Rubbish Removal Birmingham

Organisation name

The ReUsers shop, Sutton Coldfield

CT Furniture Birmingham - Northfield

British Heart Foundation Furniture & Electrical

Birmingham St Mary's Hospice Furniture Shop

Betel Furniture Superstore

 

For a more detailed guide to all the reuse options in the area, including addresses and contact details of the above, check out our Guide to Reuse in Birmingham.

 

2. Birmingham council bulky waste collection service

Birmingham city council offers a rubbish removal service for bulky items that don’t fit in your bins. They can collect up to 10 items per booking and will accept electrical appliances, furniture, ovens/ cookers, garden waste and bicycles. All items for collection must be left outside the property and you must bag or secure any loose items properly. 

Birmingham council cannot collect:

• Business or commercial waste
• Bags that weigh over 10kg
• Boilers,
• Pianos or
• Any kind of doors

Items for collection must be safe to carry between 2 people. To see a full list of what the council cannot accept, click here.

Note: you cannot dispose of asbestos either through the bulky waste collection service or at the recycling centres. You'd need to find a private collector of hazardous waste. 

 

Cost of the collection service

Whether you need 1 or 10 items collecting, the price of Birmingham council's collection service stays the same:

• £33 if you book online
• £35 if you book via telephone

Book a bulky waste collection online here or call the council's bulky waste collection service on 0121 303 1112.

For full details visit the Birmingham city council website. Remember that to book a collection online, you need to have registered with an account. And to register, you need to have an address within Birmingham.

 

3. Licensed man and van waste collectors

Instead of a council bulky waste removal, you can hire a licensed man & van rubbish collector. Whereas you could wait up to a couple of weeks for a council removal, a private collector can respond immediately. They collect any and all types of waste. Man & van companies can also collect rubbish from either in or outside the home, while the council collects items strictly outdoors. The council option can present problems if you can’t lift or move the items by yourself.

Man & van collection prices vary on the type and amount of waste, as well as the date or time you want it removed. 

 

Cheapest licensed bulky waste collector in Birmingham 

The easiest way to find the cheapest collector in Birmingham is with LoveJunk waste removal and reuse marketplace. The process is quick and easy: snap some pictures of your unwanted stuff and then a nearby licensed waste collector or reuser gives a quote to take it away. It’s totally free to use LoveJunk, and councils widely recommend the service.

 

 

Examples of man & van rubbish removal prices in Birmingham

 

 

4. Skip hire Birmingham

Skips are useful if you have a lot of messy waste to get rid of. Unlike Man & Van collectors, you’ll need to load the skip yourself and the prices are fixed no matter how full the skips are at the end. Skip hire is often much more expensive than Man & Van simply because of additional permit and license fees. For more information on skips, take a look at our Ultimate Guide to Skip Hire.

 

Birmingham skip hire companies

The best options for skip hires are using a local skip provider, rather than a naitonal one. Here are some of the main skip hire companies operating in Birmingham.

Organisation

Kiely Skips

Mercian Skip Hire

Holborn Waste Limited

 

Skip hire prices in Birmingham

Typical skip hire prices (including VAT) for a mixed general waste skip in Birmingham. Prices reflect a hire period of 14 days. They do not include the cost of necessary skip permits or parking bay suspensions.

Builder skip: 6-8 cubic yard skip @ £250-£260

Maxi skip: 10 - 12 cubic yard skip @ £340

 

Skip Permits and Bay Suspensions

You’ll need a skip permit license to place a skip on the road (as opposed to on your drive, for example), and (if you live in one) a controlled parking zone (CPZ) suspension permit. Have a look at our Guide to Skip Permits and Bay Suspensions for more information regarding skip permits.

Skip license Birmingham: £22 maximum 7 days, new permit after that.

CPZ Bay Suspension in Birmingham: £15 a day.

You can apply for a skip license for Birmingham here, and apply for a parking suspension permit here.

 

5. Birmingham Recycling Centres

There are 5 recycling centres in Birmingham. You must be a Birmingham resident to use them. For full information about the Birmingham tips including opening hours, permitted and prohibited items, have a look at our Guide to Birmingham Recycling Centres. 

Sutton Coldfield: Norris Way, Sutton Coldfield, B75 7BB. For more info read our guide to Sutton Coldfield Recycling Centre

Tyseley: James Road, Tyseley, B11 2BA. Check out our guide to Tyseley Recycling Centre for more info.

Kings Norton: Lifford Lane, Kings Norton, B30 3JJ.

Castle Bromwich: Tameside Drive, Castle Bromwich, B35 7AG.

Perry Barr: Holford Drive, Perry Barr, B42 2TU – this site is closed until Spring 2023 due to maintenance and redevelopment work.

 

A map of the Birmingham tips

 

 

6. Rubbish statistics & fly tipping in Birmingham