Mega Skip Days
Early collections due to hot weather
Waste collections may start from 5am this week (27 to 31 July) to avoid crews working in the hottest part of the day.
Please make sure your bins are out by 5am on your usual collection day - put them out the night before if you can. Report missed collections as usual, and we'll aim to collect as soon as possible.
Mega Skip Days are an opportunity for people to dispose of bulky items for free.
Large skips are placed in neighbourhoods around the borough for all local residents to use. We are now running Mega Skip Days twice a month after figures showed they helped lead to a 20% reduction in fly-tipping.
Dates and locations
Mega skips are located in different areas across the borough.
Skips open at 9am and close when they're full, or 12 noon - whichever comes first. Arrive early as they fill up quickly. If your chosen Mega Skip is full, staff will direct you to the nearest alternative site.
15 August
- 1. Barringer Square, SW17 8EE
- 2. Burr Road, SW18 4SQ
- 3. Eastwood Street, SW16 6PT
- 4. Putney Vale estate, SW15 3EB
- 5. Shuttleworth Road, SW11 3DL
- 6. Thurleigh Road, SW12 8UG
- 7. Wildcroft Road, SW15 3NG
29 August
- Acanthus Road, SW11 5TY
- Malva Close, SW18 5TY
- Larch Close, SW12 2JU
- Church Lane car park, SW17 9PP
- Putney Park Lane, SW15 5HU
- Car park in front of Gernigan House, SW18 3SG
- Opposite 55 to 88 Wenham House, SW8 4DZ
Who can use the skips
The skips are open to residents of Wandsworth only. Proof of address may be required on the day.
We accept:
- Recent photo ID
- Driving licence
- Utility bill - electricity, gas, or Council Tax
What you can bring
Residents can bring up to six items for free, including some electrical equipment and household items like mattresses and sofas.
One bag of rubbish counts as one item, as does one sofa and one mattress, for example.
We cannot accept:
- Cardboard
- Hazardous objects or dangerous materials and chemicals such as sharp objects, needles, dangerous chemicals, plasterboard, flammable liquids and asbestos
- Paint
- Concrete
- Car batteries
- Cement, rubble or hardcore
- Plasterboard
- Engine oil or cooking oil
We will not tolerate any aggressive or abusive behaviour directed towards our staff, so please be courteous to our staff when dropping off unwanted items.
Items for reuse
Collect 4 Reuse will be at some of our skips to take away reusable items and refurbish them. They then give these items back to the community.
The items they collect include:
- Bicycles - all types, including foldable and e-bikes
- Sports equipment - things like football and racquet sport accessories, scooters, and roller-skates
- Furniture - good quality and complete
- Homeware - such as bric-a-brac and cooking utensils
- Medical equipment - including crutches, sticks, and wheelchairs
- Electronics - lots of items, like TVs, DVD players, home audio, and computers
- Musical instruments - keyboards, guitars, drums, and others
- Clothes
This isn't a complete list. If Collect 4 Reuse see items that are worth saving, they'll take them away and get them back into use.
Other ways to dispose of large items
If you miss the Mega Skip Days and want us to collect your bulky items you can book a bulky waste collection.
Also, you may want to consider donating or selling your items if they are in good condition.