Feltham House Clearance — Recycling and Sustainability Commitment

At Feltham House Clearance we prioritise an eco-friendly waste disposal area approach across every job. Our recycling and sustainability page explains how we handle household clearances with minimal environmental impact, supporting a sustainable rubbish area model for homes and small businesses. We combine practical waste segregation, measured targets, and green transport to reduce landfill and carbon emissions while keeping the local community clean.

Our Recycling and Sustainability Goals

We aim for a high and measurable recycling performance: our current corporate target is a 75% recycling percentage target for diverted items by 2028, with incremental yearly increases until we reach an 85% reuse/recycling goal. This target covers materials recovered from house clearances including furniture, textiles, metals, timber, electronic waste and ceramics. By setting clear KPIs we maintain accountability and continuously improve our eco-friendly waste disposal practices.

Practical Waste Separation and Borough Collaboration

We work within the local boroughs' approach to waste separation: typical separation streams include glass, paper and card, mixed plastics, food waste, garden waste and bulky items. Our crews follow these local sorting practices on-site and at partner transfer points, ensuring that items are correctly separated to maximise recycling rates. Feltham House Clearance recycling respects local council guidance and complements civic recycling efforts to reduce contamination and improve overall recovery.

We maintain direct routes to nearby transfer facilities and recycling hubs. Our routine network includes local transfer stations in and around Hounslow and Feltham, such as municipal transfer centres and licensed private recycling depots. These hubs accept segregated loads for processing — metals to scrapyards, wood to chipping and biomass processors, and electronics to authorised WEEE handlers. Using these transfer stations helps us keep a clear chain of custody for materials and supports responsible end-of-life processing.

Part of our sustainable waste management is partnership. We actively partner with local and national charities to ensure reusable items find new homes: furniture and working appliances often go to organisations like Emmaus, Age UK and the British Heart Foundation, while clothing and textiles are directed to local community schemes. Donation partnerships reduce waste and help vulnerable residents; we record and report donations as part of our environmental metrics. Partnerships with charities are central to our reuse-first policy.

To complement reuse, we contract accredited recycling processors for other streams. Our waste hierarchy follows: reduce, reuse, recycle, recover, then disposal as a last resort. This hierarchy guides our decisions on-site — we inspect items for repair or refurbishment before consigning them to recycling, and we prioritise local routes to reduce transport miles. This strengthens the sustainability of our rubbish clearance services across the boroughs.

Transport is a major part of our carbon footprint, so we invest in low-emission logistics. Our fleet includes electric vans and low-emission hybrid vehicles for routine clearances, and we are gradually expanding to fully electric trucks where practical. Low-carbon vans are scheduled for denser urban routes to reduce inner-city emissions and comply with low-emission zone standards. We also employ route optimisation to minimise mileage between jobs and transfer stations, lowering both cost and environmental impact.

Sustainability measures extend to operational practices: our teams use reusable protective materials, digital paperwork to avoid unnecessary printing, and equipment maintained for fuel efficiency. We train crews in on-site recycling separation, safe handling of hazardous items (like batteries and solvents), and identifying items suitable for charity donation. These practices reinforce our role as stewards of an eco-conscious house clearance process that supports the local circular economy.

How we report progress: we publish an annual sustainability summary with recycling rate statistics, tonnes diverted from landfill, number of charity donations, and fleet emission reductions. Internally we maintain a recycling percentage target dashboard to track daily performance against our 75% and later 85% goals. This transparent approach allows clients and partners to see tangible environmental outcomes from our sustainable rubbish area initiatives.