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title: "What goes to bulky or special collection"
description: "5 things that belong in bulky or special collection, with why each one goes there and what happens if it goes elsewhere."
url: https://atoneplace.net/where-does-it-go/special-collection/
site: "At One Place"
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# What goes to bulky or special collection

5 things that belong in bulky or special collection.

| Item | Answer |
| --- | --- |
| Fridges and freezers | A licensed handler has to remove the refrigerant first. Household waste centre or a council collection — never a scrap man with a van. |
| Mattresses | Council bulky collection, a household waste centre, or a mattress recycler. Almost all of it is recoverable, and none of it belongs in a lay-by. |
| Needles, syringes and lancets | A rigid sharps bin, returned through the route your prescriber or council specifies. Never loose in any bin. |
| Large appliances (washing machines, cookers, dishwashers) | Household waste centre, a council bulky collection, or the retailer delivering the replacement. |
| Carpet and underlay | Household waste centre or a bulky collection. Cut into manageable rolls first. |

- [Fridges and freezers](https://atoneplace.net/where-does-it-go/fridges/) — A licensed handler has to remove the refrigerant first. Household waste centre or a council collection — never a scrap man with a van.
- [Mattresses](https://atoneplace.net/where-does-it-go/mattresses/) — Council bulky collection, a household waste centre, or a mattress recycler. Almost all of it is recoverable, and none of it belongs in a lay-by.
- [Needles, syringes and lancets](https://atoneplace.net/where-does-it-go/sharps/) — A rigid sharps bin, returned through the route your prescriber or council specifies. Never loose in any bin.
- [Large appliances (washing machines, cookers, dishwashers)](https://atoneplace.net/where-does-it-go/large-appliances/) — Household waste centre, a council bulky collection, or the retailer delivering the replacement.
- [Carpet and underlay](https://atoneplace.net/where-does-it-go/carpet/) — Household waste centre or a bulky collection. Cut into manageable rolls first.