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Waste collection in York
THURSDAY Our van is in the YO postcodes every Thursday. Book it while it's passing.
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York's black bag waste goes to the Allerton Waste Recovery Park near Knaresborough, generating electricity from York and North Yorkshire's residual rubbish since it opened in 2018, rather than trucking it to landfill. The city's own household recycling centre at Towthorpe handles what gets sorted before it reaches that stage. Our Thursday route covers the whole YO area, the walled centre and the newer estates on the ring road alike.
York has one WasteSpeed day a week: Thursday. That is not a promise of "sometime Thursday-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.
England recycles around 44 percent of household waste, a figure that has barely moved in a decade. The gap is not technology, it is logistics: bulky items do not fit recycling bins, so sofas and appliances end up landfilled while their timber, steel and foam are wanted by processors. A collected load, sorted properly, is how those numbers move.
Fixed prices, York 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.
York questions
What day do you collect in York (YO postcodes)?
Every Thursday. 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 Thursdays.
How much does waste collection cost in York?
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 YO postcodes?
Yes, the whole YO area is on the Thursday 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 Thu route are sorted at the depot: reuse first, then metal, timber, WEEE and green-waste recycling streams, energy recovery for the rest, landfill last. England recycles around 44 percent of household waste, a figure that has barely moved in a decade. You get photo confirmation when it's done.