Rubbish clearance

Rubbish removal across London.

We load it, we sweep up after ourselves, and it goes to a licensed transfer station — not a lay-by in Essex. Tell us roughly how much there is and you get a price straight away.

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Most rubbish clearance quotes in London arrive by phone, a day later, from someone who has not seen the pile. Ours does not. You pick the load size that looks closest to what you have, tell us the floor and whether there is a lift, and the price appears on screen. If the crew turns up and it is smaller than you thought, we size it down on the spot rather than holding you to the bigger number.

The work is the same work we do on a removal, which is why we do it with the same people. Two of us, a Luton van, blankets and a sack barrow. We carry it down — you do not need to bring anything to the kerb first, and you do not need to be there for the whole job if you would rather leave a key with a neighbour. Flats above the third floor with no lift take longer and we account for that when you tell us, not afterwards.

Where it goes matters more than most people are told. Household and office waste that leaves a London property is controlled waste, and moving it is only legal if the carrier is registered with the Environment Agency and the load is tipped at a licensed facility. Fly-tipped waste is traced back to the person who produced it, not the man who took it away, so the householder can be prosecuted for a van they hired in good faith. Ask any clearance firm for their registration number before they load. Ours is on this page.

We work across every London postcode, most often in the east and north-east — Walthamstow, Leyton, Hackney, Tottenham, Stratford and the streets around them. That matters for a clearance more than it does for a move: we already know which roads have a red route, where a permit bay makes the difference between parking outside and carrying forty metres, and which estates want the van off the podium deck before the school run.

Typical jobs are a garage or a loft that has quietly filled up, an office refit with a room of dead desk chairs, a garden that has finished being a building site, or a full house clearance after a tenancy ends. Landlords and agents use us between lets, when the deadline is the check-in date and nobody wants to hear about a waiting list. Whatever the job, the sequence is the same: size the load, book the slot, and it is gone the same morning.

Load sizes

Load sizes and what each one holds

Straight from the same table the booking form quotes from, so this page cannot drift out of date. Pick the one nearest your pile — the crew sizes it down if you have over-estimated.

  • 1/4 Load

    £120
    Labour:
    20 mins
    Cubic yards:
    3.5
    Max weight:
    200-250kg
    Equivalent to:
    20 bin bags

    Includes 20 minutes of loading by the crew.

  • 1/3 Load

    £150
    Labour:
    30 mins
    Cubic yards:
    5.25
    Max weight:
    250-300kg
    Equivalent to:
    30 bin bags

    Includes 30 minutes of loading by the crew.

  • 1/2 Load

    £200
    Labour:
    40 mins
    Cubic yards:
    7
    Max weight 350-500kg
    Equivalent to:
    40 bin bags

    Includes 40 minutes of loading by the crew.

  • 3/4 Load

    £250
    Labour 50 mins
    Cubic yards:
    10.5
    Max weight:
    500-650kg
    Equivalent to:
    60 bin bags

    Includes 50 minutes of loading by the crew.

  • Full Load

    £350
    Max weight
    1000kg

    Includes 60 minutes of loading by the crew.

  • Extra Large Load

    £400
    Max weight
    Extra large load upto 2000kg
    available on request

    Includes 90 minutes of loading by the crew.

Pricing

How the price is worked out

Four things move the number, and you can see all four before you commit to anything.

  1. 01

    The size of the load

    We price by how much of the van it fills, not by weight or by the hour. Each size below includes an amount of labour time for the two of us to carry it out.

  2. 02

    Access at the address

    Floor level, whether there is a working lift, and how many steps sit between the door and the kerb. A third-floor walk-up is a longer job than a ground-floor flat with the same amount of stuff.

  3. 03

    Extra hands, if you want them

    The standard crew is two. A third or fourth person cuts a big clearance down and can be added when you book.

  4. 04

    Anything unusual in the load

    Items that need their own disposal route, an extra stop, or the Congestion Zone. These are listed line by line on the quote rather than folded into a round number.

