Rubbish removal tips, guides & local know-how

Kirklees makes you book rubble in and refuses it if plaster, metal, wood or plant material is mixed in. What that means…

Calderdale takes two 20kg bags of rubble a week at Halifax, Brighouse and Todmorden, and refuses it within 10 minutes of closing.…

Bradford allows one visit a week, two rubble bags, then charges a £10.50 minimum at Bowling Back Lane or Keighley. The rules,…

Barnsley counts a bed frame, mattress and headboard as three separate items, so a bed is £36.75, not £28. The tip is…

North Yorkshire takes mattresses free at every tip but puts them in the energy recovery skip, and refuses reusable ones. What that…

Wakefield lists mattresses and bed bases separately at its tips, both free. Bulky collection is £35 for three items. The rules, and…

Kirklees charges £31.80 for a mattress, nearly three times a standard item, but the tip is free. Passport and assisted-collection discounts, and…

Calderdale's own page says put your mattress in the general waste skip. What that means, the £25 bulky charge, the 28 working…

Bradford takes mattresses free at every tip with no cap, unusual for Bradford. Bulky collection is £30 for three items. The rules,…

Barnsley takes clean plasterboard at Worsbrough only, and any bonded material must be removed first. Tiled board is refused. We take it…