Every Wednesday we provide a free collection service of bulky and/or metal household items. Find out more about what we can and cannot collect and how to prepare items for collection. For items we cannot collect, we provide e-waste and chemical drop-offs. |
If you live in an apartment building and have an onsite building manager, please refer your request for collection to your building manager.
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Mattresses
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We pick up- Mattresses of any size and condition
- Mattresses of any type such as foam, latex and futon
- Bed base ensembles
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We don’t pick up- Bed frames and slats (wooden or metal)
- Bed heads
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| Bulky Household Items
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We pick up - Appliances – vacuum cleaners, blenders, food processors, irons, kettles, toasters
- Televisions, computers, stereos, printers, gaming consoles, VCRs, PVRs, disc players
- Rugs, mats (small), carpet (1m lengths)
- Garden waste, bundled and tied green waste
- Pots, pans
- Furniture – tables, chairs, sofas/lounges, wardrobes, bookshelves
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We don't pick up - Bags of rubbish (food scraps etc.)
- Building waste and materials e.g. bricks, rubble, dirt, piping, roofing panels, doors, plaster board, gyprock, tiles, girders
- Paints or chemicals
- Motor oil or cooking oil
- Car parts, car batteries
- Carpet, carpet off-cuts, floor tiles
- Timber, fencing or wooden pallets
- Hazardous materials e.g. flammable liquids, oil, poisons
- Fluorescent lights
- Tree stumps or branches thicker than 10cm
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| Metal household Items
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We pick up - All metal BBQs (BBQs attached to a wooden frame must be taken apart and the frame booked as a bulky household item)
- Heaters, hot water systems
- Washing machines, dryers, dishwashers, ovens
- Refrigerators – doors must be removed
- Metal shelving, filing cabinets
- Lawnmowers – must be empty of fuel and oil
- Gym equipment e.g. bicycles, exercise bikes, treadmills, weight benches, trampolines
- Metal tables, steel ladders
- Ironing Boards
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We don't pick up - Car parts, car batteries
- Gas bottles
- Other solid metal items
- Building materials e.g. roofing panels, metal doors/frames, girders
- Hazardous materials e.g. flammable liquids, oils, poisons
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* Book a pick-up for:
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- Keep your collection to 1 cubic metre per booking, or 4 cubic metres for apartments.
- Make sure all items (except metal goods) are less than 1.5m long and 100kg.
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