Accepted

What we take

If two people can carry it down a staircase, it can go in the van. The common ones, and what they mean for the job:

  • Furniture and mattressesSofas, wardrobes, bed frames, desks and dining sets. Mattresses and upholstered furniture are separated at the transfer station under POPs rules rather than sent to landfill, so they are handled as their own stream and you do not need to wrap them.
  • Household and general wasteBagged rubbish, clothes, toys, kitchenware, cardboard and the loft full of boxes nobody has opened since the last move. Bags are fine; we do not need it boxed neatly.
  • Appliances and electricalsFridges, freezers, washing machines, cookers, televisions and computers. These are WEEE, so they go to a facility licensed to degas and strip them. Fridges and freezers cannot be tipped with general waste anywhere in the UK.
  • Garden and shed clearanceGreen waste, soil in bags, fence panels, decking, pots and the mower that stopped working two summers ago. Loose soil and rubble are heavy for their volume, so tell us if that is most of the load.
  • Office and shop clear-outsDesks, chairs, partitions, filing cabinets and IT. We can work outside trading hours where a building requires it, and paperwork can be taken for confidential destruction on request.
  • Small amounts of DIY wasteBagged plaster, broken tiles, a stripped-out bathroom suite or an old kitchen. Full construction and demolition waste is a different licence and a different vehicle — say so up front and we will tell you honestly whether we are the right firm.
Not accepted

What we cannot take

These need a hazardous waste carrier, and no reputable clearance firm will put them in with the rest. Your council or the Environment Agency can point you at the right route for each.

  • Asbestos, in any formGarage roofs, artex, old insulation board and pipe lagging. It must be surveyed and removed by a licensed contractor. If you suspect it, leave it undisturbed and tell us before we arrive.
  • Paint, solvents and chemicalsHalf-used tins, thinners, weedkiller, engine oil, antifreeze and pool chemicals. Household recycling centres take most of these free of charge from residents.
  • Gas bottles and pressurised cylindersPatio gas, camping canisters, fire extinguishers and helium tanks. They are returned to the supplier, not tipped — a sealed cylinder in a compactor is a genuine hazard to the site crew.
  • Clinical and biological wasteSharps, dressings, medicines and anything contaminated. Pharmacies take returned medicines; sharps go through the council collection service.
  • Tyres and vehicle partsTyres are banned from landfill and need a specialist end-of-life route. Batteries, fuel tanks and catalytic converters go the same way.

Licensed waste carrier

Everything we collect is tipped at a licensed transfer station and we keep the transfer notes, which you are welcome to a copy of.

FAQ

Rubbish clearance in London — your questions

How quickly can you clear it?

The booking calendar only offers slots we can actually staff, so what you see there is real availability rather than a request somebody rings you back about. Pick the earliest one that suits you and it is confirmed there and then, without a site visit first.

Do I need to carry everything outside first?

No. The crew comes into the property and carries it out, including from upstairs flats and lofts with a proper ladder. Tell us the floor and whether there is a working lift when you book, so the right amount of time is set aside for the stairs instead of the job overrunning.

What happens to my rubbish after you take it?

It goes to a licensed transfer station where it is sorted for recycling, energy recovery or specialist streams such as fridges, mattresses and electricals. Nothing is left in a lay-by or a side street. We hold the waste transfer documentation for every load and can send you a copy.

Are you a registered waste carrier?

Yes. Moving controlled waste in the UK requires registration with the Environment Agency, and the liability for fly-tipped waste follows the person who produced it as well as the carrier. Our registration number is shown on this page so you can look it up on the public register.

Can you clear a whole house or a flat between tenancies?

Yes, and it is a large part of what we do for landlords and letting agents. A full clearance is usually one or two van loads depending on how furnished the property was. If access is only possible outside normal hours, say so when you book and we will work around the building.

What if the load turns out to be bigger than I picked?

The crew re-sizes it in front of you before anything goes in the van, and the quote is adjusted to the size that actually applies. It works in both directions — an over-estimate comes down just as readily as an under-estimate goes up, so pick the size that looks closest and let us confirm it.

Get it gone this week

Pick a load size, tell us the floor and the postcode, and you will have a price on screen in under a minute. No callback, no site visit.

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