Bulky waste collection in Bromley, and when to use us instead

How does Bromley Council's bulky waste collection work?

Bromley Council's bulky waste collection is booked and paid for online through the council's bulky waste page. The price depends on how many items you have and what they are, with a £43 minimum, and the per-item prices and limits appear as you book. After payment, the council collects within 10 working days, and the items need to be out between 7am and 3:30pm.

The items have to be at the front of your property, not out on the highway, and the council crew doesn't come inside. If you re-arrange with less than 24 hours' notice, you pay another £43. Households on Universal Credit or Housing Benefit get one free collection a year, worth up to £43.

This is Bromley Council's own service. RLE doesn't run it and isn't connected to it. For anything about a council booking, go to the council's bulky waste page (external site).

When is the council collection the better choice?

The council collection is the better choice for one or two large items that you can get out to the front yourself, with no fixed date. In that case it will often cost less than our minimum load of £60 plus VAT. If you're on Universal Credit or Housing Benefit and haven't used your free collection this year, it's the obvious first call. To see how Bromley's fees sit against nearby boroughs, council bulky waste collections compared sets ten councils side by side.

When does a loaded bulky waste collection in Bromley suit better?

A loaded bulky waste collection in Bromley suits better in a few situations.

• More than a few items. We charge for the space the load takes up, not per item, so several pieces of furniture and a pile of bags are priced as one load. As a rough guide, a room of bags and small furniture is a quarter truck at £130 plus VAT, about 4 cubic yards.
• Items still inside. The council lifts from the front of the property only. We carry from upstairs bedrooms, lofts, garages and flats with no front garden, which matters in central Bromley, where over half of homes are flats (external site).
• A date that suits you. The council collects within 10 working days of payment. We agree a day with you, and we work 7am to 7pm, seven days a week at the same prices every day.
• A mixed load. Furniture, bagged rubbish, garden waste and rip-out waste can all go together in one load, so nothing needs splitting off into a second booking.
• Items that aren't on the council's list. If the booking page doesn't offer the thing you need gone, send us a photo. Most household items can go in a load.

For a whole house or flat rather than a few items, see house clearance in Bromley.

What does a bulky waste collection from RLE cost in Bromley?

A bulky waste collection from RLE costs from £60 plus VAT, and every price includes two people, the loading, the transport and the disposal. Loading time is built into each load. As a rough guide, a minimum load at £60 plus VAT is about 10 bin bags or one armchair, a quarter truck at £130 plus VAT is a room of bags and small furniture, and a half truck at £180 plus VAT is roughly a one-bed flat's furniture. Fridges, mattresses and TVs carry an extra charge on top. All 13 load sizes are on our prices page.

Send a photo and your postcode on WhatsApp to 07534 244774, or call 020 8611 2586. We'll confirm the price before we lift anything, with no obligation, and you pay on completion by card, cash, bank transfer or company cheque, with a waste transfer note and a receipt. We don't pass parking fees, fines or congestion charges on to you. For parking rules and other council services in the town, see rubbish removal in Bromley.