What are POPs?

• Persistent Organic Pollutants :POPs are chemical substances that do not break down easily in the environment. 
• Bioaccumulation:They can accumulate in the fatty tissues of living organisms over time. 

POPs in Waste Upholstered Domestic Seating: – This is where they effect the house clearance industry, as almost every household has some form of them

• Flammable retardants:Many upholstered items, like sofas and chairs, used to contain decabromodiphenyl ether (decaBDE), a flame retardant that is now banned and a source of POPs. 
• Legal requirements:In the UK, local authorities are required to manage waste upholstered domestic seating potentially containing POPs. 
• Incineration:From January 1, 2023, this waste cannot be disposed of in landfill and must be incinerated – which has lead to an increase in costs, due to an increase in handling and processing.
  
  
  How does this effect you ? well ultimately if yourselves or we, cannot find a new home for the sofa, there will be an additional fee to dispose of it
  
  

This is a question we get asked everyday, and the answer always depends on many factors….

Any genuine licensed house clearance company will be open about their credentials and what they do with the waste and the contents that is removed from the property during the house clearance, operating a house clearance company legitimately occurs substantial runnings costs, including staff costs, vehicle costs, insurance, license fee’s, premises and many other costs, and of course the cost to legally dispose of the waste generated – so please be very mindful of a very low quotes, in the event of fly tipping the waste can be traced back to you – and you are responsible, any genuine company will be transparent about all this and will always issue you a Duty Of Care ( Waste Transfer Note ) on completion of the clearance.

The cost of a house clearance will vary depending on the overall amount of waste and time it takes to remove the items, with extras fees for items such as mattresses and fridge freezers, on our free no obligation consultation we will determine the amount of waste, if there is anything of value that can be offset against the total amount and we will issue you with an official quote.

All house clearances are very different, so there is never a ‘ rough estimate ‘ we can give without seeing it first, we offer part house clearances and full house clearances, if you just want us to take care of the bigger items we will work with you to find an affordable solution or a just solution that works for you.

We work with specialist auction houses and antique dealers to take care of everything for you, so if there are any items of value, you can rely on Villiers House Clearance to help.

For you free no obligation house clearance quote in the Wolverhampton, Shropshire and Staffordshire area, please get in touch for a consultation Contact us today.