Bulky Collections

The Council can provide a collection service for larger items and ‘white goods’.

Individual items we can collect at £10.50:

Other items:

Payment is to be made in advance by either:

• Cheque/postal order payable to 'North Dorset District Council'.
• By telephone with a credit or debit card, contact details below.

There is a £3.50 fee per cancellation

You will need to give details of your name, address, telephone number and details of the item(s) to be collected.

Please note items to be collected should be outside and easily accessible on the day of collection, i.e. on driveway, front garden etc.  Prior agreement is needed if you require us to enter your property and NDDC accepts no liability for any damage.

Collections normally take place 5-10 days from payment, however North Dorset District Council will contact you by telephone the day before to confirm the collection day; we are unable to give a collection time, this will usually be between 7am - 3pm.

North Dorset District Council is unable to collect the following:

• Building rubble.
• Hazardous waste including asbestos.
• Sun beds.

We do not carry out house or garage clearances (i.e. emptying the whole contents).

Independent companies for waste removal

Alternately contact an independent company for waste removal.  The businesses listed here have been taken from local directories.  The Council does not endorse these particular companies and there are many more local firms offering similar services.

• BUDGET REMOVAL - Telephone 01747 826514  Mobile 07917 204801 or see web site for details www.budgetremovalsouthwest.co.uk
• DORSET CLEARANCES  Mobile 07877 74 2516 or see web site for details www.dorsetclearan.co.uk
• TRG - Domestic, Commercial and Asbestos Removal - Telephone 01722-742122, Email trg@gotadsl.co.uk
• JS GARDEN SERICES - General Handyman- all types of gardening work, rubbish clearance, also (fencing) fence painting, house painting. Free estimate Tel. 01258-881474

Duty of care

To help combat the blight of flytipping, the waste 'Duty of Care' has been extended to include householders. It is the responsibility of householders to ensure that their waste is only consigned to licensed waste carriers. Anyone using an unlicensed waste carrier to remove bulky waste could be fined up to £5,000.  Waste management is big business and there are many unscrupulous waste carriers who will charge householders to take waste away, only to make vast sums of money dumping it over the nearest hedge. These fly-tippers rely on people not asking questions and not checking for registration.  In the UK last year there were over 500,000 incidents of household waste fly-tipping. The onus is now on the householder to check that the person they are giving their waste to is authorised to take it. Your local council is an authorised waste carrier.

How do I check for authorised waste carriers?

If you are concerned about a waste collector's authorisation, visit the Environment Agency website and enter your postcode or call them on 08708 506506 for an instant 'Waste Carrier Validation Check'. This will give you a list of authorised carriers in your area.

If you have furniture you no longer need which you think could be reused please Use link for charitable organisations that recycling and re-using furniture.