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Rubbish removal in Leeds

Household rubbish and waste removal across Leeds. Send a few photos, we agree a price, then two of us carry it all out and take it to a licensed facility.

  • Licensed waste carrier
  • 7am–7pm, 7 days
  • Priced from photos

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Name and number is enough. We'll ring you back the same working day to talk it through.

Most rubbish jobs start the same way: a pile that has grown in the back bedroom, the cellar or down the side of the house, and no easy way to shift it. You don't need a skip permit, a van or a free weekend. Take a few photos on your phone and send them over, or just describe what's there. We work out a price from that, confirm it with you before anything is lifted, and then two of us load it from wherever it sits. Nothing has to be dragged to the kerb first.

Household waste removal is the bulk of what we do. Old furniture, bags from a clear-out, broken toys, carpet ripped off the stairs, the contents of a shed, a cooker that has finally given up. Mixed loads are fine. The sorting happens at a licensed facility rather than on your doorstep, so there's no need to split anything into piles. Items in decent condition are set aside for reuse or charity where we can, and the rest goes down the right route for what it is.

Why pay anyone when the council runs free tips? Sometimes you shouldn't. If you have a car, a small load and an hour spare, the household waste recycling sites cost Leeds residents nothing. We earn our keep when the load won't fit in a hatchback, you'd need a van permit, the stuff is upstairs or in the loft, or the council's unwanted items collection can't help because the items are indoors or the slots have gone. You get a receipt from a licensed carrier every time.

Black bin bag split open with household rubbish inside

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What we take

  • Black bags and loose household rubbish
  • Old furniture and bed frames
  • Carpets, rugs and underlay
  • Cookers, washers and dishwashers
  • Toys, bikes and prams
  • Boxes, paper and cardboard
  • Broken garden furniture
  • Shed and cellar contents
  • Small DIY offcuts and timber
  • Clothes, textiles and bedding
  • TVs and small electricals
  • Mattresses

Handled separately or not taken

  • Sofas and armchairs — kept apart from the load and sent for incineration (POPs rules)
  • Fridges and freezers — hazardous waste, taken to a facility permitted to treat them
  • Plasterboard — kept separate, not mixed into general loads
  • Asbestos — not taken; it needs a specialist
  • Gas bottles and fire extinguishers — not taken; return them to the supplier or retailer
  • Chemicals, solvents and liquid paint — not taken; ask us about anything borderline

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How a rubbish removal job runs

  1. Send photos

    Snap the pile from a couple of angles and send them with your postcode.

  2. Agree the price

    We reply the same working day with a quote and confirm it with you before anything is moved.

  3. We carry it out

    Two of us load from wherever it is, including upstairs rooms, cellars and back gardens.

  4. Receipt and sorting

    You get a receipt, and the load goes to a licensed facility to be sorted.

Paperwork and the rules

The law puts a duty of care on you for your household waste. If you hand it to someone who isn't licensed and it gets dumped, it can be traced back to you, and Leeds City Council says that can mean a £200 fixed penalty or prosecution. Check any collector on the Environment Agency public register for an upper-tier registration starting CBDU, pay by card or bank transfer, and ask where the waste is going. We'll give you our number to check before you book.

Worth reading: Fly-tipping fines in Leeds: what householders can be fined for. There are two separate fines a Leeds householder can face over dumped rubbish. One is for fly-tipping it yourself. The other is for handing it to someone who then dumps it. Both are avoidable.

Where we do rubbish removal

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Rubbish removal: common questions

How much does rubbish removal in Leeds cost?

It depends on how much there is, what it is and how far we have to carry it. We don't publish a price list; send photos and we'll quote. For context, Leeds City Council publishes minimum legal disposal costs before labour, such as £36.25 for a sofa and two armchairs, and says a quote below those figures probably means the waste will be fly-tipped.

Do I need to bring everything outside first?

No. Leave it where it is. We'll go up to the loft hatch, down the cellar steps or round to the back garden and carry it out ourselves. If something is fixed in place, like a fitted wardrobe or shelving screwed to a wall, mention it when you send photos so we can plan for it and allow the time.

Is waste removal different from rubbish removal?

Not really. People search for both and mean the same thing: someone licensed to collect household waste and get rid of it legally. The real difference is between household and commercial waste. Waste from a business, or from a landlord clearing a vacated let, counts as commercial, so we issue a waste transfer note for it rather than a simple receipt.

What happens to my rubbish after you take it?

Usable items in decent condition are set aside for reuse or charity. The rest goes to a licensed facility where it's sorted. Upholstered seating is kept separate and sent for incineration, as the rules require, and fridges go to a facility permitted to treat them. We don't put a percentage on how much is recycled, because it changes from one load to the next.

When can you come?

We work 7am to 7pm. Send your photos and postcode and we'll reply the same working day with a quote and the slots we have free. We agree a time with you when the price is confirmed, and if anything changes on the day we'll tell you before it affects you, not after.

Related services

House clearance

Full or part house clearances across Leeds, one room or every floor. Reusable items set aside, upholstered seating and fridges handled on their proper routes.

Sofa & furniture removal

Sofas, armchairs, wardrobes, beds and tables carried out and taken away. Upholstered seating kept separate and sent for incineration, as the rules require.

Man and van waste collection

A licensed waste carrier with a van and two-person crew, for single items and small loads. We collect rubbish, not belongings you're moving house with.

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