Fridge and appliance disposal in Bradford
Can't take your fridge to a Bradford tip? Here's what the council says and your options, checked against Bradford Council pages on 28 October 2026.
- Bradford is not accepting fridges and freezers at its tips for now. Storage is full
- Shop take-back schemes and specialist collectors aren't affected
- Fridges and freezers are not on the council bulky collection list
- Other electrical items are accepted at the tips
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The council notice
Every Bradford tip page carries the same notice: the council is temporarily unable to accept fridges and freezers. Its storage areas are at full capacity, there is a national shortage of specialist processing, and it can't safely take more. The council asks you to keep an unwanted appliance until normal service resumes. The weighbridge price list still shows domestic fridges at £5 each, but the notice is the rule for now.
What you can do
- Keep it, if you have the space, until the council says the service has restarted
- If you are buying a new one, ask the shop about take-back, which the council says isn't affected
- Book a specialist waste collection company. The council says these aren't affected either
- Get a quote from a licensed single item removal firm
Fridges don't appear on the council's bulky collection list, and the council only collects listed items. See the council bulky collection page.
Other electrical items
The council's policy lists electrical appliances, TVs and monitors, batteries and fluorescent tubes as accepted, and each tip page has "electrical" on its list. You need a resident permit. See the five Bradford tips.
Private collection
A licensed collector will usually remove a fridge for about £20 to £50 as a UK guide price.
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