4.9★★★★★on GoogleFamily run, open 24/7, across Epping and Essex4.9★★★★★on GoogleFamily run, open 24/7, across Epping and EssexRubbish removal in Harlow, across CM17, CM18, CM19 and CM20. Sofas and armchairs go in the same van as the rest of your furniture, and we load sheds, garden waste and flat clear outs too. Send a photo and we will price it.
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Harlow loads
Photos first, then a price, then a date that suits you. Use the quote form, WhatsApp us or ring 07834 527 855.
Sofas, armchairs and footstools travel in the same trip as the beds, tables and wardrobes. No second booking.
Harlow Council's bulky collection tops out at 16 items a booking (as published on 15 October 2026). A full house of furniture often runs past that.
If the back of the garden holds an old shed or a run of tired fencing, we take it down and away with the clippings.
Upstairs, along walkways and down communal stairs. We carry it out ourselves and keep shared areas clear.
Desks, chairs and old cabinets from a Harlow office. Our office clearance page explains how commercial jobs work.
Send a few photos and a note about access, and you get a price back before anyone turns up.
Harlow Council's service
Harlow Council collects bulky household items for a fee paid at booking. As published on 15 October 2026, the charges are:
Upholstered seating costs extra on top: £10 per item up to a 2 seater, £20 for a 3 or 4 seater, £30 for a 5 or 6 seater, and £3 for small upholstered items. The council also says upholstered items cannot be collected with other bulky waste, because the Environment Agency requires specialist disposal for them.
For a fridge and a couple of chairs, the council service may well be the simpler choice. It gets awkward when a sofa is part of a bigger clear out, when there are more than 16 items, or when the rubbish includes things the council does not list, such as garden waste or building materials.
Figures from Harlow Council, as published on 15 October 2026. Check the council page before booking.
Our pricing
We do not charge per item the way the council does. We look at the whole load: the van space it needs, the weight, anything that needs separate handling, and the carry from where it sits to the road. Upholstered furniture is part of that price, not an add on.
That makes it easy to compare. Count your items against the council table above, then send us photos of the same load and see our figure. Our rubbish removal prices page shows how council costs and ours line up.
Coverage
Harlow was designated a new town on 25 March 1947, and its neighbourhoods spread across 4 postcode districts, CM17 to CM20. We cover all of them, from the streets around Harlow Town and Harlow Mill stations out to the edges near junctions 7 and 7a of the M11.
We come up from Theydon Bois, near Epping, and also work in Ongar to the east.
The local tip
Harlow is better served than most of west Essex here. Harlow Recycling Centre, Temple Bank, CM20 2DY, is one of the Essex County Council sites that accepts vans, as read on 15 October 2026. A few things to know before you go:
If you have a van and the time, the tip is a real option. If you do not, or the load is heavy and the flat is upstairs, that is where we come in.
Worked through
Say you are emptying a Harlow living room and dining room: a 3 seater sofa, 2 armchairs, a dining table with 6 chairs, a sideboard and a TV unit. Under the council rules above, the sofa and armchairs are upholstered, carry extra fees and cannot go with the rest, so you are looking at 2 separate collections.
With us it is 1 visit. We carry the lot out, sofa first if the doorway is tight, load it together and leave the rooms clear.
On the day
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Questions
Harlow Council says upholstered items cannot be collected with other bulky waste because the Environment Agency requires specialist disposal for them (as published on 15 October 2026).
In most cases, yes. Upholstered furniture, other furniture, bags and garden waste can go together. If a load is too big for 1 trip, we tell you when we price it.
For a handful of items you can put out yourself, it can be. Compare Harlow Council's charges with our price for the same load and choose whichever suits you.
Yes, every neighbourhood in CM17, CM18, CM19 and CM20.
Theydon Bois, near Epping, south of Harlow. Tell us your date and we will confirm whether we can make it.
Yes, desks, chairs, cabinets and general office waste. A business needs a waste transfer note for each load, so tell us it is office waste when you book.
Book a clearance
Fill in the quote form with a photo and your town, or call us on 07834 527 855, and you will have a price for the job before you book a day.
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