Waste removal in Ely (CF5 postcodes)
Rubbish Removal in Ely — From £160, Same-Day Service
Licensed, fully insured rubbish removal across Ely and the CF5 postcode area. Cardiff homes, gardens and local businesses — priced flat, disposed of properly, swept up before we leave. Same-day where we can, with a price estimate agreed before we start.
Ely is a large residential area in west Cardiff, stretching from Cowbridge Road to the edge of St Fagans and the M4. Our CF5 postcode rounds cover Ely regularly, including the estate roads, the high street and the surrounding suburbs.
Our Cardiff rounds run weekly and cover Ely, Caerau and Fairwater, so most Ely jobs are collected within a day of the photo quote — usually the same day for jobs confirmed before mid-morning.
What we clear most in Ely
Suburban clearances around Ely are mostly the practical kind: lofts and garages full of decades of accumulation, house clearances for sales and downsizing, and landlords clearing between lets — the same steady pattern across Ely, Caerau and Fairwater.
In Ely itself and across Ely, Caerau and Fairwater, the pattern is steady year-round work: clearances for sales and probate, landlord turnarounds, garden and garage empties, and single bulky items.
From Culverhouse Cross and Michaelston-super-Ely to the centre of Ely, the process is identical: photo estimate, booked slot, licensed disposal (NRW licence CBDU034669), and a sweep-up before the van leaves.
Do you cover Ely every week on the Cardiff round?
Yes — the rounds through Cardiff take in Ely, Caerau and Fairwater, so Ely is covered every week. If you are just outside Ely, that is usually no problem at all: the same flat price applies right across Culverhouse Cross, Michaelston-super-Ely, Canton and Radyr, with no rural surcharge for being a mile or two off the beaten track.
Which postcodes do you cover around Ely, Culverhouse Cross and Michaelston-super-Ely?
We do. The CF5 belt — including Ely, Caerau and Fairwater — is on the rounds we run through Cardiff, and the per-van pricing stays the same wherever the load is collected. Not sure if your road counts? Message us a photo or a postcode and we will confirm in minutes.
What do Ely households around Culverhouse Cross and Michaelston-super-Ely call you in for most?
Suburban clearances around Ely are mostly the practical kind: lofts and garages full of decades of accumulation, house clearances for sales and downsizing, and landlords clearing between lets — the same steady pattern across Ely, Caerau and Fairwater. In practice that means whole-house clearances, garden and garage empties, landlord turnarounds and single bulky items from Ely, Caerau and Fairwater — each quoted flat on a photo, with the same-day or next-day slot confirmed alongside the price.
Why would I use you instead of the council in Ely, Culverhouse Cross and Michaelston-super-Ely?
Besides the price — £15 for one or two items, £30 for three or four, and £45 for five or six, plus a £5 booking fee — booked online, with items left at the kerbside against one flat van price from us — the practical difference is labour: we lift everything from wherever it is, while a council collection needs items at the kerbside. For a whole house or a heavy load in Ely, Caerau or Fairwater, that usually settles it.
Can you do same-day collections in Ely, Culverhouse Cross and Michaelston-super-Ely?
Most Ely postcodes get a same-day slot for jobs confirmed before mid-morning, with next-day after that; the rounds through Ely, Caerau and Fairwater run frequently, so the wait for a slot is rarely long. We confirm the exact time alongside the estimate.
Why Ely Chooses Alpha Waste Removal
Homeowners, landlords and businesses across Ely, Caerau and Fairwater call us first when the waste has to go — and because Ely sits on our regular Cardiff rounds, we can normally be there the same day or the next.
There are plenty of people with vans operating in Ely, and we know it. So we do not ask you to take our word for it — we show you why homeowners, landlords and businesses across the Cardiff keep coming back, and why we are rated 9.77/10 on Checkatrade with over 80 combined reviews across Google, Checkatrade and Trustpilot.
