Can I Take a Mattress to the Tip in Portsmouth?
If you’ve recently bought a new bed, you could have an old mattress you want to get rid of, and are wondering whether it’s possible to take it to the local Portsmouth tip. The short answer is yes, you can take a mattress to the tip in Portsmouth – but that’s not your only option.
You could save time and hassle by booking a mattress collection with the Zero Waste Group, your local and trusted rubbish removal service. We are a fully licensed waste carrier, and divert up to 97% of waste we collect away from landfill. Of course, you could instead take the mattress to the tip in Portsmouth, but we will make it easier for you when you use our rubbish removal service.
We cover the following Portsmouth PO postcodes:
Alverstoke, Baffins, Bridgemary, Buckland, Clanfield, Copner, Cosham, Cowplain, Craneswater, Denmead, Drayton, Eastney, Emsworth, Fareham, Farlington, Fratton, Gosport, Hardway, Havant, Hayling Island, Hilsea, Horndean, Kingston, Landport, Lee-on-the-Solent, Milton, North End, Paulsgrove, Port Solent, Portsea, Portsmouth, Purbrook, Rowland’s Castle, Rudmore, Somerstown, Southbourne, Southsea, Spitbank Fort, Southwick, St Jude, St Thomas, Stamshaw, Stubbington, Tipner, Titchfield, Waterlooville, Westbourne, Whale Island, Whiteley, Whiteley, Wickham, Widley, Wymering, and more.
Before you read our advice on how to take a mattress to the tip in Portsmouth, please be very cautious of unlicensed man and van services who will say they will dispose of your old mattresses. Sadly, there have been a spate of fly-tipping incidents in Portsmouth recently.
You may not be aware, but if an old mattress is fly-tipped then traced back to you, you could be held legally responsible for the offence. Fines can be as high as £50,000 or 12 months in prison.
How do I dispose of a mattress in Portsmouth
There are 3 ways you can dispose of a mattress in Portsmouth including taking it to the tip, all of which are legal, ethical, and licensed.
1. Take the mattress to a tip in Portsmouth
You can take a mattress to the tip in Portsmouth. All Hampshire County Council Household Waste Recycling Centres (HWRCs) accept them for disposal.
There are Portsmouth area HWRCs in:
- Paulsgrove Household Waste Recycling Centre, Port Way, Portsmouth PO6 4UD
- Gosport Household Waste Recycling Centre, Grange Road, Gosport PO13 8AS
- Havant Household Waste Recycling Centre, Harts Farm Way, Havant PO9 1HS
- Hayling Island Household Waste Recycling Centre, Fishery Lane, Hayling Island PO11 9NR
- Segensworth Household Waste Recycling Centre, Barnes Wallis Road, Fareham PO15 5TT
- Waterlooville Household Waste Recycling Centre, Darnel Road, Waterlooville PO7 7TX
You will need to book a visit in advance using their online booking system. When you arrive at any of the Portsmouth tips above, the mattress can be disposed of into the non-recyclable waste container.
2. Get Zero Waste to collect your mattress
If you cannot take a mattress to your local tip, there are a couple of services available to which you can a small fee.
The first is us, the Zero Waste Group. As a fully licensed and insured waste collection service, we can dispose of old mattresses you no longer need and provide you with a proof of legal disposal afterwards.
If you need to get rid of more rubbish as well, we can your old furniture and look to donate it to local Portsmouth or Hampshire charities. Other furniture items can be recycled, unlike old mattresses.
3. Pay Portsmouth City Council to collect your old mattress
If you live inside the city boundaries, Portsmouth City Council offer a bulky waste collection service for those classed as resident households, but not businesses. They will collect and dispose of your mattress, but it can cost up to £30.
It’s worth noting that Portsmouth council will refuse to collect and disposes of mattresses that have been left out in the rain when it’s become wet or too heavy to lift.
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And that’s it; our 3 suggestions for disposing of old mattresses in the Portsmouth and Hampshire area.
If you would like us to quote to remove any other rubbish or old furniture from your property, please get in touch today or phone to chat to our office.
