Colchester Borough Council provides free household collection of bulky items not normally collected with household waste, as well garden waste, on specific Saturdays in the summer.

Future collections in Prettygate and Lexden:
Clairmont Road – 24 July & 04 September, 9.30am – 10.45am
Van Dyke Road – 07 August & 18 September, 9.30am – 10.45am