# London mattress, sofa and fridge collection scenarios

Version 1.0.0. 132 records.

Four scenarios per authority: one accepted mattress; one ordinary sofa with two seats; both together; one domestic upright fridge or freezer. No bed base, headboard, corner sofa, recliner or oversized appliance. Starting prices and unknown mixed load totals are kept distinct. Free allowance examples require eligibility, sufficient remaining allowance and accepted items.

## Files and missing values

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## Dates

Research dates: 2026-10-25. Rebuilding or publishing does not refresh source dates.

## Sources and reuse

Original compilation, descriptions and calculations: East London Man With A Van, CC BY 4.0. Underlying source facts and third party rights are not relicensed.

- https://brent.gov.uk/bins-rubbish-and-recycling/bulky-waste-collection
- https://haringey.gov.uk/sites/default/files/2025-11/haringey_people_magazine_autumn_winter_2025-26.pdf
- https://lewisham.gov.uk/myservices/recycling-and-rubbish/bulky-item-collection
- https://newsite.cityoflondon.gov.uk/services/waste-and-recycling/household-waste-and-recycling/waste-and-recycling-services/bulky-item-collection
- https://pre.hillingdon.gov.uk/household-rubbish/bulky-waste
- https://pre.hillingdon.gov.uk/household-rubbish/bulky-waste/2
- https://wasteservice.lambeth.gov.uk/bulkywaste
- https://www.barnet.gov.uk/recycling-and-waste/bulky-and-special-waste-collections/bulky-household-waste-collections-residents
- https://www.bexley.gov.uk/services/rubbish-and-recycling/bulky-or-large-item-collections/arrange-bulky-or-large-item-collection
- https://www.bromley.gov.uk/BulkyWasteCollections
- https://www.bromley.gov.uk/household-waste-recycling/bulky-item-collection-fees
- https://www.camden.gov.uk/bulky-waste-collection
- https://www.croydon.gov.uk/rubbish-and-recycling/bulky-waste-collection
- https://www.ealing.gov.uk/info/201172/refuse_services/2017/request_a_bulky_items_collection/1
- https://www.enfield.gov.uk/services/rubbish-and-recycling/bulky-rubbish
- https://www.hackney.gov.uk/rubbish-and-recycling/bulky-waste-collections/book-bulky-waste-collection
- https://www.haringey.veolia.co.uk/facilities-services/garden-waste-and-other-recycling/frequently-asked-questions-about-bulky-items
- https://www.harrow.gov.uk/bulky
- https://www.havering.gov.uk/rubbish-recycling/bulky-collections
- https://www.hounslow.gov.uk/bulkywaste
- https://www.islington.gov.uk/recycling-and-rubbish/large-items/bulky-waste/ordering-a-collection-online
- https://www.kingston.gov.uk/bins-and-recycling/collections/book-bulky-waste-collection
- https://www.kingston.gov.uk/bins-and-recycling/collections/book-bulky-waste-collection/how-book-bulky-waste-collection
- https://www.lambeth.gov.uk/rubbish-recycling/bulky-waste/bulky-waste-collection-items-cannot-be-recycled-or-reused
- https://www.lbbd.gov.uk/rubbish-recycling/bulky-waste-collection
- https://www.lbbd.gov.uk/rubbish-recycling/bulky-waste-collection/what-bulky-waste-items-we-collect
- https://www.lbbd.gov.uk/rubbish-recycling/bulky-waste-collection/what-does-bulky-collection-cost
- https://www.lbhf.gov.uk/recycling-and-rubbish/bulky-waste-collections
- https://www.merton.gov.uk/rubbish-and-recycling/bulky-hazardous-and-clinical-waste/furniture-fridges-and-bulky-items
- https://www.newham.gov.uk/rubbish-recycling-waste/bulky-household-waste-collections
- https://www.newham.gov.uk/rubbish-recycling-waste/bulky-household-waste-collections/4
- https://www.rbkc.gov.uk/waste-and-recycling/bin-collections/book-bulky-household-waste-collection
- https://www.redbridge.gov.uk/bins-waste-and-recycling/book-a-bulky-waste-collection
- https://www.richmond.gov.uk/book_a_bulky_item_collection
- https://www.richmond.gov.uk/services/waste_and_recycling/bulky_item_collections_and_mega_skips/book_a_fridge_or_freezer_collection
- https://www.royalgreenwich.gov.uk/recycling-and-rubbish/household-waste/book-bulky-waste-collection
- https://www.royalgreenwich.gov.uk/xfp/form/534
- https://www.southwark.gov.uk/waste-and-recycling/household-waste-and-recycling/bulky-waste/bulky-waste-collection/book-bulky
- https://www.southwark.gov.uk/waste-and-recycling/household-waste-and-recycling/bulky-waste/bulky-waste-collection/what-we-can
- https://www.sutton.gov.uk/waste-and-recycling/bulky-waste-collections/book-bulky-item-collection
- https://www.sutton.gov.uk/waste-and-recycling/bulky-waste-collections/upholstered-domestic-seating-collected-separately
- https://www.towerhamlets.gov.uk/lgnl/environment_and_waste/recycling_and_waste/Waste-services/Bulky_waste/Accepted-items-for-bulky-waste-collection.aspx
- https://www.towerhamlets.gov.uk/lgnl/environment_and_waste/recycling_and_waste/Waste-services/Bulky_waste/bulky_waste.aspx
- https://www.walthamforest.gov.uk/neighbourhoods/report-neighbourhood-problems/fly-tipping-and-keeping-streets-clean/report-fly-tipping
- https://www.walthamforest.gov.uk/rubbish-and-recycling/household-bin-collections/large-item-collections
- https://www.wandsworth.gov.uk/rubbish-and-recycling/bulky-waste-and-diy-waste-collections/standard-bulky-item-collection/
- https://www.westminster.gov.uk/recycling-and-rubbish/recycling-and-rubbish-collections/how-dispose-bulky-waste

Project home and corrections: https://eastlondonmanwithavan.com/london-moving-data

Detailed research: https://eastlondonmanwithavan.com/london-bulky-waste-costs

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