Warning The bulky waste service will be closed from midday on Tuesday 24 December 2024 and will reopen at 9am on Thursday 2 January 2025.
You are responsible for the lawful disposal of your waste, even after handing it to someone else. See our Tip-Off page for more information on fly-tipping and how you can keep yourself covered.
Dorset Reclaim
To get rid of big household items like fridges, TVs, washing machines, sofas, beds and mattresses you can:
- take them to your local household recycling centre
- book a bulky waste collection through Dorset Reclaim. Depending on the quality of the items you are looking to have collected and whether they can be re-used, there may or may not be a charge.
Find contact details and opening hours for Dorset Reclaim.
Furniture reuse groups
There are other furniture reuse groups across Dorset that collect unwanted furniture and household items.
Dorset Scrapstore
Dorset Scrapstore collects clean, non toxic, unwanted materials donated by industry, commerce and individuals, then makes these materials available to the community as a valuable low cost resource, for example, schools and community groups.
Weldmar Hospicecare Trust
See a list of Weldmar furniture outlets in Dorset.