Waste removal in Roath (CF24 postcodes)
Rubbish Removal in Roath — From £160, Same-Day Service
Licensed, fully insured rubbish removal across Roath and the CF24 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.
Roath is a large residential area in east Cardiff, stretching from the city centre up to the A48 and centred around Wellfield Road and Roath Park. Our CF23 and CF24 postcode rounds cover Roath regularly, and we handle the Victorian terraces, student lets and park-adjacent properties year-round.
Our Cardiff rounds run weekly and cover Roath, Cathays and Penylan, so most Roath jobs are collected within a day of the photo quote — usually the same day for jobs confirmed before mid-morning.
What Roath customers usually need
Suburban clearances around Roath 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 Roath, Cathays and Penylan.
Most of the work arrives from Roath, Cathays and Penylan and the streets around them — and because we run the Cardiff rounds weekly, most Roath jobs are done within a day of the photo quote.
From Roath Park and Plasnewydd to the centre of Roath, the process is identical: photo estimate, booked slot, licensed disposal (NRW licence CBDU034669), and a sweep-up before the van leaves.
Which days does the Cardiff round pass Roath, Cathays and Penylan?
Yes — the rounds through Cardiff take in Roath, Cathays and Penylan, so Roath is covered every week. If you are just outside Roath, that is usually no problem at all: the same flat price applies right across Roath Park, Plasnewydd and Pentwyn, with no rural surcharge for being a mile or two off the beaten track.
Do you collect across the CF24 belt, including the Roath, Cathays and Penylan side?
We do. The CF24 belt — including Roath, Cathays and Penylan — 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 you usually clear in Roath, around Roath Park and Plasnewydd?
Suburban clearances around Roath 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 Roath, Cathays and Penylan. In practice that means whole-house clearances, garden and garage empties, landlord turnarounds and single bulky items from Roath, Cathays and Penylan — 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 Roath, around Roath Park and the side roads towards Cathays?
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 Roath, Cathays or Penylan, that usually settles it.
How quickly can you collect in Roath, around Roath Park and the side roads towards Cathays?
For Roath, the CF24 belt around Roath Park and Plasnewydd, we can normally offer same-day where we can, otherwise next day with a morning or afternoon window. The slot is fixed and confirmed when we send the quote.
Why Roath Chooses Alpha Waste Removal
Most Roath clearances start the same way: a photo on WhatsApp, an estimate back in minutes, and a booked slot on the Cardiff rounds that pass Roath, Cathays and Penylan most weeks.
There are plenty of people with vans operating in Roath, 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 Roath 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 Roath and across Cardiff Council. Every load goes to licensed facilities with a waste transfer note provided as standard.
Fully licensed and insured — licence CBDU034669
Being registered properly means your waste is never left on a country lane or stuffed in a neighbour's skip — every load goes to a licensed site, which keeps the council out of your business entirely.
A 16 cu yd van — 1.5× bigger than most
The van we bring is not a basic tipper — it is a long-wheelbase, high-roof 16-cubic-yard model. What would need a tipper plus extra elsewhere becomes a single load with us, at a single price.
Two crew on every job in Roath
Every job gets a two-person crew to do the loading, so heavy pieces like wardrobes, washing machines and roof sections come out fast, without catching your doorframes or scuffing the floors.
We sweep up before we leave
Once loaded, we sweep whichever area we have been working in — driveway, garden, hall — so it looks as tidy as before we arrived. A small step that takes minutes but shows in the finish.
Add honest flat pricing, free photo quotes and a phone that actually gets answered, and it’s why customers in Roath keep coming back to us.
What We Take Away in Roath
Whatever comes out of a Roath home — from the loft, the garage, the garden or the spare room — goes onto the van at one flat price, estimated from the photo and confirmed on-site before we start.
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 Roath:
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 Roath, usually in a single day. We take the lot or leave what you want to keep or sell. House clearance in Roath ›
Garden waste removal
Hedge clippings, branches, old sheds, broken fence panels, turf, decking and green waste from gardens across Roath. 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 Roath. 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 Roath — 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 Roath, we clear it quickly and dispose of it properly — no questions, no hassle, fully legal. Fly-tip cleanup ›
Sofas, mattresses & single items
Just one thing going? A sofa runs £40–£90 by size, a mattress is a flat £50, collected on its own or folded into a bigger job. Full item price list ›
The whole process is built to be simple: no forms, no site surveys, no waiting around for someone to turn up and look:
The council option in Roath — and the flat-price alternative
Like every Welsh authority, Cardiff Council runs a bulky collection — £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, limited to a maximum of six items per booking, arranged by having to book online through the council website. Residents around Roath, Cathays and Penylan use the same service.
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. The alternative is a same-day collection: a single flat price for the whole clear-out from wherever the items are in Roath, the crew doing every lift, the space swept before we leave — and the same service right across Roath, Cathays and Penylan.
Areas We Cover in Roath
We cover all of Roath, including Plasnewydd and the streets around Roath Park, plus the areas around it: Penylan and Lakeside to the north, Cathays and Maindy to the west, Adamsdown and the city centre to the south, and Splott, Tremorfa and Pengam Green to the south-east. If you are just outside Roath, 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 Roath 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 Roath 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
Each flight of stairs adds £10, and a carry over 10 metres adds £30 — both told to you upfront, not sprung on the day. 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 Roath.
How It Works — Three Simple Steps
Send a photo of the waste over WhatsApp — a few if it is spread across rooms. We reply with an estimate, usually within minutes. No estimator visit needed.
1. Send us a photo
Payment happens only once the van is loaded and the job is visibly finished — card, cash or bank transfer, your choice. Your waste then goes to a licensed site with the paperwork to back it up. Book your slot ›
2. We load it
We arrive at the time agreed, with a correctly sized van and two of us ready to carry. We do all the loading, work carefully round your things, and leave the area swept.
3. You pay when it is loaded
Correct — we hold an upper-tier waste carrier registration with Natural Resources Wales (licence CBDU034669, checkable on their public register) and carry public liability cover on every domestic and commercial job.
Waste Removal in Roath — Your Questions Answered
Are you licensed and insured?
Pricing is flat and estimated upfront: £450 for a full van, £290 half load, from £160 for smaller jobs, with garden waste running £80–£250. The figure quoted from your photos is an estimate, confirmed once we give you the price on-site.
How much does waste removal cost in Roath?
Yes, a two-person crew does all the lifting — bedroom, garden, loft, wherever it is. Nothing needs dragging to the kerb first; that is exactly what the service covers.
Do you load everything yourselves?
Yes — we collect from wherever the waste actually sits: upstairs, loft, garage, shed, garden. No need to move anything outside beforehand, and we tidy up before leaving.
What areas of Roath and the surrounding area do you cover?
Roath is one of Cardiff's most densely populated suburbs. We cover the whole CF24 area — including Roath Park, Penylan and Maindy — with same-day on most weekday jobs.
Can you collect from inside my property in Roath?
A WhatsApp photo gets you a confirmed price and slot, usually the same day. Message us here ›
How do I book a collection in Roath?
Generally yes, once you factor in the skip rental, a road permit where needed, and the time spent filling it yourself. Our van carries more than a standard tipper, and we do the lifting on top.
Is it cheaper than hiring a skip in Roath?
A photo gets an estimate back within minutes, usually. We reply fast and arrive on schedule, with no hourly charges and the space left clean when we go.
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