How Do I Dispose of Unwanted Furniture ?

So you're moving home, downsizing, or purchasing some new furniture but what do you do with you're old furniture in the Bradford area.

Well the answer depends on whether it's damaged and broken or it's just no longer needed....

If it's just no longer needed and in a usable condition and still has a bit of life left in it, then the obvious answer is to recycle / re-use it....
Let someone else have it for their home, their garage, their man cave, their pet to sleep on, but how do I do that you ask ?

Facebook has a large number of Local Selling Pages like these 1, 2, 3, as well as a number of pages that just allow people to advertise unwanted items on to be given away for free so it's a great place to start to advertise your unwanted furniture. Just choose whether you want to sell your unwanted item for a few quid or do you just want it gone by advertising it as FREE.
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Then there's always the FreeCycle Website where again you can advertise your unwanted items free of charge, if you are giving it away without a sale price.

Other options are auction sites like ebay and other such selling pages like Schpock.
Advertise it at a low price like 99p but make sure you change any delivery setting to "Collection in Person" only

And don't forget.... If they need a Man with a Van in Bradford or general area to take your old sofa to their home...
Give them my details, I'm happy to help and a cheap affordable price.

If it's Broken or no longer of any use to anyone then you're looking at disposal of the item.
Again there are a number of different options.

1). If its small enough or you can break it into pieces small enough, place it in your car and take it to a local household waste recycling center, most items can be disposed of free of charge if its household waste.
Check the council website for locations and opening times.
You will need your Residents Permit to enter HWRC Bradford Council Waste sites.
New (blue) permits were issued March 2023 with your council tax bill.


2). If it's metal, like a washing machine, old cooker, microwave etc, in Bradford there are always lots of scrap metal collectors going around the area collecting these items for free. Usually you can just place these items outside your gate or somewhere suitable and that can be seen for the scrap men to spot it, you can even add a little note to make it obvious it free or for scrap. If you prefer, you could put a little ad on a local Facebook page advertising the fact there's some scrap metal to be had.
Please Note:- They do NOT usually take fridges or freezers, you'll need to look at an alternative disposal.

3). Bradford Bulk Waste Collection, Usually the cheapest option for large items, but not always. At the time of writing this blog, prices have just increased and is now £50 for disposal of up to 3 large furniture items like sofas, beds, wardrobes, etc.

If you are disposing of just electrical items like fridge freezers, tv's etc, its a lot cheaper, make sure you scroll down their website pages to the relevant section for electrical item disposal.

4). A private waste disposal service. They will come to your home and take your old furniture away for a fee. They can often be booked to come to you to collect at a time that suits you. These providers can be a small independent man with a van or a larger businesses specializing in waste disposal. Prices vary but make sure you get a licensed waste carrier to move your old furniture.
Please Note:- These businesses have to be Licensed Waste Carriers and its down to you to make sure they are.
If you ask them for their business name and license number it can be checked on the Government Waste Carrier Register. 
If you give your items to a cowboy who then dumps your items in a country lane you can be fined along with the cowboy business.

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