Bulky Waste and Electrical Goods Collection Service

Free Collection Service

We now collect all types of electrical items (however small) for recycling as well as collecting bulky items from residential premises. If you are unable to transport an item to the Peterborough Householders' Recycling Centre at Dogsthorpe we will do it for you. All you need to do is either ring your request through to Peterborough Direct on 01733 747474, complete the Bulky Items and Electrical Goods Collection Service leaflet and post it to Bayard Place or, for non chargeable collections you can apply now by completing our online form. Bulky Waste Collection Forms are available from the Town Hall and other council offices.

Each financial year (April-March) we will provide one free collection per household, of up to five items of household waste. These items are those that you would commonly take with you from inside your house when moving. In instances of uncertainty as to whether an item is deemed chargeable for collection, the council has the final decision. This free collection can be of up to 5 of the items listed below or, if you place a number of small electrical items into a strong bag these will count as ONE ITEM. Examples of small electrical items are calculators, hairdryers, toasters, shavers, mobile phones, etc.

Examples of free items: TV's, videos, HiFi's, computers, prams, pushchairs, carpets, mattresses, cardboard, washing machines, cookers, refrigerators, furniture (where a suite contains more than one item each item will be counted individually).

Please leave items outside from 7.00am onwards, where you would normally leave your bin for collection. Please be careful not to cause an obstruction to pedestrians.

Items may be collected by a separate vehicle as electrical goods are taken to a facility to be recycled and other items are taken to landfill, so please be aware that your items may be collected at separate times.

Chargeable Service

Where a charge is applicable you will not be able to request a collection using the online form. Please telephone Peterborough Direct on (01733) 747474 for further details.

A charge will be made to householders requiring:

a second collection during the financial year
MORE than FIVE items to be collected
any of the special items listed below to be collected

Examples of special items which are chargeable include: garden sheds, greenhouses, lawn mowers, windows, tiles, metal, boilers, radiators, internal and external doors (including patio doors), washbasins, toilets, baths, timber, water tanks, garden refuse, DIY materials, barbecues, garden furniture. Garden refuse and DIY materials must be bagged prior to collection.

The charge is based on the amount of material to be collected and this is to be paid for in advance. (Please call Peterborough Direct to request quotation).

The service is for household waste only. Waste resulting from the actions of businesses, e.g. landlords, house clearances, builders and tree pruners will not be removed. We do not provide a service for the removal of soil, clay, builders' waste or car parts.

Please call Peterborough Direct for further advice on the disposal of asbestos or the collection of loose garden refuse or DIY materials or any of the services detailed here.

Further information regarding other recycling services is available.