Disposal of household items

mrseyes

I want to dispose of some household items such bed, sofa's, fridge/freezer, dishwaher and rang the council today but they will charge me £66.10 for collction. Is there any cheaper option?

startrekker

Hire a skip? if they are any good advertise them in the local paper as cheap as possible with buyer to collect. Some poor soul might need them

NickC_4

If it isn't a complete load of rubbish, you could offer it through http://freecycle.org/

Even if it isn't working, somebody might want it and come and collect it for free.

Nick.

Raspberry_Swirl

look in your local paper for a man and a van. we have a guy that'll do collection and rubbish tip for £20 for a few items.

amboy

NickC wrote:

If it isn't a complete load of rubbish, you could offer it through http://freecycle.org/

Even if it isn't working, somebody might want it and come and collect it for free.

Nick.

Definately worth a try, I am amazed at what people will have for nothing.

dlb

Thumbs up for freecycle here too.!

kittiwoz

I hate the idea waste when some people have to go without and the environmental consequences of junking things that have use because of the landfill and the energy and resources required to make replacements so I'm in definite agreement with the suggestion you give them away. Even if they don't work they're probably repairable so just make the condition clear in the advertisment. Options to try are www.freecycle.org, or similar www.free2collect.co.uk,
advertising as free to collect in classifieds section of local paper, newsagent window, www.loot.com, www.adtrader.co.uk, www.fridayad.co.uk or try www.frn.org.uk, the furniture reuse network, a national organisation which supports charitable reuse groups to provide furniture and white goods to households in need.

robwend

dont you have the rough looking guys shaking there bell from a van in your area collecting white goods? down south there evrywhere lol they would take the lot. look in yellow pages yourl find em there