Services
Household waste - special collections for large items
Waste Services provides a special uplift service for items of bulky domestic waste.
Customers living within West Lothian may request up to a maximum of 3 FREE uplifts per year, thereafter customers will need to PAY for any additional uplifts.
For any additional uplifts from any household there will be a charge of £13.50 per uplift. Household uplifts will normally take place within seven working days from the date of your request.
The 3 FREE uplifts scheme which started in January 2007 does not include bulky waste from business or commercial properties.
To request a bulky uplift - please phone 01506 775000
Important information about your bulky uplift
- We collect general bulky items from 7.00am to 8.00pm, so you'll need to have all your items outside by 7.00am.
- All items listed for uplift should be left together in an area outside which is accessible from 7.00am in the morning. Unfortunately we cannot uplift items from inside your property, unless there are exceptional circumstances.
- Fridges and Freezers are uplifted on a Saturday by a separate collection vehicle and must be left out before 6.00am. Fridge doors must be taped shut.
Once you have requested your uplift you must ensure that:
- All items are placed at ground level
- Timber and laminated flooring should be maximum of 6ft length and 1ft wide. It should be tied or taped into manageable bundles. There must be no protruding nails or screws.
Please Note: All glass objects such as mirrors , television screens and any other glazed units must first be taped before the item is uplifted, this to prevent it from breaking during transit
There are some types of material that for health and safety reasons, or because they may damage the mechanism on the collection vehicles, that may be unsuitable for an uplift.
Items that CANNOT be uplifted: Cast iron washing poles with concrete bases, supermarket trolleys (contact the supermarket concerned), garage doors, garden rollers, safes, clinical or any hazardous waste, storage heaters, cast iron baths, branches, grass clippings or other organic garden waste
The following items can be disposed of at any CRC Site (Community Recycling Centre) - Gas cylinders, oil and car batteries
We sponsor a local charity called Home Aid West Lothian, which takes good quality, unwanted goods such as furniture, kitchenware and bedding etc and passes it on to needy people in the area. To arrange for an uplift call the charity direct on 01506 652230.
Please note that you can also dispose of your household and garden waste free of charge at one of our Community Recycling Centres.
Service Standards
- We will tell customer when the collection date will take place. Collection will normally be within 5 working days of request.
- We will remove articles to be uplifted from the nearest point within the garden to the roadside
- We will ensure that all articles are disposed of in accordance within current waste management legislation
- Customer must specify all items to be uplifted and only these items will be uplifted (this is for risk and insurance purposes). All specified items must be grouped together.
Updated 07/09/11
