City of Edinburgh bulky waste collection
£5 per item, free for Council Tax Reduction recipients. Everything City of Edinburgh will and will not take, the access rules, and how to book.
Checked 15 August 2026 against the official council site
Faster than the City of Edinburgh queue
Don't want to wait? Can't lift to kerbside? WasteSpeed collect in your area on a scheduled day each week, from £199.
Council crews in City of Edinburgh collect from the kerbside only. WasteSpeed's two-person crew carry from any room of the house, on a scheduled day each week, price fixed before we arrive.
Get your WasteSpeed dateWhat City of Edinburgh collect
Will collect
- Domestic furniture and appliances in good condition that two people can lift
- Up to 5 items per collection
Will not collect
- Garden waste
- Commercial or trade items
- Items over 7 feet long
- Rubble and building materials
- Pianos
- Storage heaters
- Wheelie bins
- Car tyres
- Safes
- Barbed wire
- Unsecured bundles of wood
- Full sheds
- Arcade machines
- House clearances
- Welders
- Gas or oxygen cylinders
- Cast iron baths
- Asbestos
- Wheelchairs
- Fire extinguishers
- Food
- Batteries
- Clinical or liquid waste
Access rules and limitations
- Maximum 5 items per uplift
- Items must be on the pavement by 7am on collection day
- Booking system offline Sundays 4am to 11am
- A disassembled large item may count as more than one item
If you cannot move the items yourself: Available for households where members cannot place items outside due to disability or medical condition; contact special.uplifts@edinburgh.gov.uk
Kerbside-only rules are the norm across the UK; crews are not insured to enter your home. If nobody can get your items outside, see your options when you can't lift it.
Charges in detail
£5 per item, free for Council Tax Reduction recipients.
- £5 per individual item
- Free for households receiving Council Tax Reduction
Free route: Free for households receiving Council Tax Reduction
Before paying for a fridge, sofa or anything reusable, check the free collection routes: charity reuse crews collect good furniture at no cost.
Book with City of Edinburgh
Official links
City of Edinburgh bulky waste FAQ
How much does bulky waste collection cost in City of Edinburgh?
£5 per item, free for Council Tax Reduction recipients. £5 per individual item. Free for households receiving Council Tax Reduction. Free for households receiving Council Tax Reduction
What bulky items will City of Edinburgh collect?
Domestic furniture and appliances in good condition that two people can lift, Up to 5 items per collection.
What won't City of Edinburgh take?
Garden waste, Commercial or trade items, Items over 7 feet long, Rubble and building materials, Pianos, Storage heaters, Wheelie bins, Car tyres, Safes, Barbed wire, Unsecured bundles of wood, Full sheds, Arcade machines, House clearances, Welders, Gas or oxygen cylinders, Cast iron baths, Asbestos, Wheelchairs, Fire extinguishers, Food, Batteries, Clinical or liquid waste.
What if I can't carry items to the kerb in City of Edinburgh?
Available for households where members cannot place items outside due to disability or medical condition; contact special.uplifts@edinburgh.gov.uk If you cannot wait or cannot lift, WasteSpeed run a private collection from any room of the house in your area, from £199.
Nearby councils
Midlothian · West Lothian · Fife · Clackmannanshire · Falkirk · East Lothian
Provenance. Checked 15 August 2026 against edinburgh.gov.uk, edinburgh.gov.uk. Charges and rules change; the council's own page is always the final word. Spotted something out of date? Tell us and we will fix it within the week.