Liverpool City Council offers a free bulky item collection for residents who need to dispose of furniture, mattresses, white goods and other large household items.
A single booking can include up to five bulky items. You can also add up to five small electrical items and five bags of textiles, but only alongside a booked bulky-item collection. The service is for private residential properties within Liverpool and is not a house-clearance or commercial-waste service.
The short version
- Cost: Free for Liverpool residents at private domestic properties.
- Item limit: Up to five bulky items per booking. A computer, monitor and printer count together as one item.
- Allowed extras: Up to five small electrical items (toasters, kettles, hairdryers) and up to five bags of clothes/textiles on an active booking.
- Timing: Collections take place between 7.30am and 4.30pm on your allocated date.
- Placement: Outside your property, accessible, clearly visible and kept dry. Alleyways must not be blocked.
- Not accepted: Renovation or builders' waste, bathrooms, kitchen worktops, gas bottles, hazardous waste, landlords or house clearances.
How to book a bulky waste collection in Liverpool
Bookings are made online through Liverpool City Council's bulky item collection service.
The collection date offered depends on when council crews are next scheduled to operate in your ward. The council does not operate a single fixed day across all of Liverpool because vehicle availability varies by neighbourhood.
Before confirming your slot, review the council's bulky collection terms and conditions. They cover essential access, safety and preparation rules that dictate whether crews can collect your items on the day.
How many items can you put out?
The standard allowance is five bulky items per domestic property per collection.
Alongside those five bulky items, you can also include:
- Up to five small electrical items (such as toasters, kettles, irons and hairdryers).
- Up to five bags of textiles (including clean clothes, pairs of shoes, belts and handbags).
These electricals and textiles are supplemental extras. You cannot book a standalone collection solely for a toaster or bags of clothing: they must accompany an eligible large bulky item.
The council explicitly treats a desktop computer, monitor and printer as one item. However, it does not treat all multi-piece furniture sets as single items. If your booking is close to the five-item limit, itemise individual dining chairs or modular units separately when submitting your request.
Furniture Liverpool City Council will collect
The council's accepted furniture list includes:
- Sofas and armchairs
- Wardrobes (excluding sliding-door wardrobes)
- Chests of drawers and sideboards
- Tables and chairs
- Coffee tables and display cabinets
- Free-standing dining sets
- Bed frames and mattresses
- Cots, high chairs and prams
- Garden furniture
Bed frames and large dining tables should be dismantled before collection where possible. Glass panels in display cabinets or tables must be secured with tape and must not be broken.
Appliances and electrical items the council will collect
Accepted major domestic appliances include:
- Fridges and freezers
- Cookers, ovens and microwaves
- Dishwashers and washing machines
- Tumble dryers
- Televisions and monitors
- Vacuum cleaners
- Computers and printers
Range cookers are excluded from kerbside collections. All fridges and freezers must be completely defrosted, emptied of food and cleaned before collection day. American-style double fridge-freezers must be placed outside on ground level.
Bikes, leisure and other equipment
The service also accepts bicycles, ordinary home exercise equipment, electric scooters (with the lithium battery removed first), and internal wooden doors.
Similar leisure items are excluded: trampolines, garden swing sets, basketball hoops, pool tables, snooker tables and air-hockey tables are not accepted by the collection crew.
What Liverpool City Council will not take
Crews will refuse items that fall outside the domestic bulky remit, including:
| Category | Excluded Materials |
|---|---|
| Building & Renovation | Baths, toilets, sinks, shower screens, kitchen worktops, tiles, plasterboard, external doors, windows, sheds and rubble. |
| Hazardous & Garden | Car batteries, gas bottles, paint, chemicals, hazardous liquids, soil and loose garden waste. |
| Leisure & Heavy Items | Pianos, trampolines, swing sets, sunbeds, Wendy houses, pool/snooker tables and commercial gym rigs. |
| Commercial & Other | Loose bags of general rubbish, sliding wardrobes, commercial trade waste and full house clearances. |
If you are renovating a home, do not use the bulky service to dispose of bathroom suites, worktops or building rubble. These materials must be taken to a recycling centre or disposed of via a private skip.