We are a two-man crew operating a 16 cubic yard high-roof van — about 1.5× the size of the typical tipper vans most waste companies use. That single difference changes everything about your job: most clearances in Ely fit in one trip rather than two, and one trip costs one price. Garden clearances, renovation waste, a three-bed house clearance — we are usually done in a single visit where another crew would need two, two quotes, and twice your time.
We are licensed by Natural Resources Wales (licence CBDU034669 — checkable on the public register) and fully insured with public liability cover on every job in Ely and across Cardiff Council. Every load goes to licensed facilities with a waste transfer note provided as standard.
Fully licensed and insured — licence CBDU034669
Our licence means your waste is handled the right way — nothing fly-tipped on a lane or left in someone else's skip. Every load is taken to a licensed facility, so there is no risk of the council ever tracing dumping back to your door.
A 16 cu yd van — 1.5× bigger than most
We do not turn up with a standard tipper — our van is a long-wheelbase, high-roof model with 16 cubic yards of space. A job that would otherwise fill a tipper and more fits into one load, at one price.
Two crew on every job in Ely
A two-man crew handles the loading on every job. Wardrobes, washing machines, roof panels and other heavy items come out quickly, with no damage to doorframes or floors along the way.
We sweep up before we leave
Finishing the job means sweeping up too — drive, garden, hallway, whatever we have worked in — left as tidy as we found it. It is a five-minute job for us but makes the difference between finished and finished properly.
Add honest flat pricing, free photo quotes and a phone that actually gets answered, and it’s why customers in Ely keep coming back to us.
What We Take Away in Ely
Across Cardiff, the same list applies: we clear homes, gardens, garages and businesses across Ely, Caerau and Fairwater, on the flat per-van pricing you see on the price page.
If it is waste, there is a good chance we will take it. Bags, furniture, rubble, garden cuttings, office clear-outs, dumped rubbish — it all goes in the van, and almost all of it gets recycled or recovered rather than buried. Here is the full rundown of what we do in Ely:
General waste & rubbish removal
Black bags, boxes, clutter, garage junk, loft junk, and the stuff that has been "waiting to go to the tip" for a year. Priced by van space, from £3 a bag up to £450 for a full load. See the prices ›
House clearance
End-of-tenancy, probate, selling up or simply 20 years of accumulated belongings — we clear whole properties in Ely, usually in a single day. We take the lot or leave what you want to keep or sell. House clearance in Ely ›
Garden waste removal
Hedge clippings, branches, old sheds, broken fence panels, turf, decking and green waste from gardens across Ely. Garden rates from £80 for a quarter load (full van £250). Garden waste removal ›
Builders’ rubble removal
Bricks, concrete, slabs, plasterboard, wood waste, soil and renovation leftovers from jobs in Ely. Whether it is a bathroom rip-out or a full extension, we take the rubble off site and dispose of it properly. Builders rubble removal ›
Commercial waste clearance
Shops, offices, restaurants and businesses across Ely — one-off clear-outs or regular collections on a schedule that suits your business. Commercial waste clearance ›
Fly-tip cleanup
If waste has been dumped on your land or outside your property in Ely, we clear it quickly and dispose of it properly — no questions, no hassle, fully legal. Fly-tip cleanup ›
Sofas, mattresses & single items
Only one item to clear? A sofa is £40–£90 and a mattress is £50 whatever the size, collected alone or added to a bigger job. Full item price list ›
If you are unsure whether something is on our list, just send a photo over WhatsApp. We will give you a straight answer, no sales pitch attached.
Council collection versus a van load in Ely
If you go through Cardiff Council, a bulky collection in Ely is £15 for one or two items, £30 for three or four, and £45 for five or six, plus a £5 booking fee — booked online, with items left at the kerbside, subject to a maximum of six items per booking, and you arrange it by having to book online through the council website. Everything must be at the boundary by collection day, and that includes the streets around Culverhouse Cross and Michaelston-super-Ely.
The council collects on a booked date, items must be left outside at your usual collection point, and anything over six items needs a second booking. A private collection from Ely works differently: one price quoted on the photo, the two-man crew doing every lift, and the whole load gone in a single visit — no separate per-item charges, and no carrying everything to the pavement yourself, even on the tighter streets around Culverhouse Cross and Michaelston-super-Ely.
