Special Collections

The Waste Management Unit is able to provide a specially arranged collection of a number of items which are too large to fit into the wheeled bin.

Refrigerators and Freezers
The Council can offer a collection of refrigerators and freezers for a charge of £27 per unit.   Recent EU legislation has meant that old units are specially treated to ensure that all CFC's are removed. To arrange a collection please follow the steps listed below.

Furniture
The Council also offers a collection service for up to 5 large items of furniture or white goods (other than refrigerators or freezers) for a charge of:

1 x Item   = £25
2 x Items = £30 
3 x Items = £35
4 x Items = £40
5 x Items = £45
(prices effective as of 1st April 2008)

A reduction in the fee is available for those in receipt of Housing Benefit, please contact the Waste Unit for further details. 

Please note that:
a three piece suite is classed as 3 items
a table and four dining chairs is classed as 5 items
a bed includes the base, mattress and headboard as 1 item, although a mattress on its own will still be classed as 1 item.

To arrange a collection
it will be necessary to write to the Waste Management Unit.  In your letter identify :

• The items you would like us to collect
• Your name and address
• Daytime telephone number
• Location where items will be left for collection (this should be somewhere easily accessible on the property, but, outside of the house e.g. driveway ).

It will also be necessary to enclose a cheque made payable to RBWM.

Send to:
Waste Management Unit
York House
Sheet Street
Windsor
SL4 1DD

Once your letter has been received the collection can be arranged and you will sent a receipt and acknowledgement with a specific collection day. Collections are usually carried out within 10 working days of receipt of your letter.

All household items can be left at the Civic Amenity Site free of charge if you are able to transport them. If you are buying new goods to replace old, it may be worth asking the store whether they can remove old items as part of the service.

If items are still in good condition it may be possible to reuse them. Two charity organisations operate within the area which repair old furniture and appliances for resale to those on lower incomes.
- Slough Furniture Project - 01753 692535
- Thames Hospice Care - 01753 866303 (no fridges or freezers are accepted)

Alternatively, why not try Freecycle. What is rubbish to one person may be useful to another. The Freecycle Network is a nonprofit organisation where people can exchange goods. For further information or to join Freecycle visit http://groups.yahoo.com/group/windsor-maidenhead-freecycle/

Similar services are available at http://www.rag-and-bone.co.uk/ or http://www.efreeko.co.uk/