What Are Rubbish Removal Companies?

Rubbish Removal Companies provide a service to remove unwanted rubbish, waste, junk, appliances and furniture from your property. The team will collect waste from anywhere on your property and load it onto a vehicle. Waste will then be taken to a fully licensed waste transfer station for disposal.

Why Rubbish Removal Companies Are Important.

Rubbish Removal Companies fill an essential void in the waste management chain. Emergency and short notice collections ensure businesses and homeowners can continue as normal when their usual service breaks down. Bulky waste collections provide a solution to take unwanted items to the tip for people who do not have access to larger vehicles. Such services will include all labour. This will save the customer from getting their hands dirty or having to lift anything heavy. All while ensuring that waste, junk and furniture are disposed of legally.

Alternatives To Rubbish Removal Companies.

There are a number of rubbish removal solutions: 

• Charity Shop Collections – There are many charities such as The British Heart Foundation that can collect your bulky items for resale. There are certain stipulations based on the quality of the items and how sellable they are. Sofas for example must display valid fire safety tags. The items must also be reasonably accessible for the operatives to remove them. Unfortunately, in recent times the second-hand furniture market has taken a hit. With limited floor space on their premises, many charities have had to become much more stringent with what they can and cannot remove. If you opt for this solution, teams often leave items behind so we advise having a backup plan in place.

• Council Bulky Waste Collection – Local councils provide collections for bulky items and appliances with prices and availability which can be found online. Prices are calculated per item. You must safely store items outside of the property and make provisions to ensure the items do not end up wet in the rain. Waiting times can vary, however in recent times it is not unlikely for wait times to be upwards of 6 weeks. 

Hands-on Solutions

• Skip hire – If you have space for a skip they can be a good solution to clear smaller items and particularly rubble and soil. Prices depend on the size of skip you require and will be subject to an additional road permit – unless you have private land on which to drop the skip. You are not allowed to put certain items into skips, including fridges, mattresses and paint. It is important to make sure you hire the right size skip to ensure you don’t pay for more than you need or have waste left over that won’t fit into the container. It is also well reported that skips attract others to dump their waste into them so it is advised to order the skip close to when you intend to fill it.

• DIY – If you have the facilities to do so, clearing the waste yourself is usually the cheapest option. Public tips allow you to take limited amounts of waste, a limited amount of times per year. Rules differ in different areas so be sure to ring ahead. Certain types of waste are restricted and if the rubbish is dirty, the best practice would be to line your car boot with sheets. 

The Benefits Of Using Rubbish Removal Companies To Clear Your Waste. 

Rubbish Removal Companies such as The Rubbish Removers Ltd, provide an all-inclusive solution to remove your unwanted waste. They enter your property to clear bulky items from where they are situated, including bringing items down stairs or up from cellars. They take care of all the dirty work and sweep the area clean and tidy on completion. You will only pay for what they remove. All types of waste can be collected without the limitations of council collections. Once collected, they dispose of the waste at private transfer stations, which maintain a much higher recycling rate than public tips. 

The capabilities and competency of Rubbish Removal Companies can vary hugely from one business to another. It is very important that research is done to ensure that you hire a professional outfit who will work to a high standard. 

The Rubbish Removers Ltd, have over 20 years of experience in the industry. We are committed to providing a professional, reliable and ethical service to all of our customers. Our client base includes local homeowners who have become repeat customers for a number of years, high-profile individuals who require discretion and professionalism & city center offices where minimal disruption is essential to name a few. We are confident that our teams have the experience to tailor our services to the individual needs of each customer and provide an unrivaled, value-for-money service. 

What Licenses Do Rubbish Removal Companies Need?

In England, Rubbish Removal Companies are required to hold a valid waste carrier’s licence with the Environment Agency. They should also be happy to display this in their marketing and provide a copy to customers when requested. 

You can check licences on the Environment Agency website.

Companies should also hold public liability insurance to enter your property.

What Types Of Waste Can Rubbish Removal Companies Collect?

The type of license held will determine what specifically the business can remove. Typically they will be able to remove all types of loose non-hazardous waste, wood, metal, bulky items, furniture, electricals, fly-tipped waste, bric a brac, garden waste and building materials.

Due to licensing and health and safety issues, most businesses will not be able to remove:

• Asbestos
• Soil
• Clinical waste including syringes
• Gas canisters and bottles
• Liquids such as oils, fuels & paints.
• Truck/tractor tyres. 
• Hazardous or toxic materials.

How Do Rubbish Removal Companies Charge?

The volume and weight of the waste usually dictate the price. The most accurate way to give a quote is usually if you send through pictures. However, if this is not possible, an experienced company will be able to give a fairly accurate quote from a brief phone call. Speaking over the phone will also give you a good idea of how professional the firm is. 

