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.