Stockport bulky waste collection: prices and rules
Stockport Council collects large household items for a charge. Here are the prices and the rules, checked against Stockport Council and Recycle for Greater Manchester pages on 2 November 2026.
- £30 for 1 item, £50 for 2, £80 for 3 to 8
- Half price for some people on benefits
- DIY and building waste is £150 an hour, with no discount
- You cannot add items once booked, and cancelling costs £15
- Its garden and building service refuses sheds, pianos, bricks, soil, plasterboard and items over 50kg
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Prices
| Household items | Council price | With discount* |
|---|---|---|
| 1 item | £30 | £15 |
| 2 items | £50 | £25 |
| 3 to 8 items | £80 | £40 |
| DIY and building waste | £150 an hour (minimum) | No discount |
*Half price for people on housing benefit, income support or another low income benefit, or with a Band A Leisure Key card. The council prices and discount are checked against Stockport Council and Recycle for Greater Manchester pages on 2 November 2026.
What it takes
The council's list includes sofas, armchairs, mattresses, bed frames, wardrobes, tables, chairs, fridges and freezers (emptied), washing machines, dryers, cookers (not range cookers), dishwashers, TVs, carpets and underlay in lengths of up to 2 metres, bikes and bagged household waste.
What the council will not take
Stockport's garden and building waste page lists these as items it will not collect. They are not on the household list either.
- Anything over 50kg, and large gym equipment such as treadmills
- Sheds, garages, greenhouses and garage doors
- Bricks, rubble, soil, turf, paving, plasterboard, insulation and glass sheets
- Stone fireplaces and stone garden furniture
- Asbestos, chemicals, gas cylinders, vehicle batteries and parts
- Pianos and bi-fold patio doors
The household list also excludes range cookers and petrol lawnmowers.
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- Book online, or call 0161 217 6111 and pay by card when you book
- Household items, garden waste and building waste are collected on different days, booked separately
- You cannot add items to an existing order. Extra items mean a new booking
- Cancel more than one working day ahead and you pay a £15 fee. With less notice, there is no refund
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For one sofa or mattress, the council's £30 is hard to beat if you can wait and don't qualify for anything cheaper. For a mixed load, building waste or anything on the refused list, a licensed company can take it all in one visit. Compare house clearance, strip-out waste and single item removal.
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