For the purpose of categorizing your waste in terms of volume, firms usually use cubic yards, a fraction of the size of the vehicle or in some cases washing machines. This can be confusing and if you are unsure of exactly what you are booking be sure to clarify what specifically you are purchasing.

It is important to check the quote provided is honest and does not have any hidden fees. More often than not VAT will be in addition to the cost. Some firms also charge for labour in addition to volume. This could increase the price significantly on the day of the collection. 

At The Rubbish Removers Ltd, we include all labour and all waste transfer costs in our prices to avoid any misunderstandings. Our prices are honest and transparent and our teams in the office will be happy to discuss our prices in depth. 

What Paperwork Should Rubbish Removal Companies Provide?

On completion of a clearance, Rubbish Removal Companies should provide you with a full invoice and a waste transfer note. Documents should clearly state the company’s license number, registration number, address, VAT number (if charging you VAT) and contact details.  For larger clearances, particularly on commercial premises, a reputable and competent company will provide a RAMS document for the works. 

Do I Need To Be Present When You Collect The Waste?

As long as the waste is easily accessible or you can provide keys, you do not strictly need to be present. We often undertake remote clearances where customers pay over the phone by card. 

This has been particularly useful for property clearances where the customer who is organizing the clearance is not local. We can either have keys posted to our head office, collect keys from a local estate agent or gain access to a key safe. For these clearances, we can provide before and after photographs and send these through by either WhatsApp or email.

Where Do Rubbish Removal Companies Take Your Waste?

Strictly speaking, a waste carrier’s license requires businesses to dispose of your waste at a licensed waste transfer station. 

At The Rubbish Removers, we go far beyond what our license requires.  We dispose of everything we collect both legally and ethically. Wood, metal and hardcore is sent to specific transfer stations for recycling. Fridges and mattresses are separated out and sent to state-of-the-art facilities which remove hazardous elements and recycle what is left. We dispose of general waste at a network of carefully selected transfer stations that focus on minimal waste to landfill. Typically we divert upwards of 95% of all the waste we collect from landfill. 

In a standard month, we collect in excess of 100 Tonnes of waste. Before we tip the general waste we separate on average 30 Tonnes of wood, 10 Tonnes of metal, 10 Tonnes of hardcore, 100 mattresses and 100 fridge/freezers from this.

How Are The Rubbish Removers Different From Other Rubbish Removal Companies?

In Short, The Rubbish Removers are a family-run business. We provide a professional, reliable and ethical service to each of our customers.  

With over 20 years of experience in the industry, we work for a multitude of clients both domestic and commercial. We tailor services to the needs and requirements of each individual customer and complete each clearance with a high level of professionalism. 

The size of firms in our industry ranges from a single man and van operation, which may not have the capacity to take on larger clearances or provide a quick response to your enquiry. To larger national companies who typically subcontract work out, this can result in a breakdown of communication between the company with who you have booked the work and the person who will actually undertake the collection. 

The Best In The Business.

We are a regional company who are large enough to provide a fast response to your enquiry whether you have a single item, a house clearance or large commercial premises to clear. However, we are close enough to the ground to be able to give a personal service, ensuring we complete the work to a high standard. All our collection teams are polite, and friendly and wear our uniform with pride. We interview them personally to ensure they will upkeep our values. 

As we continue to grow we are committed to staying grounded, ensuring we maintain the quality of the service we provide. We consistently receive genuine, 5-star reviews for our work and customers often return to use our services again. 

We are not the cheapest, but we are the best and we are confident that the quality of service we provide ensures high value for money. 

The Rubbish Removers are a member of the Which? Trusted Trader scheme, as well as the Trading Standards, Buy With Confidence scheme, both of which independently assess us and ensure our licences and insurances are up to date, and that our codes of practice are both ethical and fair to our customers. 

For examples of our work take a minute to view our Instagram page (@The.Rubbish.Removers)

Give Us A Call Today!

An accurate quote for your enquiry can be provided from a brief phone call – on some occasions we may ask for photographs to be sent through. We will then agree on a suitable time and date for the collection. Our teams will call ahead 30 minutes before they are due and on arrival assess the clearance. They will load your waste onto the vehicle and sweep up the area leaving it spotlessly clean. Once completed you can pay the driver by either cash or card. If you are not present you can pay by card over the phone. You will receive a full invoice/ waste transfer note for the works. 

Our services cover Greater Manchester, Merseyside, Cheshire, Lancashire, South Yorkshire, West Yorkshire and The Peak District.

If you have any questions about our services do not hesitate to get in touch, our team in the office is on standby and has the expertise required to help.  

