How do I get rid of bulky waste?

Please note refuse collectors will not take any bulky/extra waste from the side of your bin.

Tamworth residents can dispose of extra waste including DIY waste, garden waste etc at Household Recycling Centres, of which the nearest is in Lichfield.

Please visit Staffordshire County Council's website for opening times and further details

From the beginning of September more items can now be collected as part of the bulky items service.

Baths, doors, fence panels, worktops, WCs, fireplaces, fire surround, hearths, boilers, radiators, TVs and computers can now be collected, as well as other items including white goods, bed frames, lawn mowers and microwaves.

Click in the 'more information' section for a full list or visit www.recyclefortamworth.co.uk

To book items in for collection, please contact: 0845 002 0022. 

Please note, this is a pre-paid service. Cheques, credit and debit cards are all accepted.

A charge of £14.00 will be charged for the first item and £5.85 for each additional item. A maximum of four items can be booked in.

People receiving Housing Benefits will receive a reduced rate of £10.50 and £4.40.

Please check with retailers when buying new goods as many offer schemes to remove electrical and large items of furniture.

Other information:

I have got some car batteries to get rid of, what can I do?
The council do not take batteries, contact Briers on 0500 000 678 or 62669

How do I get rid of gas bottles?
These should be taken back to the shop they were bought from or one of the local agents who sell gas bottles, these include;

Seaton Hire, Wilnecote Lane, 286777 for ESSOGAS, FLOGAS, SHELLGAS, METROGAS and their subsidiaries.
Tamworth Trade Supplies, Unit 19 Neander, 65154 for BUDGETGAS and BRITAGAS
R E Tromlow, 178 Watling Street, Wilnecote, 28008 for CAMPING GAS and CALORGAS
Wright Brothers, 439 Watling Street, Mile Oak, 282933 for CALORGAS, SHELLGAS and their subsidiaries