Bulky Waste

The Council offers a special collection service for large household items such as beds, tables, armchairs and ovens. The scheme is for household items only. No fixtures and fittings, such as baths and radiators can be collected via this service.

New laws on electronics - People in the UK throw away over 1.2 million tonnes of electrical and electronic equipment (EEE) every year - this is equivalent to the weight of 150,000 double decker buses. Most of the waste is thrown into landfill and the problem is increasing by 5% per year. A new European directive means that these items must now be collected separately and recycled.

The current charges for the bulky waste are below. Please note that we no longer charge separately for electrical items.

• £27.50 for 1 - 3 items.
• £50 for 4 - 6 items.
• For those in receipt of benefit there is a charge of £13.75 for between 1 and 3 items and £25 for between 4 and 6 items Note: Benefit claimants can only receive two reduced rate collections in any single financial year.

Fluorescent tubes, regardless of amount, will be charged as one item.

You are asked to leave the items outside the front of your property as there is no insurance for any damage that may be caused by entering a private property. We will collect the items within seven working days of receipt of your payment. You will receive a telephone call two days before the collection takes place to advise you of when to place the items out. We will collect any time between 7am and 5pm on the given day.

To arrange a collection please contact the Customer Service Centre on 01923 776611 (minicom 01923 727303)

The Household Waste Recycling Centres operated by Hertfordshire County Council will also accept large household items and electrical items.  Visit www.wasteaware.org.uk or call 0300 1234 051 for your nearest site.

There are various furniture reuse schemes throughout Hertfordshire. When you dontate to one of these you will be helping a project which supports somebody who is living on low wages, benefits or needs emergency support.  More information is available on the Furniture Reuse Schemes page on the WasteAware website.


If you have high quality furniture that you think might be useful to someone else, please contact 9 Lives Furniture on 01923 718666 or visit their website www.9livesfurniture.org.uk




You can download information about re-use projects throughout Hertfordshire below.