Bulky refuse

Bulky refuse can be collected from your home (against payment). You can ask the municipal services to do this.

How do you request a collection?

You request a collection online or by telephone.

Online

Request bulky household waste collection

By telephone

Sanitation department

Aarschotsesteenweg 68
3012 Wilsele
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When will the refuse be collected?

The municipal services collect bulky refuse once a month. We will call you or send you an e-mail to inform you of the date.

Prices

You pay € 16 + an amount for the type of bulky waste.

  • You pay a fixed amount for the following items:
    • € 10.50 for a chair (2 items)
    • € 10.50 for a table or garden table
    • € 10.50 for a single-seater sofa
    • € 21 for a two-seater sofa
    • € 32 for a three-seater sofa
    • € 10.50 for a single bed
    • € 21 for a double bed
      • No extra charge for mattresses
      • Unless the mattress is wet, dirty or mouldy: € 0,5 per 0.5 m³
  • For all other items, the amount depends on the size. You may dismantle the item to reduce its volume and lower the price, e.g. in the case of a cupboard or desk.
    • € 10.50 per 0.5 m³ of bulky refuse or less

We check the size and quantity during collection. After collection, you will receive an invoice by post.

What is permitted?

  • Waste that cannot be reused, and that is too large or too heavy to be placed in a household waste bag.
  • Waste that can be recycled:
    • Wooden, metal and plastic furniture, such as a cupboard, desk, bookcase, coffee table, bed ...
    • Other large pieces of wood, metal and plastic (not construction waste)

What is not permitted?

  • Electro: electrical and electronic devices
  • Construction waste: stones, scrap wood, plaster, lime, asbestos, cork ...
  • Household waste: residual waste, pmd, paper, cardboard and organic waste
  • Bags, boxes and big bags filled with waste
  • Small hazardous waste
  • Glass
  • Textile
  • Wood prunings

What is allowed?

  • Refuse that is not selectively collected at the recycling centre
  • Refuse that is not reusable
  • Refuse that is too large or too heavy to put in a garbage bag.

How to prepare bulky refuse for collection

Place your bulky refuse on the sidewalk in front of your home at 7:00:

  • Not in plastic bags or cardboard boxes
  • Tied together firmly
  • In manageable pieces (maximally 1 metre high, 2 metres wide, 30 kg)

Cancel collection

Do you want to cancel the collection? Please email us.

  • Free cancellation is possible until midnight the day before collection.
  • Cancel later? Then you pay an administrative fee.

Sanitation department

Aarschotsesteenweg 68
3012 Wilsele
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Do you have a question?

Contact us. We are happy to help you.

Call us

016 27 40 10
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