Fridges and freezers collection

The Council's refuse & recycling contractor Biffa will collect fridges and freezers from private homes at the subsidised rate of £18.59 (the full cost is over £90). A free service is available to residents who receive one of the following benefits:

• Income support
• Pension credit guarantee
• Job seekers allowance
• Housing benefit
• Council tax benefit

If you would like to arrange for a fridge/freezer to be collected, please contact Biffa on 01883 712333.

Fridges and freezers have been carefully disposed of for many years to avoid the leak of the ozone depleting gas Freon. Due to further changes in the law, older fridges and freezers must now have their foam insulation carefully removed as well, again to protect the environment. As a result, the cost of disposal has risen significantly and electrical retailers have been unwilling to remove old fridges/freezers when delivering a new one.

Commercial fridges/freezers
The collection of fridges and freezers used in business/industrial/commercial premises is, as with all commercial waste, a chargeable service. It costs £92.31 to collect and dispose of a fridge/freezer. Commercial fridges/freezers do not qualify for the subsidies detailed above.

To arrange collection of a fridge/ freezer from a commercial property, please call Amenity Services on 01883 732988. Once we have received your payment of £92.31 (£78.50 + VAT), your fridge/freezer should be collected within a week.

For details of how to dispose of other commercial waste, please click on the following link Commercial waste collection