monitor
• Cot
• Desk
• Dining room chairs (4 count as 1 item, over 4 to a maximum of 8 count as two items)
• Dining table
• Dishwasher
• Display unit
• Dressing table
• DVD
• Filing cabinet
• Fires (electric plug in)
• Freezer (domestic)
• Fridge (domestic)
• Garden bench
• Garden table and chairs (table is 1 item, chairs 4 count as 1 item, over 4 to a maximum of 8 count as two items)
• Headboard
• Ironing board
• Lawn Mower
• Mattress
• Microwave
• Parasol & base
• Patio chairs (4 count as 1 item, over 4 to a maximum of 8 count as two items)
• Patio table
• Printer
• Pushchair / prams
• Radiators (plug in, oil filled)
• Sideboard
• Sofa (a three piece suite would count as three items, corner units would count as 1 item per section)
• Sofa bed
• Stereo system
• Sun lounger
• Swings (must be dismantled)
• Television
• Tumble dryer
• Underlay (this must be listed as a separate item to the carpet and rolled and tied)
• Vacuum cleaner / hoover
• Video
• Wardrobe
• Washing line
• Washing machine
Household Bulky Waste – items NOT collected
• Any item that cannot be handled by two people
• Any item over 6ft in length
• Asbestos
• Bath
• Black bags / boxes of general waste
• Boilers
• Car / motorbike parts (all)
• Doors (internal or external)
• Fence panels
• Fluorescent tubes
• Garage doors
• Garden waste
• Gas bottles
• Greenhouses
• Kitchen cabinets / worktops
• Oil (motor oil and cooking oil)
• Paint / chemicals
• Pianos / Large organs
• Plasterboard
• Radiators (except plug in, oil filled)
• Rubble / builders waste / soil / concrete posts
• Satellite dishes
• Sheds
• Sheet glass
• Sink
• Stairlifts / Chairs
• Sun bed
• Toilet
• Trailers
• Tyres
• Vehicles (except bicycles)
• Vehicle batteries
• Windows
Note that 20 refuse sacks would count as 6 items. Nothing over 6ft can be transported. No wrought iron can be removed.
*Hazardous waste is subject to special requirements in order to prevent contamination or infection in the Hazardous Waste (England & Wales) Regulations 2005. There is a legal “duty of care” to ensure that such waste is disposed of properly”.
For further information about hazardous waste refer to the Environment Agency website via the link on the right.
How can I dispose of other items?
You can take your household rubbish or items to a Household waste recycling site. There is usually no charge made. The link on the right will take you to a list of locations
There are private waste disposal companies that may be able to assist and Charity Furniture Schemes may be interested in taking your unwanted furniture.
Commercial Bulky Waste Collection Service
We offer a service to commercial businesses for the collection of waste for a charge, which is detailed on our website.
We will arrange a visit to assess the request and give you a quotation for the removal of your waste. If the waste is of a type we cannot dispose of then we will not provide a quote for the work and you will need to arrange for an alternative registered waste provider to collect the waste.
The charge includes the time taken to travel to your premise from our depot, make the collection and take the waste to a disposal site.
We will NOT collect the following items from commercial premises
• Asbestos
• Computer monitors
• Fixtures and fittings
• Fluorescent tubes
• Fridges
• Freezers
• Paint
• Plasterboard
• Televisions
Payment must be received before the collection is made. In exceptional circumstances companies may request alternative payment arrangements. These will be agreed on an individual basis.
What to do on the day of collection
Place items for collections at a single point on the edge of your premises adjacent to the public highway. It must be easy to access and all placed at the same point by 7.30am on your arranged collection day.
Only items listed on the request will be removed, any additional items must be requested separately.
Please Note:
If we are unsure about what items to take, for instance there are two identical items on site but only one on the request, NONE of the items in question will be taken.
Items for collection should not be filled with other waste. These items will not be taken.
Council staff are instructed not to enter property to collect items.