City of Edinburgh ยท EH1 to EH17

Junk Removal Edinburgh

Planned rubbish collections across Edinburgh, from a single mattress at the top of a Marchmont stair to a garage of junk in Corstorphine or a flat emptied of bulky furniture at the end of a lease.

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Rubbish removal in Edinburgh

Junk and rubbish removed in one visit

Our depot is in the east end of Glasgow, and we cover Edinburgh by bringing a truck and crew through along the M8, with each collection planned in advance around dates that suit you. That works well for most junk jobs in the capital: a flat in Leith or Gorgie being emptied of old furniture, a top floor tenement in Marchmont or Bruntsfield, a family garage in Corstorphine, or a pile of rubbish left behind by tenants in Newington or Portobello.

Tell us what needs to go and send a few photos, including the stair or the route out, and we will agree a rate up front. Once a date is fixed, the team calls ahead on the day, carries everything down and out, dismantles beds and wardrobes that will not fit through doors, and leaves the space swept. The load is driven back to Glasgow for sorting, where over 90% of what we collect goes on to reuse or recycling.

  • Single items, part loads and full loads
  • Up-front rates agreed before any work starts
  • We do all the lifting and carrying
  • Garden, garage and loft rubbish taken too
  • We call ahead on the day so you know when to expect us
  • Over 90% of what we collect is reused or recycled
  • Registered waste carrier, so your rubbish is never fly-tipped
  • We do not remove asbestos or hazardous waste

Local know-how

Junk collections in Edinburgh

What to know before you get rid of rubbish in Edinburgh, and why one visit from our team is often simpler than doing it yourself.

No carting it down the stair yourself

Getting a sofa bed, two wardrobes and a dozen bin bags out of a fourth floor flat and across town is a whole weekend of borrowed vans and sore backs. We send enough people to carry the lot down in one visit, load it straight into the truck and take it away. Because Edinburgh collections are scheduled ahead, you know the day and can arrange access, keys and parking with time to spare.

Doing it yourself

Edinburgh's community recycling centres are at Seafield, Sighthill and Craigmillar, and none of them takes drop-ins: you need an appointment for every visit. Arriving with a van or trailer means booking a separate slot and having ID ready, and Craigmillar will not let vans in at all. Without a car of your own, or with a large amount of junk, the bookings and the loading quickly become a project in themselves.

Stairs, closes and parking

A large share of Edinburgh lives in tenement flats on common stairs, and in the Old Town and New Town, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, many of those are listed buildings reached through narrow closes. We take care with walls, banisters and stone steps on the way down. Much of the city has controlled parking, so tell us about permit zones, loading restrictions and the floor level when you ask for a rate.

What we remove in Edinburgh

Junk removal services

Furniture and household junk

Sofas, beds, wardrobes, white goods and bags of rubbish.

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Garage and loft clearances

Years of stored clutter cleared out in one visit.

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Garden waste

Green waste, old sheds, fence panels and garden junk.

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Full house clearances

Whole properties cleared, from a single room to every room.

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How it works

Four simple steps

  1. 1

    Tell us what is going

    Send a few photos or call us on 0333 880 6800 with a rough list of what needs to go.

  2. 2

    Get your rate

    We give you an up-front rate before any work starts, so there are no surprises on the day.

  3. 3

    We load everything

    Our team carries everything out from wherever it is, including stairs, lofts and gardens.

  4. 4

    Sorted at our depot

    Items are taken back to our Glasgow depot and sorted for reuse, charity and recycling.

Areas we cover

Across Edinburgh and EH1 to EH17

  • Old Town
  • New Town
  • Leith
  • Marchmont
  • Bruntsfield
  • Morningside
  • Newington
  • Stockbridge
  • Gorgie
  • Dalry
  • Fountainbridge
  • Corstorphine
  • Portobello
  • Liberton
  • Gilmerton
  • Craigmillar
  • Granton
  • Pilton
  • Wester Hailes
  • Sighthill
  • Trinity
  • Abbeyhill

Nearby areas

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Questions

Edinburgh junk removal FAQs

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How much does junk removal in Edinburgh cost?
The rate depends on how much there is, what the items are, and how hard they are to get out, which in Edinburgh often comes down to the number of flights of stairs and where the truck can park. Send us photos or arrange a visit and we will give you an up-front rate before any work is booked in.
You are based in Glasgow. How do Edinburgh collections work?
We bring the truck and crew through from our Glasgow depot and plan every Edinburgh job in advance. Give us a few dates that work for you and we will fix one, then call ahead on the day so you know when to expect us. Everything we collect travels back to Glasgow for sorting.
Can you carry things down from a top floor tenement flat?
Yes. Most of our Edinburgh collections involve a common stair, and the team is used to bringing wardrobes, mattresses, sofas and white goods down several flights safely. Let us know the floor and whether there is a lift, and we will send enough people to do it without damage to the stair.
I am a landlord. Can you clear rubbish a tenant has left behind?
Yes. We regularly remove furniture, bags of rubbish and abandoned belongings from rented flats between tenancies. You do not need to be there: many landlords and letting agents arrange keys with us, and we leave paperwork once the flat is empty and swept.
What happens to an old sofa or armchair?
Sofas, armchairs and other upholstered seating are kept whole and separate from the rest of the load. Under Scottish rules on persistent organic pollutants, known as POPs, upholstered furniture needs specific treatment, so we make sure it goes to the right place rather than into general waste.

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