The North West (Head office)

0161 339 7938

West Yorkshire

0113 450 8477

South Yorkshire

0114 438 7272

Merseyside

0151 271 3348

WhatsApp

07802860731

Email

[email protected]

Fridge freezers are now classed as hazardous waste as they contain substances that are hazardous to health. Mercury, for example, can cause DNA damage and disrupt the nervous system, as well as cause skin rashes and headaches. Polyurethane can irritate the eyes, nose, and throat and cause asthma, while polyvinyl chloride is known to cause dizziness as well as damage to several internal organs and increased cancer risk for those in regular contact with it.

Due to the dangerous nature of some of these components, it is therefore essential that old fridges and freezers are disposed of safely.

So, the question Can the scrap man take my fridge away?
The answer is yes! However, they cannot be scrapped at scrap yards, this is due to a combination of the gasses/expanded foam insulation & plastics in them, it simply costs more to dispose of those than scrap metal value of the metal content. Therefore, not a lot will do so any longer.

How do you then get rid of them?

Firstly, if you’re able to take your fridge or freezer to the tip or recycling centre yourself, there is no charge for its disposal. However, if you have to arrange for a collection from your local council you will usually have to pay a fee of around £30 – £60.

Alternatively, you can contact a specialist waste removal company like The Rubbish Removers Ltd to remove your fridge. The advantage of using a specialist like us is that our response times are typically much faster than the council, we can collect from within the property and obviously, we do all the manhandling for you. You will be looking at between £80-120.00 depending on the size.

Beware of anyone charging less than this because the actual costs to waste contractors for disposing of fridges are relatively high, so lower prices probably indicate improper disposal. In any event, to fulfil your Duty of Care remember to check they are properly licensed with the Environment Agency and to ask for a Waste Transfer Note detailing your collection and specifying the waste removed was a fridge.

What will happen to my fridge or freezer once it’s been taken away?

By law, UK fridges must be disposed of by an approved contractor. The UK’s largest recycling plant, owned by AO, receives 700,000 fridges every year – almost a quarter of the UK’s total. At recycling plants like this, fridges and freezers are checked to make sure that they are no longer capable of being reused before they are carefully broken down in a way that ensures workers are protected from harmful elements and dangerous gases remain contained.

Remember to always dispose of your old fridge and freezer safely

In conclusion, fridges are a marvellous invention that won’t be replaced anytime soon. It is, however, important to ensure that they are disposed of properly or, better still, recycled.

There are many companies out there that offer the service of waste disposal. However, do you really know who will turn up at either your home or place of business? We know for a fact that a lot of companies subcontract the workout, expect their staff to go over driving hours which is illegal and, on many occasions, have not even met the staff who will be doing the work for them as they are sat in an office which the staff never get to see or even visit.

Here at The Rubbish Removers Ltd, we are a family-run business so we interview all our staff upon applying for a position personally, where we explain the standards and professionalism that we expect on each and every job regardless of how big or small.

All our staff are trained in-house and every morning we meet to go over the day’s work that lies ahead for them. This also gives them the opportunity to ask any questions and set their vans up with the correct tools etc. This assures them that they can turn up to any job knowing they can complete it professionally and without any hic-ups. We also treat every member who joins us as part of the family, this reflects in the fact that we have very little turnover in staff and many of them have been with us for over 15 years.

All our reviews are honest and from genuine customers who choose to leave the review praising the staff for the work they carried out.

Here are just some examples:

Isobel

Submitted on June 16, 2022, 2:22 pm

The three lovely gents managed to clear the whole of my yard of all the rubbish that had built up since moving in last October. They were polite, friendly, and did not make any judgement regarding the state of the yard, they removed EVERYTHING and have made it look incredible again! Cannot recommend The Rubbish Removers enough and will definitely use them again!!

Penny Jackson

Submitted on April 28, 2022, 9:57 pm

The rubbish collection was arranged on Sunday via email, the job was done exactly as promised by 12.30 today – Thursday. Three friendly, helpful lads – Brad, Damian and Pete – moved, cleared and cleaned up after the waste was loaded on their vehicle. These lads are great ambassadors for this company. Would not hesitate to use this company again. Great work lads.

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The Rubbish Removers have job vacancies in Tameside and the surrounding areas.

• We are actively expanding our waste collection and property clearance business and we now have vacancies for drivers/company representatives.
• We have been established for over 20 years and have achieved consistent growth, particularly over the last 5 years.
• We are committed to running a happy and productive workplace, where hard work and loyalty are rewarded. 
• Our operatives range from 20+ years to 1 year of service and cover a range of ages. Together they form a hardworking team who are committed to our company values, most importantly providing exceptional service to each of our customers.

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