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 Ongar and the countryside around it, across CM5. Homes out here often have more room than a town house, and more places for things to gather: sheds, stores, garages and other outbuildings. We come out from Theydon Bois, load it all ourselves and take it away.
Getting to you
Chipping Ongar sits on the A414 between Harlow and Chelmsford, with the A128 heading south towards Brentwood. Our van comes over from Theydon Bois, and the lanes, farm tracks and private drives beyond the High Street are part of the job, not a reason to turn it down.
When you send your photos, tell us how the van gets to you. A long gravel drive, a gate with a code, a soft verge or a tight turning space all help us plan the day. If the van cannot reach the building, we allow for the carry in the price.
No tip in town
There is no recycling centre in Ongar. Epping Forest District Council lists 4 Essex sites for district residents, as published on 15 October 2026: Chigwell, Waltham Abbey, Harlow at Temple Bank (CM20 2DY) and Brentwood at Coxtie Green Road (CM14 5PN). None of the official pages says which one is nearest to you.
Only 2 of those, Harlow and Brentwood, accept vans, pick ups and large trailers, and then only with a booking for each visit, according to Essex County Council on the same date. Chigwell and Waltham Abbey take cars only.
So a resident with their own van can book Harlow or Brentwood and do the run themselves. If you would rather not spend the day loading, driving and unloading, that is the part we take off your hands.
CM5 clear outs
Rural clear outs tend to be mixed, so 1 price covers every item that goes on the van.
Old tools, broken furniture, empty sacks and the timber that has been leaning against the wall for years.
Broken fencing, old netting, bagged cuttings and the remains of a collapsed cold frame.
Shelving, boxes, worn out mowers and strimmers, cleared out with the floor swept once the space is empty.
Chest freezers from the utility room, old washing machines and anything with a plug. Read more on electrical waste disposal.
Rooms, lofts and cellars cleared for a sale or a move. See our property clearance service for whole homes.
Rubble and soil from a garden project. We plan where the van stops so lawns and verges are not churned up.
A worked example
Say a house outside Ongar has a brick store at the bottom of the garden, reached by a gravel drive. Inside: a chest freezer that has stopped working, 2 old bikes, a broken mower, rolls of carpet and a dozen bags of mixed rubbish.
Taking that to Harlow or Brentwood yourself means hiring or borrowing a van, booking a slot and lifting a freezer on your own. The council's special collection refuses carpet, as published by Epping Forest District Council on 15 October 2026, and will not collect from a garage or covered store.
We would drive down to the store, load everything ourselves, sweep out the floor and take the full load away in 1 trip.
Pricing
Rural jobs vary more than most, so we never guess. We price each one from the photos and details you send.
Our prices page sets out how each of these affects the figure, and how the council options compare.
Your responsibility
Dumped waste is a live problem around Ongar. Epping Forest District Council reported on 27 March 2026 that 2 residents had each received a £400 fixed penalty notice for dumping at Bansons Car Park after council CCTV caught them, following public reports of repeated dumping in the area.
If you pay someone to take rubbish away and it turns up in a car park or a field gateway, the trail can lead back to you. Section 34(2A) of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 says a householder must take reasonable steps to check the collector is authorised, unless it is the council.
Search any collector on the Environment Agency public register of waste carriers before you book, and keep the invoice or messages. Our number on the register is CBDU525129. A farm shop, livery yard or any other business also needs a waste transfer note for each load.
Nearby and related
From Ongar we also cover the towns at either end of the main roads out of CM5.
Questions
No. Ongar has no site of its own. Epping Forest District Council points residents to Chigwell, Waltham Abbey, Harlow or Brentwood, as published on 15 October 2026.
Usually, yes. Tell us about the surface, any gates and where the van can turn, and we will plan the visit around it.
Yes. Sheds, stores, garages and other outbuildings can all be cleared in the same visit as the house, priced as 1 job.
Yes, if you book. Harlow and Brentwood are the 2 sites on the district list that accept vans, pick ups and large trailers, with a booking for each visit, according to Essex County Council on 15 October 2026.
Yes. Hedge cuttings, branches, old fencing and soil in bags can all go. Our garden waste removal page has more detail.
Yes. We collect across CM5, including homes outside Chipping Ongar itself, such as those around Greensted.
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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