Request Uplift of Bulk Items

Land and Environmental Services (LES) provides a special uplift service for bulky items of domestic waste. This service is free of charge for most items and will normally take place within 20 working days from the date of request. There are however some types of materials that are chargeable, or for health and safety reasons, or because they may damage the compression mechanism on the collection vehicles are unable to be uplifted.

Please note that you can dispose of your household and garden waste free of charge at our civic amenity sites.

If your waste material can be recycled, LES provides a large number of multi-purpose recycling sites throughout the city.

Once you have requested your uplift you must ensure that:

• all items to be uplifted are placed at the agreed collection point
• planks of wood must be no longer than four feet in length
• branches and hedge clippings must also be no more than four feet in length and should be either bagged or tied in manageable bundles

Items that cannot be uplifted

• cast iron washing poles
• supermarket trolleys (contact the supermarket concerned)
• garage doors (metal)
• garden rollers
• gas cylinders
• safes
• oil (can be disposed of free of charge at one of the Civic Amenity sites)
• car batteries (can be disposed of free of charge at one of the Civic Amenity sites)
• clinical and hazardous waste, phone: 0141 287 2065 for advice on how to dispose of these types of waste
• storage heaters (In order to ascertain whether asbestos may be present we require details of the make and model number. In the event that the heater does contain asbestos we will contact you).

Items that are chargeable

• rubble, builders waste and heavy landscape material
• waste arising from work carried out by a contractor
• sheds greenhouses and other out buildings
• tree trunks
• soil
• cast iron baths, these must be broken up into manageable sized pieces
• central heating equipment, including boilers and radiators
• Windows

The charge is £71.00 plus vat per hour, with a minimum charge of £17.75 plus vat based on both travelling time and time taken to uplift the items.

To request a bulk uplift or for further details please contact the Council's Customer Care Centre.

Phone: 0141 287 9700

Alternatively complete and submit the online bulk uplift request form which can be accessed using the button below.