When there’s too much for the bins or the car
Bulk waste is anything too big, too heavy or simply too much for your wheelie bin, your recycling boxes or a trip to the tip in the car. The Clearance Team collects it from homes and businesses in Weston-super-Mare, North Somerset and Somerset.
We come to you, carry it out from wherever it is (the back bedroom, the loft, the garden or the garage) and load it ourselves. Good items go to local charities and reuse projects, metal, wood, cardboard and electricals are separated for recycling, and the rest goes to licensed facilities. We’re a registered waste carrier, so you know it’s been dealt with properly.
It suits a one-off clear-out, a pile that’s built up after a move, the leftovers from a refit, or a landlord clearing between tenants. If it’s one sofa, see furniture and appliance removal. If it’s the whole house, house clearance is the better fit.
What we collect
- Sofas, armchairs, beds, mattresses and wardrobes
- Tables, chairs, cabinets and flat-pack furniture
- Fridges, freezers, washing machines, cookers and TVs
- Black bags, boxes and loose clutter
- Loft, garage and shed overflow
- Carpets, underlay and rugs
- Old kitchen units, doors, timber and bathroom fittings
- Garden furniture, broken trampolines and bagged garden waste
- Office furniture and boxes from small businesses
Heavy rubble and soil can be taken too, but they’re priced separately by weight. See builders waste removal for bigger loads.
Council bulky waste or a private collection?
Most councils, North Somerset included, run a bulky waste collection for households, and if you’ve only got a few items and can wait for a date, it’s worth looking at first. A private collection is usually the better choice when one or more of these apply:
| Council bulky collection | A collection from us |
|---|---|
| Usually limited to a set number of items per booking | From a few items to several van loads |
| Often collected from outside the property, so you move items out first | We carry everything out from wherever it is, including upstairs and lofts |
| Set collection days, and waits can be longer at busy times | Locally, same-day or next-day is often possible |
| Some materials, such as DIY waste, may not be accepted | Most non-hazardous household and business waste in one visit |
| Household waste only | Homes, landlords and businesses, with a waste transfer note on request |
Council rules and charges change, so check North Somerset Council’s or Somerset Council’s website for what they currently offer.
How a collection works
- Send photos. A few photos of the pile, or a list of the larger items, with notes on stairs, parking and anything very heavy.
- Get a price. We’ll give you a price based on volume, access and what’s in it. No hidden extras for what we’ve agreed.
- Pick a time. Weekends and evenings by arrangement. You don’t need to be there if we can get access and you’ve shown us what’s going.
- We load it. Carried out, loaded and sorted as we go, with care taken through doorways and on stairs.
- Swept and signed off. We sweep where the items were before we leave.
Before we arrive
- Put anything you’re keeping in one room, or label it clearly
- Defrost and empty any fridges or freezers that are going
- Bag up loose small items if you can (it’s not required, but it makes loading quicker)
- Tell us about narrow stairs, long carries or restricted parking
- Tell us beforehand about paint tins, gas bottles, fuel, chemicals, asbestos or clinical waste, and keep them to one side: they need special handling, so we plan for them in the quote
For a fuller clear-out, our house clearance checklist walks through what to sort before the day.
Where your waste goes
Everything is sorted after collection. Furniture and household items that are in good condition go to local charities and reuse projects. Metals, cardboard, wood and green waste are separated for recycling, and fridges, washing machines and other electricals go to licensed WEEE facilities. Only what’s left goes to licensed disposal.
We’re an Environment Agency registered waste carrier and fully insured. That matters: if waste you’ve paid someone to take is found fly-tipped, it can be traced back to you. Our guide on how to check a waste carrier shows you what to look for with any firm.
We collect across Weston-super-Mare, Worle, Locking and Hutton, and throughout North Somerset and Somerset, including Nailsea, Yatton and Congresbury, Clevedon, Cheddar and Burnham-on-Sea.
Bulk waste questions
Do I need to bring everything outside?
No. We collect from wherever the items are, inside or out, including upstairs rooms, lofts and garages.
Can you take an American-style fridge freezer?
Usually, yes, as long as it can get out through the doors. Tell us when you book so we bring enough people, and defrost it the day before if you can.
How is it priced?
On volume, access and what’s in it. Photos are normally enough for us to give you a price. Heavy rubble and soil are priced separately by weight.
Can you come today?
Locally, same-day or next-day is often possible, depending on what’s already booked. Call 07786 235785 and we’ll tell you the earliest slot.
Do I need to be in?
Not necessarily. If we can get access and you’ve shown us exactly what’s going, we can collect while you’re out and send photos when it’s done.
Where we work
Local clearances
Weston-super-Mare, North Somerset, Somerset & South Bristol
Weston-super-Mare is home. We clear houses, flats, garages, gardens and business premises across North Somerset most days, and regularly in Somerset and South Bristol.
Nationwide
Probate & estate clearances anywhere in England and Wales
For solicitors, executors, deputies and families, we travel. We quote from photos or a video walk-through, collect keys from you or the firm, keep you updated with photos, and invoice the estate with your reference.