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Waste collection in London costs from £96 for a mini load (roughly one washing machine's worth) up to £420+ for a full van. A typical mixed load is around £174. The price covers labour, loading and licensed disposal, with a digital Waste Transfer Note issued when the job is done — and every charge we can add is published before you book.

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Mini load
Mini loadXXL load

up to 1 yd³ — A washing machine, or a couple of bin bags and a chair

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£96

Mini load — household waste

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Final price may vary based on access and what's actually there. We confirm it before you pay.

What a Collection Costs

One price, one job. The price covers labour, loading and licensed disposal, with a digital Waste Transfer Note issued when the job is done.

Every price here includes VAT. Many London operators quote ex-VAT — divide ours by 1.2 to compare like for like.

Load sizeRoughlyFrom
Mini loadA washing machine, or a couple of bin bags and a chair£96
Small loadA sofa, or a small bedroom cleared£120
Medium loadA typical mixed load — one room's worth£174
Large loadA one-bed flat, or a garage clear-out£222
Large+ loadA two-bed flat, or a big garden job£282
XL loadA three-bed house, partially cleared£330
XL+ loadA full three-bed house£372
XXL loadA whole property, or a commercial strip-out£420

Soil, rubble, concrete and other heavy materials are priced separately — they cost several times more to dispose of than the same volume of furniture, so we quote those by weight rather than pretending the band price covers it.

Not sure which band your job is?

Describe what you've got to Binny, our chat assistant, and he'll tell you which band it lands in and what it costs. Send a photo and he'll tell you what he can see. A person checks every price before you pay anything.

Other Services

Priced separately from collections, and still per job.

Confidential Waste
From £50
BSIA-certified secure document and data destruction.

The charges you won't discover on the day

Every firm in London says its prices are honest. Here is how you would check ours — six claims, each with the proof next to it.

We ask before you book.
Where the waste is, how many flights, where the van can stop — three questions on the form, and the price on screen already includes your answers. The questions are on the form →
We publish the rule table.
Everything we can add is listed below, generated from the same rows that price your job, so it cannot quietly drift. Read the whole list →
Brackets, not meters.
No per-flight and no per-minute charges. Four flights or seven, it's the same figure: the top bracket is a ceiling, not a rate. The stairs brackets →
We don't do skips.
So there's no permit to buy, no council queue and no bay to suspend.
Heavy waste by the kilo, material named.
Soil, rubble and plasterboard are priced by the kilo off the ladder below, per material. If a load comes in over its band, the over-band rate is on the same list, added by a person who tells you — not discovered on an invoice. The weight ladder →
The price is held for 7 days.
A confirmed price stays what it was, whatever we change on our side in the meantime. If the day is different from what you told us, the change is a written amendment with the before and after on it, agreed before we start — never a line added to an invoice.

The long version, with a worked example: Hidden charges in London rubbish removal, and why we don't have them.

Everything we can add, and when

This list is generated from the same rules that price your job, so it cannot fall out of date. Every figure includes VAT.

Disposal charges on awkward items

Only on jobs we price by the vanload. When you pick your items from the list, disposal is already inside the price shown — we do not add it again.

American / large fridge-freezer disposal surcharge
£130.00
Mattress disposal surcharge
£35.00
Fridge / fridge-freezer disposal surcharge
£75.00
Upholstered furniture (POPs) handling
£40.00
Tyre disposal surcharge
£18.00
TV / monitor disposal surcharge
£24.00
Gas bottle disposal surcharge
£24.00
Large gas bottle disposal surcharge
£48.00
Fire extinguisher disposal surcharge
£24.00
Fluorescent tube disposal surcharge
£3.60
Air-conditioning unit disposal surcharge
£36.00
Small commercial fridge disposal surcharge
£144.00
Large commercial fridge disposal surcharge
£216.00
Paint disposal surcharge (per 5L tin)
£18.00

Where the waste is, and how many stairs

If you picked items from the list, the price you're shown assumes we're coming inside, up to three flights: ground floor or a lift takes money off; four or more flights with no lift adds — and it's the same figure however many flights there are past four, because we don't charge by the floor. If we're pricing your job as a vanload instead, the price assumes kerbside, and the inside charges below are what it costs to bring us in to collect it.

