If you have large items at home that you no longer need and are still in good condition, you can have them collected by an organisation listed on Scotland's Re-use Tool.
You might also find our local Edinburgh Reuse Tool helpful. Find out more generally.
Before you book an uplift
Our booking system will be switched off for maintenance on Sundays from 4am until 11am. It won't be possible to book an uplift between those times. We apologise for any inconvenience caused.
There is a charge of £5 for each individual item uplifted, but you don’t need to pay if you or a member of the household receive Council Tax reduction. Please note that this does not include people who receive other Council Tax discounts and exemptions, such as single occupancy discount.
Up to 5 items will be collected per uplift. We can only uplift domestic items, not commercial waste. Items should be able to be lifted by 2 people. If larger items need to be broken down, for example, a bed frame, headboard, mattress, each piece counts as a separate item, and you need to pay for each one separately. Large sofas and L shaped sofas which need to be unclipped, will count as separate items.
Putting your items out for an uplift
You must put all items on the pavement in front of your property by 7am on the day of collection. You must not put them out at any other time. We will only collect the items you specified at the time of booking.
Loose items, especially bundles of wood, must be tied securely and be able to be lifted by two people.
Please tape all glass items, such as doors and glass shelves.
Items we can’t collect
We’re not able to offer uplifts of
- garden waste
- commercial waste
- items more than seven feet long
- rubble
- building materials
- pianos
- storage heaters
- household wheelie bins
- car tyres
- safes
- barbed wire
- bundles of wood not securely tied together or with nails and screws
- a full shed booked as one item
- slot/arcade machine
- a house clearance
- spot welders
- gas cylinders
- garden poles with cement still attached
- oxygen cylinders
- cast iron baths
- asbestos / hazardous waste
- electric or manual wheelchairs
- fire extinguishers
- food or sanitary products
- car batteries
- clinical waste
- liquid waste – for example, oil and paint.
If you have any of these, please get in touch with a for safe disposal.
Book an uplift
You no longer have to use your mygovscot myaccount to make a booking. However, if you do log in, you will be able to see the history of your requests on your mygovscot myaccount.
Request a collection of household bulky waste items
We'll email you to confirm your booking. If you don't receive this please check your bulk or spam email folders as your service provider might direct it there. If you use more than one email address please make sure you check the one you used to make the booking.
Book a Council Tax reduction uplift
You’ll need your Council Tax reduction number to qualify for this uplift.
Request a collection of household bulky waste items
We'll email you to confirm your booking. If you don't receive this please check your bulk or spam email folders as your service provider might direct it there. If you use more than one email address please make sure you check the one you used to make the booking.
Assisted collection
If all members of your household can not put your items out for collection due to a disability or medical condition, you can ask for an assisted collection which means we will come into your house or garden to collect the item(s).
Please make sure our teams can remove your items without having to move any other furniture. We will not collect any items left on soft surfaces such as grass as it makes it difficult for our crews to collect.
Book your uplift and then email special.uplifts@edinburgh.gov.uk with
- your address
- reference number from the email booking confirmation
- location of each item – for instance at the back of the garden or under the window in the kitchen.
Other ways to dispose of your waste
Find out more about what to do if you’re having a clearout.