Household waste - bulky items

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Donating to: Christian Community Action or Thames Hospice Care
Advertising on Freecycle
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Going to your local rubbish tip

We offer a service for collecting bulky household waste though our waste contractor SITA. There are 4 categories for this service:

1. Fridges, freezers and combined fridge freezers

This service costs £29.70 for each item reflecting collection cost only. Discounts are available - see below.

All shelves and loose compartments must be removed prior to collection. These can be placed out with your normal rubbish. Items will be collected within 14 days of receipt of payment.

Send a cheque for £29.70 per item made payable to 'Wokingham Borough Council' to SITA GB.

2. Household items - excluding televisions and computer monitors

This service costs £18.80 for the collection of up to 5 items from the list below:

Household furniture such as beds, wardrobes, sofas, tables and chairs - not fixtures and fittings
Carpets - 1 room's carpet is 1 item
Washing machines, tumble dryers and dishwashers
Household electrical goods such as audio, visual and computer equipment can be put out with your ordinary weekly rubbish - this doesn't include tv's and computer monitors which are hazardous waste and have to be collected separately
Garden furniture such as tables and chairs - not swings, swing seats, washing lines or aerials
Boxes or bags of household rubbish but not garden rubbish - 3 boxes or bags make up 1 item

Each item:

Must not be too heavy for 2 men to lift above the waist
Must fit into a standard refuse vehicle
Will not be collected until payment is received by SITA

There are no concessions for this service. Cheques should be made payable to SITA GB Ltd for £18.80 per 5 items.

3. Televisions and computer monitors

These have to be collected and disposed of separately as they are hazardous waste.

The cost is £18.80 per 5 items

There are no concessions for this service. Cheques should be made payable to SITA GB Ltd for £18.80 per 5 items.

4. Other items

For a bespoke charge SITA will also collect other items such as:

Fixtures and fittings
Patio or internal doors
Radiators
Loose builders' rubble
Central heating boilers
Garden equipment or rollers

To find out more and for a free quotation contact SITA on freephone 0800 838 878. Collection will be arranged at a mutually convenient time.

Discounts available

Concessions are available for the elderly or infirm. These discounts only apply to the collection of fridges, freezers and combined fridge freezers. Call SITA on freephone: 0800 838 878 to find out more.

Where to send payments

Please include details of:

The items to be collected
Where they will be
Your home address
Your daytime telephone number

Send all cheque payments to:

SITA GB Ltd

Toutley Depot

Old Forest Road

Wokingham

RG41 5QP

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