Adur & Worthing Council Services

Bulky household waste

Bulky household waste consists of non-general day-to-day consumable household items such as :

• furniture
• furnishings (carpets, curtains etc)
• white goods (cookers, fridges, freezers etc)
• electrical items (televisions, irons, microwaves etc)
• decorating items (paint tins, old tiles, wallpaper etc)

No sack must weigh more than 25 kilograms (approximately 55lbs.)

We cannot collect waste from within a property without pre-arrangement.  Similarly, restricted or difficult access may make collection impossible.

For some materials such as building rubble, hardcore, loose chalk and soil, large branches and roots or unbagged garden waste or any other miscellaneous items please contact Household Refuse (see contact details) for advice on disposal.

For bagged green waste please see our Garden Waste pages.

Hazardous waste such as asbestos, plasterboard and chemicals cannot be collected using this service.  For further guidance on how to dispose of these items please refer to the Hazardous Waste page or contact the office by telephone (see contact details).

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Bulky household waste collection charges

Adur and Worthing Council Services provides a bulky household waste collection service, at a charge dependant on the quantity to be removed :

Prices with effect from 1st January 2011 :

• Category 1 - up to 3 items of furniture or 9 sacks = £33.00
• Category 2 - up to 6 items of furniture or 18 sacks = £55.00
• Category 3 - up to 12 items of furniture or 36 sacks = £88.00

Note :

• Prices on this page are subject to an annual review / increase each year. These are correct as at January 2011
• Charges mary vary depending on the accessibility of the items. For example, a 3 piece suite will be more expensive to collect from a block of flats ten stories up than from a bungalow.

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Requesting the bulky household waste collection service :

If you live in the Adur District : Please note that bulky household waste collections are made on Tuesdays or Thursdays in the Adur District, you will be contacted to confirm the actual collection date.

To request the service please contact us for details.

We aim to have a single bulky waste on-line form for both council areas soon.

Last Updated : Friday, December 24, 2010 (9:28)