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Junk clearance rankings

The best junk clearance firms in 11 UK cities

A Top 5 for every city we cover, researched by us and ranked on reviews, licensing, insurance, recycling and price transparency. Nobody pays to be listed.

  • Checked 3 November 2026
  • 55 firms ranked
  • No paid placements

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London

Number 1: MM Rubbish Clearance (8.6 / 10)

Birmingham

Number 1: LV 81 Removals & Waste Management (7.8 / 10)

Manchester

Number 1: The Rubbish Removers (8.6 / 10)

Glasgow

Number 1: Dumpit Scotland (8.5 / 10)

Leeds

Number 1: Leeds Junk & Rubbish Removal (8.3 / 10)

Liverpool

Number 1: Woolton House Clearance (7.5 / 10)

Edinburgh

Number 1: NuGen Recycling & Environmental (8.3 / 10)

Bristol

Number 1: Absolute Waste Clearance (7.4 / 10)

Sheffield

Number 1: Clearance and Clean Up (8.0 / 10)

Cardiff

Number 1: Dumpawaste (7.9 / 10)

Newcastle

Number 1: Bells Waste Disposal (8.2 / 10)

How we rank / junk clearance

For each city we started with every business in Google's local results for junk removal and rubbish clearance, then checked websites, Companies House records, published licence numbers and review platforms. Booking apps and brokers that pass your job to another firm are not ranked, and neither are dissolved companies or listings we could not tie to a real business. We may also leave out any company at our editorial discretion.

Every firm is scored out of 10 with the same weighting:

35%Customer reviewsRating and volume on Google, plus Trustpilot, Checkatrade, Which? and TrustATrader where available
25%Licensing and insurancePublished waste carrier number, insurance cover and real premises
15%Reuse and recyclingSorting, donation and stated recycling or landfill diversion
15%Service and transparencyPublished prices, same day or next day slots, single item collections, clear quotes
10%Track recordYears trading, company records and accreditations

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Compare skip hire, house, junk, office and garage clearance firms in one place.

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Guides

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