Tips and recycling centres
How to get rid of extra household rubbish
Most household rubbish can go in your council bins. What they will not take can go to a tip, a council special collection or a registered waste firm.
Tips
Take it to your local tip. Your council's website lists them.
Council special collection
Councils collect large items such as sofas and fridges, usually for a fee.
A private waste firm
A skip firm or clearance firm must be on the register of waste carriers as an upper tier carrier. A charity collecting items must be on it as a lower tier carrier.
Your rubbish is your responsibility
GOV.UK says you must check that anyone you give household waste to is legally allowed to take it. If it is fly tipped, you could be fined.
Key facts
- Binmap lists 133 places that say they take general household waste, including 119 tips.
- Another 401 places may take general household waste, but they do not say so. Check before you go.
Last updated: 15 October 2026
Written by Binmap using guidance from GOV.UK.
Pages from the organisations involved
What to do
- Check your council's website for what its bins take.
- Book a special collection for large items.
Kinds of place that take it
- Recycling centres
- Collection services
Guides for similar items
Other kinds of place
Schemes and collection services
Binmap is independent and is not run by any council.