Man and Van Rubbish Removal in Canvey Island
Man and van rubbish removal in Canvey Island: our crew and a caged truck for the items and bags you want gone. Priced per item from £65, with loading and disposal included for items out the front or somewhere easy to reach.
Man & Van prices in Canvey Island
Prices are for items left out the front or somewhere easy to reach, one item on its own; each costs less alongside others.
Full man & van prices →Man and van rubbish removal in Canvey Island: what to know
Canvey's flat, open and easy to work: most jobs we can get on and off in a couple of hours. From single mattress collections to full house clearances.
Canvey Island is flat, largely below sea level and protected by sea defences, and bungalows make up a large share of its homes. Many date from the 1930s, when low-cost bungalows were built on former farmland across the island, and holiday chalets later became permanent homes. Kings Park and Thorney Bay, once holiday parks, are now residential park-home sites. Only two roads leave the island, meeting at Waterside Farm, and east-west routes are congested. Single-storey homes simplify moving bulky items, but collection timings need to allow for traffic.
Seafront and estuary roads have parking controls, so we time the stop and keep it short. The crew handles stairs, long carries and rear gardens; tell us about them when you book.
If waste from Canvey Island is found fly-tipped, Castle Point Borough Council traces it to the household, and the fine lands on you rather than the person you paid. Our carrier licence is CB/DU308513, and every job gets a transfer note with your address on it.
We run Canvey jobs in batches when we can, which keeps the price down. Call the day before and we'll often slot you into a planned run.
- Charge
- Minimum charge of £49.18 for up to 3 items; additional items £7.60 each; maximum of 10 items. Upholstered items need a separate booking at the same rates.
- Leave items
- Displayed openly at the front of the property boundary before 7am; the team will not enter the property.
- Not taken
- Upholstered seating (sofas, armchairs, padded chairs) cannot be collected with general bulky items and is charged as a separate collection; no glass or mirrors; no fitted units.
As published by the council, October 2026. Council page
Local knowledge: Canvey Island
Man & Van across Canvey Island
- Postcodes
- SS8
- From our yard
- Canvey Island is 25 minutes from our Wickford yard via the A130. Item collections here run on our Tuesday and Thursday rounds, booked by 4pm the working day before.
- We cover
- Canvey seafront, Concord Beach, Charfleets Industrial Estate, Knightswick Centre, Canvey Lake, Thorney Bay, Waterside Farm Leisure Centre and Long Road
- Access
- A flat island of mainly post-1953 bungalows, chalet bungalows and small semis on a tight grid of short roads, many with narrow frontages, shared drives and heavy on-street parking, and only two road links off the island (Canvey Way and Canvey Road) that get congested at peak times.
- Council
- Castle Point Borough Council · about 38,010 residents
Nearest tip to Canvey Island
- Site
- Canvey Recycling Centre, Canvey Road, Canvey Island, SS8 0QX
- Hours
- 1 Mar-15 Oct 9am-5pm Mon-Sat, 9am-4pm Sun; 16 Oct-end Feb 9am-4pm daily
- Rules
- Every visit has to be booked in advance, cars included. It's cars only, so no vans, pick-ups or large trailers. Alternative: Pitsea Recycling Centre SS16 4UH for vans, trailers and DIY/rubble.
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Man and van rubbish removal in Canvey Island: your questions
How much is a man and van for rubbish in Canvey Island?
Per item, with loading included: one £60 base fee per visit, then each item at its rate, so a sofa on its own is £125 and five bin bags are £85. Got your own help? Wait and load is £180 to £540 by the truck load.
Is a man and van cheaper than a skip in Canvey Island?
Usually, when the waste is ready to go. You pay only for what's collected, there's no road permit to arrange with Essex County Council, and our crew does the lifting.
Which days do you collect in Canvey Island?
Item collections in Canvey Island run on our Tuesday and Thursday rounds, and Canvey Island is 25 minutes from our Wickford yard. Choose the round day when you book, by 4pm the working day before, and we text you a two-hour arrival window.
Which areas near Canvey Island do you cover?
All of Canvey Island (SS8) plus Benfleet, Pitsea, Basildon and Southend-on-Sea. See every area we cover.
Man & Van in Canvey Island, booked in 60 seconds
Canvey Island (SS8), collected on our Tuesday and Thursday rounds.