Rubbish removal prices
A single item is £45. Loads go from £65 for 6 to 8 bags up to £360 for a full 12-yard truck, about two builder’s skips. Sofas, mattresses and fridges cost a little extra to dispose of. There’s no VAT to add, and loading, tip fees and your waste transfer note are included.
Prices by load
We charge by the space your rubbish takes up in our 12 cubic yard tipper, not by the hour.
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Single item£45One itemOne chair, bed frame, table or washing machine.
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Mini load£651 cubic yard · 6–8 bags6 to 8 bin bags, or two or three small bits of furniture.
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Quarter load£1253 cubic yards · About 20 bagsAbout 20 bags. A small shed, or one room of odds and ends.
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Half load£2106 cubic yards · About 40 bags
About 40 bags, roughly a builder’s skip. A garage, or the furniture from a one-bed flat.
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Three-quarter load£2909 cubic yards · About 60 bagsAbout 60 bags. A big garden clear-out with an old shed.
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Full load£36012 cubic yards · About 80 bagsAbout 80 bags, roughly two builder’s skips. Everything from a typical one-bed flat.
Each load includes up to 75kg per cubic yard (450kg on a half load). That covers normal household rubbish comfortably. We only mention weight when it’s mostly soil, rubble or wet garden waste.
Extras
These have their own disposal rules, so they’re added to the load price.
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Sofa, armchair or other upholstered seat
+£20 each
By law these go for incineration, not landfill, so they are kept apart and cost more to dispose of.
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Mattress
+£25 each
Tips charge for mattresses one by one.
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Fridge or freezer
+£30 each
They contain gases that have to be removed at a specialist recycling plant.
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Soil, rubble or hardcore
£5 a bag
Heavy waste is priced by the bag instead of by space. Up to 40 bags on one visit.
Always included
- Loading. You don’t lift a thing
- Carrying from lofts, upstairs rooms, cellars and back gardens, within reason
- Sweeping up where the rubbish was
- Tip fees at a licensed site
- A waste transfer note for your records
- No VAT to add
What we can’t take
- Asbestos, or anything that might contain it
- Paint, solvents, chemicals and garden pesticides
- Gas bottles, fuel and oil
- Clinical waste, needles and sharps
- Fireworks and ammunition
- Food waste in bulk
Examples
- A sofa from a first-floor flat in SA1Single item £45 + sofa £20£65
- A garage clear-out in Sketty, about 40 bags’ worthHalf load£210
- A garden clear-out in Mumbles with 20 bags of soilQuarter load £125 + 20 bags × £5£225
- A two-bed house clearance in MorristonUsually a full load plus a half or three-quarter load£570 to £720
How our prices compare
If you can get things to the kerb and wait for a date, the council is cheaper, and we’ll say so. For everything else, here’s where we sit.
| Amount of rubbish | Us | National clearance firm1 | Skip hire2 | Swansea Council3 |
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| 1 cubic yard (6–8 bags) | £65 | £99.99 | – | – |
| 6 cubic yards (about a builder’s skip) | £210 | £269.99 | £265–£295, plus a permit if it goes on the road, and you load it | – |
| 12 cubic yards (about two builder’s skips) | £360 | £449.99 | From £439.20 for a 12-yard skip | – |
| One to three bulky items | From £45 | From £80.49 | – | £24, left at the kerb, date confirmed within 3 working days |
- Published online prices from one of the UK’s largest clearance firms, VAT included, checked 23 September 2026.
- Swansea averages from a skip price guide, and “from” prices on a national skip firm’s Swansea page, VAT included. A skip on the road needs a council permit, reported at £60 for 28 days.
- Swansea Council’s bulky waste collection: £24 for one to three items, £48 for four to six, collected from the kerb.
What changes a price
- More than the photos showed. We tell you the new price before we load anything. You can agree, or we take only what the original price covers.
- Mostly heavy waste. Soil and rubble are priced by the bag. A load that’s mostly wet garden waste may be priced by weight; we’ll tell you first.
- The far end of Gower or the top of the Afan Valley, or outside our area. We’ll tell you before you book if there’s a travel charge.
Nothing else. Stairs, lofts and long carries are included within reason, and there’s no rush fee for same-day.
Questions about prices
How much does rubbish removal cost in Swansea?
With us, a single item is £45 and loads run from £65 for 6 to 8 bags up to £360 for a full 12-yard truckload. Sofas, mattresses and fridges carry a small extra charge. There’s no VAT to add, and loading, tip fees and a waste transfer note are included.
How do you work out the price?
By how much space your rubbish takes up in our 12 cubic yard tipper, not by the hour. Send photos and we’ll give you a fixed price for the lot. If there’s more on the day than the photos showed, we tell you the new price before we load anything, and you can say no.
Is VAT included?
There’s no VAT to add. The price we quote is the price you pay.
Is it cheaper than a skip?
Usually, for waste that’s already piled up. A 6-yard skip in Swansea costs around £265 to £295, plus a permit if it goes on the road, and you do the loading. Our half load of the same size is £210 with the loading done. A skip can work out better for a long renovation or lots of heavy rubble.
What if there’s more rubbish than I thought?
We price what’s actually there. If it’s more than the photos showed, we tell you the new price before we start. You can agree, or we can take only what the original price covers.
How do I pay?
By card or bank transfer once the job’s done. You get a receipt and a waste transfer note. Landlords and businesses can have an invoice.
Sources
- A national clearance firm’s published man-and-van prices, VAT included
- A national skip firm’s published Swansea prices
- Swansea skip hire price guide (averages and permit)
- Swansea Council: bulky waste collections
- Checkatrade: rubbish and waste clearance prices in Swansea
- Natural Resources Wales: waste upholstered domestic seating containing POPs
Want an exact price?
Send photos and your postcode. We’ll fix the price before we come.
Or call 07792 417452