Areas We Cover in Ely
We cover all of Ely, including Caerau and Culverhouse Cross, plus the areas around it: Fairwater, Pentrebane and Danescourt to the north, St Fagans to the north-west, Michaelston-super-Ely and Drope to the west, Leckwith and Canton to the east, and Wenvoe to the south. If you are just outside Ely, that is usually no problem at all — Cardiff is on our regular route, so the same flat price applies. Not sure if we cover your road? Drop us a message and we will confirm in minutes.
Waste Removal Ely Prices
No hourly rates. No call-out fees for standard collections. No "it depends." Our pricing is flat, not hourly: we estimate from your photos, and the final price is confirmed once we give you the price on-site, before we start. The same prices apply whether you are in Ely or anywhere else in the Cardiff.
- Full van load — £450 (16 cu yd)
- Half van load — £290
- Quarter van load — £160
- Garden waste — from £80
- Black bin bags — £3 each (£2.50 for 40+)
- Sofas — £40–£90
- Mattresses — £50 any size
Stairs add £10 per flight, and carries over 10 metres add £30 — we always flag this before the day, never on it. See the full price list ›
Real Jobs, Real Photos — Our Before & After Gallery
Anyone can promise a tidy clearance. We would rather show you one. We photograph almost every job we do — the pile before we start, the clean space after — so you can see exactly the standard we work to. Our before and after gallery is full of real clearances from across South Wales, including jobs in and around Ely.
How It Works — Three Simple Steps
The process is deliberately simple — no forms to fill in, no site survey, no waiting around for someone to come and look:
1. Send us a photo
Send us a photo (or several, if the waste is spread across more than one room) on WhatsApp. We will reply with an estimate, usually inside a few minutes, with no site visit required.
2. We load it
We show up at the agreed time with a van sized right for the job and two people ready to lift. Loading, working around your furniture and sweeping up afterward is all on us.
3. You pay when it is loaded
Payment only happens once the van is loaded and the job is visibly done — cash, card or bank transfer, whichever you prefer. Your waste then goes to licensed disposal sites with the paperwork to back it up. Book your slot ›
Waste Removal in Ely — Your Questions Answered
Are you licensed and insured?
That is correct — we are registered as an upper-tier waste carrier with Natural Resources Wales (CBDU034669, checkable on their public register) and we carry public liability insurance across every domestic and commercial job.
How much does waste removal cost in Ely?
Our prices are flat and set by the size of the load: £450 for a full van, £290 for a half load, and smaller jobs from £160. Garden waste runs cheaper, between £80 and £250. Whatever we quote from your photos is an estimate — the final figure is confirmed once we give you the price on-site, before we start.
Do you load everything yourselves?
Yes, a two-man crew handles all the lifting — whether it is in a bedroom, the loft or the garden. Nothing needs dragging to the kerb beforehand; doing that for you is the whole point of the service.
What areas of Ely and the surrounding area do you cover?
Ely is on our regular west Cardiff rounds. We cover the whole CF5 area — including Caerau, Fairwater and St Fagans — with same-day available on most jobs.
Can you collect from inside my property in Ely?
Yes — we collect directly from wherever the waste sits, whether that is an upstairs room, the loft, a shed or the garden. There is no need to move anything outside beforehand, and we sweep up before we go.
How do I book a collection in Ely?
Send a photo over on WhatsApp and we will come back with a price and an available slot, often the same day. Message us here ›
Is it cheaper than hiring a skip in Ely?
Generally yes, once you factor in the skip hire cost, a council permit if it needs to sit on the road, and the time spent loading it yourself. Our van holds more than a standard tipper, so your money covers more waste — and we do the lifting.
Ready to Get Rid of It in Ely?
A photo gets you an estimate back, often within minutes. We reply quickly and arrive on time, with no hourly charges or hidden extras — and the space left clean when we go.