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Waste collection in Swansea
FRIDAY Our van is in the SA postcodes every Friday. Book it while it's passing.
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Swansea recycles around 72 percent of household waste, one of the best rates of any city in the UK, built on five household recycling centres, including the one at Clyne, and a kerbside pink-bag plastics collection most English cities still do not have. Streets climbing from the Maritime Quarter towards the university are steep and often step-free only at the bottom, so stairs get quoted honestly, £20 a flight, before you book rather than sprung on the day. Our Friday route covers the whole SA area, the far end of the South Wales leg alongside Cardiff and Newport, same fixed price as the rest of the loop.
Swansea has one WasteSpeed day a week: Friday. That is not a promise of "sometime Friday-ish", it is how the whole company works. One national loop, the same van in the same area on the same day, which is why the £199 visit price is the same here as everywhere else on the loop, no rural surcharge, no big city premium, because the mileage is already shared.
Wales is quietly one of the best recycling nations on Earth, with household rates around 57 percent and a statutory target of 70. It got there with exactly the thinking we use: separate the streams, weigh what happens, publish the numbers. We are glad to run routes in a country that keeps score.
Fixed prices, Swansea included
| Collection | Price |
|---|---|
| Single item collection | £199 |
| Each extra item | £20 |
| Fridge, freezer or appliance | £49 |
| Quarter van load | £229 |
| Half van load | £289 |
| Full van load | £389 |
| Piano disposal | £199 |
All prices include crew, loading, transport, disposal fees and VAT. Stairs without a lift £20 per flight. Full pricing detail →
How it works
Check your day
Type your postcode. Every area has one fixed route day a week, so you know it before you book.
Tell us what is going
Pick items or a load size and see the exact price. No quote dance, no surveyor visit.
We collect
A two person crew arrives on your route day, carries everything out and sweeps up after.
It gets a second life
Reuse first, then recycling, landfill last. You get photo confirmation once it is gone.
Swansea questions
What day do you collect in Swansea (SA postcodes)?
Every Friday. It is a fixed route day, the same every week, which is what keeps the prices fixed too. Type your postcode on the booking page and it shows the next available Fridays.
How much does waste collection cost in Swansea?
The same as everywhere on the loop: a £199 visit covers a single item in full, extra items are £20 each, van loads run £229 to £389, and pianos are £199. That includes the two person crew, all loading, transport, disposal fees and VAT. Secure online payment when you book is what confirms the slot.
Do you really cover all SA postcodes?
Yes, the whole SA area is on the Friday route, town and rural alike, at the same fixed prices. If two people can carry it, book it in.
Where does it go after collection?
Loads from the Fri route are sorted at the depot: reuse first, then metal, timber, WEEE and green-waste recycling streams, energy recovery for the rest, landfill last. Wales is quietly one of the best recycling nations on Earth, with household rates around 57 percent and a statutory target of 70. You get photo confirmation when it's done.
Nearby areas
Same loop, same prices.