Inside collection (we carry it out)
30%
Inside collection with dismantling
45%
Ground floor or lift
-8%
Four or more flights, no lift
20%

Narrow arrival windows and Sundays

Only if you choose one. The all-day window is free, and the price of each option is shown next to it before you pick.

Morning (8am – 12pm)
£20.00
Afternoon (12pm – 6pm)
£20.00
2-hour: 9am – 11am
£30.00
2-hour: 11am – 1pm
£30.00
2-hour: 1pm – 3pm
£30.00
2-hour: 3pm – 5pm
£30.00
Same-day emergency
£49.99
Sunday collection
£50.00

Heavy waste

Soil, rubble, concrete and plasterboard are charged by weight rather than by volume, because a small pile of them fills a van's payload. We weigh what we take and charge off the ladder below. The per-tonne rate is what we fall back on when the ladder cannot answer. The excess-weight rate is added by a person when a load comes in over its band — it is not calculated automatically, so it will not appear on your quote unless someone has put it there.

Concrete, 0–250kg
£84.00
Concrete, 250–500kg
£156.00
Concrete, 500–1000kg
£312.00
Concrete, 1000kg and over
£576.00 per tonne, pro-rata
Hardcore, 0–250kg
£78.00
Hardcore, 250–500kg
£144.00
Hardcore, 500–1000kg
£288.00
Hardcore, 1000kg and over
£540.00 per tonne, pro-rata
Plasterboard, 0–250kg
£108.00
Plasterboard, 250–500kg
£204.00
Plasterboard, 500–1000kg
£396.00
Plasterboard, 1000kg and over
£744.00 per tonne, pro-rata
Rubble, 0–250kg
£78.00
Rubble, 250–500kg
£144.00
Rubble, 500–1000kg
£288.00
Rubble, 1000kg and over
£540.00 per tonne, pro-rata
Sand, 0–250kg
£84.00
Sand, 250–500kg
£156.00
Sand, 500–1000kg
£312.00
Sand, 1000kg and over
£576.00 per tonne, pro-rata
Soil, 0–250kg
£72.00
Soil, 250–500kg
£132.00
Soil, 500–1000kg
£270.00
Soil, 1000kg and over
£504.00 per tonne, pro-rata
Heavy waste (soil / rubble / concrete) — per tonne
£270.00
Excess weight — per 100kg over the band allowance
£30.00

Parking

The price you're shown assumes ordinary street parking. If we can pull up right outside it comes down; a permit zone or a red route adds. Shown on your quote before you pay.

Park right outside or on the drive
-5%
Permit zone or red route
12%

Pricing FAQ

Do I need a subscription?

No. There isn't one. You pay for the job in front of you and that's the end of it — no monthly fee, no contract, no minimum term, nothing to cancel later. Book us once a year or once a week, the price works the same way.

How do you work out the price?

By volume. Tell us what you've got and we match it to a load size — that's the price. It covers labour, loading and licensed disposal, with a digital Waste Transfer Note issued when the job is done. Heavy materials like soil, rubble and concrete are priced separately, because they cost us more to dispose of.

Will the price change on the day?

Only if what's there is materially different from what you told us, and we'll tell you before we load anything. A member of staff confirms every price before you pay. No surprise invoices afterwards.

Are there any hidden fees?

Nothing hidden. Every price you see already includes VAT and is the total payable — no call-out fee, no congestion surcharge, no fuel levy, nothing added at checkout. Two things are added openly, and always before you pay: a disposal surcharge on items that genuinely cost more to get rid of properly (fridges, mattresses, TVs, tyres, paint, gas bottles and the like), and a premium if you want a narrow arrival window or a Sunday collection.

What areas do you cover?

All 32 boroughs, Zone 1 to Zone 6. Same-day service is available in most central and inner London boroughs. Drop us your postcode and we'll confirm.

Not Sure What Size You Need?

Tick off what you've got and the price band appears as you go. A person confirms the final price. No sign-up, no card.

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