Rubbish cleared, loaded and gone — without lifting a finger
Oxford Rubbish Clearance is a licensed waste collection and clearance company serving Oxford and Oxfordshire. We handle house clearances, garden waste, builders' waste and bulky item collection. Our crew does the loading, sweeps up and disposes of everything legally. You never touch a skip.
- Environment Agency registered carrier
- Fully insured
- Same-day & next-day slots
- Waste transfer note with every job
A man-and-van service built for Oxford's streets
Much of Oxford was never built for skips. On the terraced streets of Jericho, Cowley and East Oxford there is often nowhere legal to drop one. Putting a skip on the road means a highways permit, days of waiting and another line on the bill. Our approach is simpler. Two of us arrive in a van at an agreed time. We carry your waste out from wherever it sits — loft, cellar, garden or third-floor flat — load it, sweep up and leave.
You pay for the space your waste takes in the van, confirmed before we start. Everything goes to licensed transfer stations, where it is sorted for recycling and reuse rather than heading straight to landfill. If you're weighing up the two options, our guide to skip hire versus man-and-van clearance sets out the real costs side by side.
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House clearance
Full and part house clearances, including probate and end-of-tenancy work. Rooms, lofts, cellars, garages.
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Garden waste removal
Green waste, hedge and tree cuttings, old sheds, fence panels and turf — cleared without a trip to the tip.
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Builders & renovation waste
Rubble, timber, old kitchens and bathrooms cleared between trades, without a skip blocking the street.
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Office & commercial clearance
Desks, chairs, IT equipment and shop fittings removed out of hours, with full waste documentation.
Three steps from photo to empty room
- Send photos or describe the waste. Use the quote form, WhatsApp or a quick call. We reply with a fixed price based on volume — see how our pricing works.
- Pick a slot. Same-day is often possible if you call before midday; otherwise we offer two-hour arrival windows, including evenings and weekends.
- We load, sweep and go. The crew carries everything out, protects hallways and floors, sweeps the area and leaves you a waste transfer note.
Your name stays off the fly-tipping register
If waste from your home is found dumped, the law holds you responsible unless you took reasonable steps to check your collector was licensed. Councils can now issue fixed penalties of up to £600 to householders who fail that duty of care — and Oxfordshire has seen exactly why enforcement is tightening, after roughly 21,000 tonnes of waste was illegally dumped beside the A34 near Kidlington in one of the country's largest fly-tipping incidents.
We are an Environment Agency registered waste carrier (registration {{CARRIER_LICENCE_NO}}), and every collection comes with a waste transfer note for your records. Our guide to fly-tipping fines and how to check any carrier's licence explains what to look for before you let anyone take your waste — including ours.
What Oxford customers say
“They cleared my late mother's house in Headington over two mornings — careful with everything, found paperwork we'd missed, and half the furniture went to charity rather than the tip.”
“Called at 9am about a garden full of hedge cuttings and an old shed in Cowley. Gone by 2pm the same day. No skip, no permit, no fuss.”
Areas we cover
We're based in Oxford and spend most days working across the city — from Headington, Marston and Summertown down through Jericho, Cowley and Blackbird Leys — plus Botley, Kidlington, Wheatley and out to the Abingdon fringe. For larger clearances we cover the whole of Oxfordshire; if you're unsure whether we reach you, a postcode in the quote form gets you an answer within the hour during working time.
Wondering what a job like yours costs? Our Oxford rubbish removal cost guide has real load-by-load figures, and this page lists the few things we can't take.
Frequently asked questions
How much does rubbish removal cost in Oxford?
Rubbish removal in Oxford is priced by volume: our minimum collection starts at £45, a quarter van load is around £110 and a full van load around £330, with labour and licensed disposal included. Send photos of the waste and we confirm a fixed price before we arrive. See our price guide for load sizes and worked examples.
Do I need to be home for a rubbish collection?
No — you don't need to be home as long as we can reach the waste. Many Oxford customers leave garden waste or bagged rubbish accessible in a side return or garden, we clear it, then send before-and-after photos with the invoice. For indoor clearances someone does need to let us in, or arrange key access.
Are you licensed to carry waste?
Yes — Oxford Rubbish Clearance holds an Environment Agency waste carrier licence (registration {{CARRIER_LICENCE_NO}}), and you can verify it free on the Environment Agency's public register. You receive a waste transfer note with every job, which protects you from the fines householders face when waste is dumped by unlicensed collectors.
How quickly can you collect rubbish in Oxford?
We offer same-day rubbish collection in Oxford when you book before midday, subject to crew availability, and next-day slots for most other bookings. Morning collections in the city are usually done before 9am to beat traffic on the Botley and Abingdon roads. Call {{PHONE}} to check today's availability.
Get a fixed price in minutes
Photos of the waste plus your postcode are all we need. Same-day collection is often available if you call before midday.
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