All homes across England have some volume of household waste, whether it’s a family home of five or a one-bedroom flat, the amount will differ but how you can reduce and dispose of it remains the same.
This article discusses our top tips for reducing waste and how our household waste collection services can make your life easier, removing the need to book a slot at your nearest tip or storing old furniture in the spare room.
What counts as household waste?
Multiple items are classified as household waste, with the type of items determining their category and how you need to dispose of them differently. Simply put, household waste is any waste that comes from your home and can include:
- General Waste: non-recyclables including leftover food, used paper, empty tins etc.
- Recyclable Waste: Recyclable items include plastics, unused paper, cardboard, glass bottles etc.
- Garden Waste: Organic materials produced by gardening, including grass cuttings, hedge clippings etc.
- Old Furniture: Unwanted furniture, including mattresses, sofas, wardrobes etc.
- Hazardous Waste: Items considered dangerous, including chemicals, batteries, fridges etc.
Each of these categories and the items included have different disposal methods, such as wrapping sharp objects securely, sealing hazardous waste in a container and transporting it to a specially licensed HWRC, and more.
How to dispose of your household waste
There are a few disposal methods you can choose from when discarding your household waste, including:
Bin collection
A lot of household waste can be categorised into either the general or recyclable waste categories, which means they can be sorted and placed into the correct bins provided by your local council.
The days on which your bins will be collected will depend on where you live, with each postcode and street name having a different time slot each week. Additionally, if you have garden waste, you will need to subscribe to an approved scheme for your garden waste to be collected from outside your home.
Although this type of collection can seem the easiest, there are many occasions where bins don’t get collected or certain items get refused. Furthermore, the recycling rate varies depending on the material and location, meaning if you’re more environmentally conscious, this may not be your ideal solution.
Arranged household waste collection
The perfect solution for your household waste needs is to arrange specified household waste collections by a reputable and approved provider, like HeyClear.
When choosing this method, you will benefit from an arranged date and time slot that is tailored to your preference and availability, meaning you don’t have to worry about putting the bins out the night before or getting up before 06:30 am to ensure your bins don’t get left out.
Our household waste collection services are simple, all you need to do is contact our team and specify the items you need collecting and we’ll be in touch to arrange a collection slot. We have numerous years of experience in completing all kinds of waste collections and have our own recycling and sorting facility, meaning you can be confident that your waste is disposed of responsibly.
Book your household waste collection appointment online now and arrange a convenient collection time and date that suits you.
The dreaded tip run
The final solution we are going to discuss is the dreaded tip run, an event feared by homeowners across the country. If you have a lot of household waste, you can bag up and take your items to your local recycling centre or ‘tip’, where you will need to throw your rubbish into the correct bin.
Unfortunately, even though you will have booked a timeslot when going to the tip, you are likely to be waiting in some form of queue. Also, depending on the types of items and category of waste, your local tip can refuse to take your waste, such as hazardous materials and trade/commercial waste.
A lot of people avoid going to the tip whenever possible, emphasising the ease and convenience of arranging a household waste collection.
How to reduce waste
There are various ways to reduce your household waste, such as:
- Reducing household consumption
- Reusing items wherever possible
- Composting food waste
- Mending items wherever possible
- Buying in bulk
- Donating old clothes or furniture
The benefits of household waste collections
As briefly discussed above, arranging household waste collection provides multiple benefits, from the ease and hassle-free experience to the peace of mind that your items will be responsibly disposed of and recycled.
At HeyClear, we recycle, reuse and donate items wherever possible, with our team taking the time to sort through all collected items at our facility, giving reusable collections a second lease of life and selling them to help reduce the cost of our services.
Additionally, when choosing HeyClear for your household waste collection needs, as long as all items have been outlined in advance, you can be confident that all waste will be collected and removed from your home.
Contact us
We are the go-to destination for all waste collection and clearance services, meaning no matter what your needs are, the HeyClear team will have the perfect solution. All of our team have undergone the proper training and received the required qualifications to ensure they can safely and securely complete waste collections that satisfy our customer’s needs.
If you’re interested in our household waste collection services or have any other clearance or waste management needs, please contact us today or enquire online now for a member of our team to be in touch.
