Rubbish removal in Lewisham

Mattress collection in Lewisham costs £5 a mattress through the council's bulky service, left outside the property, and the fee isn't refunded if you cancel. If the mattress is still upstairs, RLE Waste Clearance carries it down and takes it with anything else in the load, at £10 plus VAT each on top of the load price. Mattress disposal has more.

An American-style fridge freezer in Lewisham won't go on the council's bulky collection, which takes standard fridges and freezers for £25 but not American-style or double-door models. We take fridges and freezers of any size and carry them out of the kitchen. An American fridge freezer is £90 plus VAT on top of the load, and a standard one £60 plus VAT, which is the whole price if it's the only thing going. See fridge disposal.

Lewisham's bulky waste crews don't come inside, so anything from a flat has to be left at the front of the building before they'll take it. RLE Waste Clearance collects from inside instead: two of us carry the sofa, beds and wardrobes down the stairs and load them, with the loading time included in the load price.

A collection in Lewisham's B1 and B2 zones can go ahead on any day we work, Sundays included, at the same prices as a weekday, and any parking charge or fine is ours to pay, not yours. Zone B1 Lewisham Central is controlled Monday to Saturday 9am to 7pm, and B2 Lewisham Central Southern adds Sundays, 9am to 1.30pm. RLE Waste Clearance works 7am to 7pm, seven days a week.

RLE Waste Clearance takes what a tenant leaves behind in a Lewisham flat, from the bed and sofa to bin bags, a fridge or a mattress, priced by the space it fills in the truck. The waste transfer note and receipt you get on completion show who took the waste, which is worth keeping on the tenancy file. See flat clearance for emptying the whole flat.

Check anyone taking rubbish from a Lewisham home on the government's register of waste carriers (external site) before you hand anything over: ask for their registration number and search it. If your rubbish is fly-tipped by an unregistered firm, you can be fined. RLE Waste Clearance is an upper tier registered waste carrier, broker and dealer, number CBDU175566.

Kitchen units, bathroom suites and timber from a Lewisham flat refit go on the truck by the load, and paint is £10 plus VAT per 5 litres. Heavy mixed waste such as soil and rubble is £360 plus VAT for up to 15 cubic yards or 1,200kg. RLE Waste Clearance can collect asbestos that has already been removed if you tell us about it first, but not chemicals or clinical waste. See kitchen and bathroom rip-out.

A skip on a Lewisham road needs a highway licence (external site), £251 for 30 days including a £103 inspection fee, then £148 a month to extend, with at least five working days' notice (fees from 1 April 2026). A collection from us needs no permit or bay suspension, because the truck is loaded and gone in one visit. The skip hire comparison sets the two side by side.