Wait & Load in Braintree
No space for a skip in Braintree? Wait and load may suit if the truck can stop nearby and you have people ready to load. A full load includes up to an hour's waiting time, with our driver helping.
Wait & Load prices in Braintree
Wait and load: you load, our driver helps. VAT and disposal included.
Full wait & load prices →Before you book
- What it costs
- A set price by the truck load, from £180 for a quarter load to £540 for a full load.
- What's included
- The truck, our driver and licensed disposal, with a waste transfer note. The truck waits up to 15 minutes for a quarter load, 30 for a half load, 45 for a three-quarter load and 60 for a full load.
- Who loads it
- You and your helpers load it, and our driver helps. Want us to do the lifting? Book an item collection instead.
- When we come
- Monday to Friday, except bank holidays. In Braintree we come from the next working day.
- What could cost extra
- Sizes are a guide: more space is £54 a cubic yard and more waiting time £30 per 15 minutes, paid online on the spot. Fridges, mattresses, TVs, tyres, paint and plasterboard cost extra, as they are tipped separately.
- After you book
- Pay by card when you book online, through Stripe's secure checkout, and your confirmation comes by email. Free to cancel until 4pm the working day before; after that £42, or the booking price if that is less.
Trade accounts are invoiced monthly on 14-day terms once agreed in writing. Our terms
Wait & Load in Braintree: what to know
We cover Braintree, Bocking and the surrounding CM7 and CM77 areas for garden waste, household rubbish and commercial clearances.
New-build activity around Braintree is concentrated at Straits Mill, where about 1,000 homes are permitted between Broad Road and the A131, and at Towerlands Park and the adjoining North West Braintree land off Panfield Lane. In the centre, the Victoria Square scheme on Manor Street replaced the old bus park with flats, a hotel and a health hub. The town's conservation areas contain over 130 listed buildings, the High Street has been fully pedestrianised since 2020, and a restricted parking zone covers Manor Street, Victoria Street and Fairfield Road, so skip positions need agreeing in advance.
Villages and farm tracks around Braintree can be narrow, so we check the access on a map before we set off and bring the right size of vehicle. There is no skip left behind, so no skip permit to arrange. Tell us about any parking or loading restrictions so we can check where the truck will stop.
Send your full postcode with the enquiry, particularly for village or rural addresses. Tell us about narrow lanes or restricted entrances so we can check access and confirm a collection date.
Local knowledge: Braintree
Wait & Load across Braintree
- Postcodes
- CM7, CM77
- From our yard
- Braintree is about 40 minutes from our Wickford yard via the A130 and A131. Collections are booked for the next working day.
- We cover
- Braintree Village (outlet), Braintree Freeport station, Great Notley, Bocking, Springwood Industrial Estate, George Yard Shopping Centre, Rayne and Skyline 120 business park
- Access
- Victorian terraces and former mill-worker housing in the town centre and Bocking with limited parking, extensive 1990s-2000s estates at Great Notley with narrow estate roads and shared drives, and semis and bungalows on the outskirts.
- Council
- Braintree District Council · about 43,190 residents
Nearest tip to Braintree
- Site
- Braintree Recycling Centre, Springwood Drive, Braintree, CM7 2YN
- Hours
- 1 Mar-15 Oct 9am-5pm daily; 16 Oct-end Feb 9am-4pm daily
- Rules
- Every visit has to be booked in advance, cars included. Vans, pick-ups and trailers are accepted there with a booking.
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Wait & Load in Braintree: your questions
What's the difference between wait and load and a skip in Braintree?
A skip stays while waste builds up and, on the public road in Braintree, needs a permit from Essex County Council. Wait and load is for waste ready to collect: you load the truck with our driver's help during the waiting time you book. No skip is left behind, but the truck needs a legal place to stop.
Who loads the truck on a wait and load in Braintree?
You and your helpers, with our driver lending a hand. The truck waits up to 15 minutes for a quarter load and 60 for a full truck, so have the waste ready before it arrives. If you'd rather we did the lifting, book a man and van collection instead, priced per item, or ask for a free rubbish clearance estimate.
Can you do wait and load in Braintree today?
Not usually the same day. Braintree is about 40 minutes from our yard in Wickford via the A130 and A131, so we book Braintree jobs for the next working day and give you a two-hour arrival window by text.
Which areas near Braintree do you cover?
All of Braintree (CM7, CM77) plus Dunmow, Chelmsford, South Woodham Ferrers and Ingatestone. See every area we cover.
Book wait & load in Braintree
Braintree (CM7, CM77), next-day slots.