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Bulky waste
Dumping unwanted household goods makes Medway untidy and is
illegal. There are many ways to get rid of some of your unwanted
household items. Why not try one of our local innovative businesses
helping to divert reusable or recyclable materials from
landfill?
You could also find your unwanted items a new home by
advertising with the following internet-based reuse and recycling
schemes:
Goods are given away for nothing but the new owner collects
them. If a large or bulky item is beyond reuse, Medway Council can
collect it from your home and dispose of it. Collections must be
booked well in advance. You can
book online or phone 01634 333333 to make a
booking. The council will collect up to three items per collection.
Items must be left at the boundary of your property by
7am on the booked collection day. The
first collection booked in any 12-month period is
free but each additional booking (of up to three
items) costs £17.50 per booking. An express
service is available for collection within 48 hours at a
cost of £30.00.
Please use the contact details at the foot of this page if you
need to:
- change your booking date or the item to be collected;
- inform the council that your item was not picked up.
If you are unable to get to a waste site and you have too many
bulky items for collection, you may need to hire a skip or contact
a licensed waste company.
Items eligible for bulky waste collection:
- armchairs;
- barbecues;
- baths (not cast iron);
- beds;
- bidets;
- cabinets;
- carpets;
- central heating radiators;
- chests of drawers;
- computers;
- cookers;
- cupboards;
- desks;
- dining room chairs (two items);
- dishwashers;
- electric fires;
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- extractor fans (kitchen)
- freezers;
- fridge or freezers;
- garden chairs (two items);
- garden gates;
- garden tables;
- gas fires;
- hi-fi systems;
- internal doors (without glass)
- ironing boards;
- lawn mowers;
- mattresses;
- microwaves;
- ottomans;
- prams;
- settees;
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- sewing machines;
- shower trays;
- sideboards;
- sinks;
- strimmers;
- tables (not glass);
- televisions;
- tumble dryers;
- underlays;
- vacuum cleaners;
- wall units;
- wardrobes (not mirrored)
- washing machines;
- WCs;
- wheelbarrows;
- worktops, up to 6ft (1.83m).
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Please note. If booking a bed for collection, this will be
counted as two items, a bed frame and mattress
Cancellation information
Any booked and paid-for collections that are not cancelled by
4pm the day before the collection date will still be charged for
and no refunds will be made. Any booked free collections that are
not cancelled by 4pm the day before the collection date will be
counted as a free collection within the six-month period.
Neighbourhood Furniture Store (NFS)
This is a furniture recycling scheme,
based in Swale, that re-uses quality second-hand furniture for
the benefit of people who cannot afford to buy new furniture for
their homes. Call NFS on 01795 478550 to arrange
free collection but make sure:
The following items can be collected:
- beds;
- cabinets;
- chests of drawers;
- cookers;
- dishwashers;
- freezers;
- fridges;
- settees with armchairs;
- tables;
- tumble dryers;
- wardrobes (not mirrored);
- washing machines.
RE-Computers
RE-Computers work very closely with Computer Aid
International, providing professionally refurbished equipment of
the highest quality from its workshop, which is run to help people
who are unemployed but who have difficulties in gaining employment.
If you have any:
- computers;
- plasma or flat screen televisions;
- monitors;
- other electronic office equipment
that you need to dispose of, phone Re-Computers on 01634
715382.
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