What we take, and what we can't

We can't take

• Paint and other chemicals
• Gas canisters
• Asbestos
• Large quantities of food waste
• Human waste
• Motor oil and similar oils
• Lithium batteries (ordinary car batteries are fine — it's specifically lithium ones we can't take, as they're a fire risk in the van and at the tip)

A little extra for these, and why

A few items cost more to dispose of properly, so we charge a bit extra for them rather than hide it in the price. Here's why:

• Mattresses. Increasingly restricted from general waste, so they need their own disposal route.
• Fridges and freezers. Classed as electrical waste. The refrigerant gas has to be safely removed before disposal, which costs more at the tip.
• Sofas and foam furniture. Under the POPs regulations, older foam-filled furniture has to be incinerated at high temperature rather than recycled, which is a pricier route.
• Tyres. Regulated separately and go through their own recycling process, not general waste.