Some Rubbish Clearance Company charge by volume or the amount of truck space filled, while others charge by the hour

1. A quick guide to rubbish clearance in London
If you live in London, rubbish clearance can sometimes be harder than it needs to be. Local councils can
remove rubbish but have certain days that they operate. This requires patience, and we all know living
in London, patience is hard to come by. We all want things done as soon as possible, which is why it’s
probably best to contact a waste removal company. They can come when it suits you to get rid of your
rubbish.
Council waste collection service
Local councils can offer to pick up your bulky waste but this requires you to fill up forms and give specific
details on the items to be collected. Councils can only offer to pick up items such as beds, TVs, old
furniture and fridges. When it comes to other items of waste from house work such as plasterboard,
bricks and old tiles, the council unfortunately cannot help you. Although most councils can collect your
waste, sometimes they may be fully booked and have to pass you on to other companies who can
recycle your goods, but this can make a long process even longer.
London Waste Removal Company
First step for any London rubbish removal task is to make a call to a waste removal company and find
out how much it’ll cost to remove the rubbish. Some people hesitate to call waste removal companies as
they do not want to pay, but it’s a lot better to have your rubbish disposed of properly rather than just
getting rid of it anyhow. Some people even resort to fly tipping, but the question is, wouldn’t it be
smarter to pay for its removal rather than resorting to an illegal action which could leave you with a
hefty bill.
The second step is to send them some pictures of the waste that needs to be removed, once they
receive the pictures they can give you an accurate quote and if you are happy, you can decide on a date
and make sure it gets removed.
Waste removal responsibility
Whether you are transporting your own waste or getting a company to do it, you need to make sure
that the site that they are being disposed in is authorised to accept it. When picking a company you
need to make sure they have the necessary licence and waste transfer note for the different types of
waste that needs to be disposed of. You need to make sure you get a signed copy of the waste transfer
note for your records in case the company you trust dumps the waste unethically. These checks should
be done regularly as registrations and authorisations can change, expire or be revoke over the period of
a year.
London rubbish collection
If you have electrical waste you need to dispose of, you need to make sure that the company that picks
up the waste comply with the rules on WEEE. Some WEEE may be classed as hazardous/special waste.
Hazardous/ special waste must also comply with more legal requirement than non-hazardous waste.
When you are disposing of batteries you need to make sure you comply with the hazardous/ specialist
waste disposal law.

2. London City Waste Clearance are licensed by the environmental authority to carry waste, complete
waste/rubbish and WEEE recycling service for London. London rubbish clearance offer caged trucks and
smaller vans that are suitable for both large and small loads. If you need rubbish clearance in
London please contact us using the form or call us on 020 8558 1782.