Rubbish Clearance in Harlow
We clear rubbish across Harlow and CM17, CM18, CM19, CM20: house and flat clear-outs, garages, gardens and shop fits. A free estimate from a few answers and a photo, or load the truck yourself on wait and load.
Rather talk? Call 07854 266268 or WhatsApp us.
Rubbish Clearance prices in Harlow
Every job gets a free estimate, usually the same working day. Get a price.
Just a few items? Price it yourself and book online
How we price rubbish clearance →Before you book
- How it's priced
- Someone from our team looks at your answers and photos and sends a free estimate, usually the same working day. No obligation.
- What's included
- Our crew, the truck, carrying out and licensed disposal, priced for the floors and access you describe, with a waste transfer note.
- Who loads it
- Our crew does all the lifting, carrying and loading.
- When we come
- Once you've agreed the estimate, we book a day that suits: Monday to Friday, except bank holidays.
- What could cost extra
- Nothing unless you agree it. If the job turns out different on the day, such as more waste or harder access than described, we agree any change with you before we start.
- What happens next
- We talk it through by phone or WhatsApp (or text or email, if you prefer), come and look first if the job needs it, and agree the price before anything is booked. Payment is taken by card when we confirm your booking, by phone or a secure payment link.
Trade accounts are invoiced monthly on 14-day terms once agreed in writing. Our terms
Rubbish removal in Harlow: what to know
Harlow is a post-war New Town laid out in neighbourhoods separated by green wedges, with a lot of terraced housing served by footpaths and garage courts, blocks of flats, and newer districts at Church Langley and Newhall. Industry and trade premises are concentrated at Templefields and the Pinnacles.
Harlow was planned as a new town of distinct neighbourhoods, including Mark Hall, Netteswell, Great Parndon and Potter Street, built mainly as terraced houses with some flats; The Lawn, a listed tower block, dates from 1951. Pedestrian and vehicle routes were deliberately separated, so in places homes face footpaths or greens rather than a road. Later areas such as Sumners and Katherines from the 1970s, Church Langley and Newhall follow different layouts. From footpath-fronted terraces and upper-floor flats, bulky items need carrying some distance to the nearest road or parking area.
For blocks and conversions, include the stairs, shared entrances and any bin-store access when you enquire. These affect the carrying and the price. Plenty of Harlow jobs are only a handful of items and bags: for those, price it yourself and book online. Bigger clear-outs with help on hand often go as wait and load.
Harlow Council empties the black bin, or up to three purple sacks, every two weeks, and only what's inside with the lid shut. Building and DIY waste such as rubble, tiles, plasterboard and wood can't go in, and nor can electricals, paint or garden waste. Anything that can't go out with the rubbish, we can clear from Harlow in one visit. The council's bin rules.
Harlow Council recorded 2,546 fly-tipping incidents in 2024/25, up from 2,486 the year before, by the government's own figures. Our waste carrier number is CB/DU308513, on the Environment Agency's public register.
- Charge
- 1 to 5 items £35.50; 6 to 8 items £53.50; 9 to 12 items £77.50; 13 to 16 items £101.50. Upholstered furniture carries an additional fee per item (£3 to £30 depending on size). No collection fee for small electrical items and textiles.
- Not taken
- Upholstered items carry an extra per-item fee and must be put out separately from other items; items may be collected on more than one date.
As published by the council, October 2026. Council page
Local knowledge: Harlow
Rubbish Clearance across Harlow
- Postcodes
- CM17, CM18, CM19, CM20
- From our yard
- Harlow is about 45 minutes from our Wickford yard via the A127, M25 and M11 to junction 7, then A414. Collections are booked for the next working day.
- We cover
- Old Harlow, Church Langley, Potter Street, The Stow, Bush Fair, Staple Tye, Templefields and The Pinnacles
- Access
- New Town neighbourhoods of terraced houses, many fronting footpaths with parking in rear garage courts, plus blocks of flats and maisonettes, and newer estates at Church Langley and Newhall with driveways.
- Council
- Harlow Council · about 93,300 residents
Nearest tip to Harlow
- Site
- Harlow Recycling Centre, Temple Bank, Harlow, CM20 2DY
- Hours
- 9am to 5pm every day from 1 March to 15 October, 9am to 4pm every day from 16 October to the end of February. Closed Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year's Day.
- Rules
- Every visit must be booked in advance (Blue Badge holders, pedestrians and cyclists are exempt). Vans, pick-ups and large trailers are accepted with a separate van booking, and limited amounts of DIY waste from your own home are accepted.
Rubbish removal in Harlow: your questions
How much does rubbish clearance cost in Harlow?
There's no list price, because a Harlow clearance can be a few garden bags or a whole flat. Tell us what's going and add a photo, and the free estimate usually comes back the same working day. A handful of items? Price it yourself and book online. Loading it yourself? Wait and load is a set price by the truck load.
Can you clear rubbish in Harlow today?
Normally the next working day once the price is agreed. Harlow is about 45 minutes from our Wickford yard, so it goes on a booked run and we text you the arrival window.
Does Harlow Council collect bulky rubbish in Harlow?
Yes, Harlow Council runs its own bulky waste collection. 1 to 5 items £35.50; 6 to 8 items £53.50; 9 to 12 items £77.50; 13 to 16 items £101.50. Upholstered furniture carries an additional fee per item (£3 to £30 depending on size). No collection fee for small electrical items and textiles. For a mixed clear-out, or anything that needs carrying out from inside, send us photos instead.
Can I take rubbish to the tip from Harlow myself?
The nearest household recycling centre is Harlow Recycling Centre, Temple Bank, Harlow, CM20 2DY. Every visit must be booked in advance (Blue Badge holders, pedestrians and cyclists are exempt). Vans, pick-ups and large trailers are accepted with a separate van booking, and limited amounts of DIY waste from your own home are accepted.
Which areas near Harlow do you cover?
All of Harlow (CM17, CM18, CM19, CM20) plus Epping, Chipping Ongar, Waltham Abbey and Stansted Mountfitchet. See every area we cover.
Get a rubbish clearance estimate in Harlow
Harlow (CM17, CM18, CM19, CM20). Tell us where and what, and we price it.
Rather talk? Call 07854 266268 or WhatsApp us.