Oxford City Council
PO Box 10, Oxford, OX1 1EN
Tel 01865 249811
Email customerservices@oxford.gov.uk
Web http://www.oxford.gov.uk/
PO Box 10, Oxford, OX1 1EN
Tel 01865 249811
Email customerservices@oxford.gov.uk
Web http://www.oxford.gov.uk/
Oxford
City
Council
Bulky waste refers to items that are too large to be taken away with the normal refuse collection. This can mean items such as furniture, white goods, fridges and freezers.
If you no longer have use for these types of items but they are still in good condition, the best option is to pass them onto somebody else.
| Name |
Description |
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| Oxford Freecycle | Group open to all in the Oxford area who would prefer to recycle to others, rather than throw away unwanted items |
| Emmaus Oxford | Collect donated re-usable furniture, electrical appliances and other household items from most Oxfordshire locations (and some others near Oxford) and sell these on at very reasonable prices |
| Orinoco |
The Oxfordshire Scrapstore |
| British Heart Foundation | It's easy to donate your unwanted items to us and help raise vital funds. You can drop them off at your local shop, fill a doorstep donation bag or book a free collection for furniture and large electrical items |
| Charity shops - location map (736kB PDF) |
Donate unwanted goods to charity shops who always need good quality used goods including sofas and upholstered chairs (which must comply with Flammability Regulations), wardrobes, tables, chairs, book cases and coffee tables etc. |
| Daily Info |
Advertise your goods locally online |
| Redbridge Waste Recycling Centre |
Your local waste recycling centre run by Oxfordshire County Council |
| Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) - Bring Banks for Small Electricals |
Some Bring Bank sites in Oxford offer small electricals recycling (e.g. lamps, telephones, electric toothbrushes, hair dryers, DVD players, printers, games consoles, toasters, kettles and irons). More information on other Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Disposal can be found on the GOV.UK website. |
If you have no other way of disposing of your bulky items then you can arrange to have these collected by the Council. We will aim to recycle as much of the bulky waste we collect as possible, but if it is not suitable for reuse of recycling then it will go to landfill. Each household is entitled to 2 free collection visits per year of up to 3 items per visit.
To request a collection, please contact us on 01865 249811.
Emmaus Oxford can reuse some furniture or electrical equipment which is in good condition and redistribute it to people in Oxford on low incomes. You may want to contact them before asking for a bulky waste collection from the Council.
For more details, phone Emmaus Oxford on 01865 763698 (9.30am-12.30pm Monday-Friday) or email furniture@emmausoxford.org.
We collect the following white goods free of charge (subject to the collection limitations above). These items may be collected on a different day to other bulky items organised for collection at the same time. A white good is defined as any of the items below. If does not necessarily have to be white in colour:
To request a collection, please contact us on 01865 249811.
We collect fridges and freezers, televisions, computers and screens from residential properties free of charge (subject to the collection limitations above). These items may be collected on a different day to other bulky items organised for collection at the same time.
A combined fridge/freezer is classified as one item. The item for collection must be cleaned out and no food left inside.
To request a collection, please contact us on 01865 249811.
If you are a non-residential property, we are unable to collect your bulky items. Non-residential properties should contact one of the organisations below for a quote or take items to Redbridge Waste Recycling Centre:
Some of our Bring Bank sites around the city offer small electricals recycling (e.g. lamps, telephones, electric toothbrushes, hair dryers, DVD players, printers, games consoles, toasters, kettles and irons).
Visit our Recycling Centres and Bring Banks page for locations.
We cannot collect builders waste. This includes rubble, and fittings such as kitchen/bathroom cabinets, baths, sinks and toilets.
These items can be disposed of at Redbridge Waste Recycling Centre, just off the Abingdon Road. There is a limit on quantity or items you can take to Redbridge, visit the Oxfordshire County Council Recycling Centre Charges page for full details.
Items left out for collection must be visible and accessible on the property.
Collections from unlocked garages are not permitted.
Collection exceptions:
We do not collect the following items on our bulky waste collection service, as they cannot be disposed of at landfill sites.
Please contact Redbridge Recycling Centre on 01865 721464 to find out if they will accept any of the items below.
If Redbridge are not able to accept items, please contact Oxfordshire County Council on 08450 50 45 50 for advice.
Please note that the list below is for guidance only.
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Asbestos |
Laminate Flooring |
| Air Conditioning Units | Lawn Mowers (Electric & Petrol) |
| Baths | Mirrors from built in wardrobes - this does not included mirrors on wardrobe doors. These types of mirrors and wall hanging mirrors must be wrapped in newspaper and taped down to prevent shattering when crushed. |
| BBQ's - Gas, Electrical and drum BBQ's | Oil - Cooking Oil, Car, Diesel |
| Black Bags - must specify what is in a bag, collection of general rubbish is not allowed on the Bulky Service. | Paint |
| Boilers | Paving Slabs
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| Bricks |
Photo Copiers |
| Building Rubble | Pianos |
| Car Parts | Planks of Wood |
| Cardboard - large amounts must be flat packed and placed out on the blue box collection day | Polystyrene |
| Ceiling/Plaster Board | Radiators |
| Cast Iron items / Iron made | Roof guttering/down pipes |
| Carpet or carpet underlay | Rubbish Bags - must specify what is in a bag, collection of general rubbish is not allowed on the Bulky Service. |
| Concrete | Sheds |
| Copper Piping | Sun Tanning Beds |
| Doors - internal or external | Sinks - kitchen or bathroom |
| Down Pipes | Storage Heaters - only if the heating bricks are removed, we will not collect the bricks |
| Electrical Items - Due to WEE regulations we are not able dispose of electrical items in landfill. Examples of items covered by the WEE regulations - Deep Fat fryers, Electric fires, Fans & Fan Heaters, Hi-Fi's, Hoovers, Irons, Kettles, Lamps, Printers, Speakers, Stereos. | Tiles - wall or floor |
| Exercise equipment - depending if it is made of aluminium or steel and if can be lifted | Toilets |
| Fencing Panels | Tyres |
| Gas Bottles | Water Heating Boilers |
| Garden Waste - more than what will fit into a garden bag i.e. trees or bushes | Windows |
| Garages and Garage Doors | Wooden Flooring |
| Heating Boilers | |
| Kitchen Work Tops or Units | |
| Ladders |
Visit our Oxford Direct Services website for more information about our commercial bulky waste collection service for businesses and other organisations and the range of other services on offer.
