Refuse - Household Waste – Special Collections for Large Items

Special Collection Service

Bulky household waste collection changes – July 2008

From 1st July 2008 there will be some changes to the Council’s collection of large items from households.

We are continuing to offer a free collection of most items but there will now be a maximum of 3 collections within a 12-month rolling period and a maximum of 5 items per collection.

There will be a £50 charge for any extra collections and for the collection of items such as fencing, sheds and single garage doors – please see below for more details of what:

We can collect for free
We can collect with a £50 charge per collection
We cannot collect

The service operates Monday – Saturday and collects agreed items from the front property boundary of domestic premises (or agreed location from flats). Collection takes place between 7am – 4pm Monday – Friday and between 7am –12pm on Saturday, on given date depending on area postcode.

We can collect for free

Wardrobes
Tables
Chairs
3-piece suite (this will be counted as 3 items)
Beds (base, mattress and headboard will be counted as 1 item)
Bathroom furniture (plastic/ceramic only)
Fridges and Freezers
Electrical goods including cookers, microwaves, TV’s, videos, kettles
Storage heaters (without bricks)
Plastic water tanks
Carpets and rugs (bagged)

Please note we can only collect up to 5 items per collection free and each household will be limited to 3 free collections per 12-month rolling period (i.e. 15 items in total).

For any collection of 6 –10 items there will be a £50 charge.

Please remember that if retailers deliver new electrical goods (fridges, freezers, cookers etc) to your house they have a duty to remove the old one.

We can collect with a £50 charge per collection

Fence Panels
Floor Coverings (not ceramic tiles)
Sheds (dismantled – no asbestos)
Garage doors/window frames
Wire fencing (rolled and tied)
Large fire surrounds
Doors

To collect these items there will be a £50 charge to residents for each collection, with a limit of up to 5 items per collection.

Please note that poor presentation of items for collection may result in the service being declined.

We Cannot Collect

Because of the size, nature and volume of some household waste items we unfortunately cannot collect them. Instead many of them can be taken to Barrowell Green Recycling Centre (Barrowell Green, Winchmore Hill, N21 3AU) for disposal.

Glazed window frames, green house or glass
Tree trunks or thick branches
Garden waste
Gym equipment (e.g. exercise bikes)
Lawn mowers
Prams, pushchairs
Pushbikes
Radiators
Heavy cast iron items e.g. baths
Batteries
Safes
Car engines (these must have no water or oil for Barrowell Green)
Brick work, building materials, ceramic tiles, rubble and soils (limit of 6 bags taken at Barrowell Green)
Fluid containers e.g. drums (these must be empty for Barrowell Green)

Please be aware Barrowell Green Recycling Centre is for household waste only and it is an offence to dispose of trade waste there.

The items below cannot be collected by us or taken to Barrowell Green for disposal so please contact the company who supplied them
Gas bottles
Tyres
Pianos

To dispose of asbestos or other hazardous waste, please contact Corporation of London on 0207 332 3433.

Please note that when a contractor carries out work on your house it is their responsibility to dispose of the waste.

Furniture reuse collections

We also collect good quality second hand furniture for reuse on Tuesdays and Thursdays between 9.30am – 3.30pm (am or pm time slots).
Access must be given at the time of collection.
To book please call 020 8379 1000.

Eligibility:
Service offered to residents of London Borough of Enfield Only.

Required customer information:
Address, Daytime Contact Telephone Number, Specific List of Items required to be collected

SLA and turnaround:
We will collect waste within 6 working days, where collections are missed we aim to return and rectify within 24 hours.

More information about this service

Contact Us

Address:
Civic Centre,
Silver Street,
Enfield, EN1 3XY
Map

Telephone:
0208 379 1000

Fax:
0208 379 1777

Opening Hours:
24 hours

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