Tip runs · charity drop-offs · same day
The old sofa, the mattress nobody sleeps on, the fridge that died. I come up, carry it down and take it where it belongs — not to the pavement.
From €30
Madrid City Council collects furniture and bulky items free of charge. If it works for you, use it and pay nobody. You call 010 (914 800 010 from outside the city), or use the Madrid Móvil app or the Avisos website, and they give you a date.
There are three conditions, and none of them appears in the headline:
So if you live on a fourth floor with no lift, if the mattress weighs more than you can manage alone, or if you hand the keys back on Friday, the free service does not solve your problem. That is when you call me.
VAT not included. Cheapest option: if I am delivering something new anyway, the old one goes in the same trip and you only pay the supplement.
If the thing still works, it goes to whichever charity you name — Cáritas, Cruz Roja, Emaús or Humana all take furniture in good condition. If it does not, it goes to one of the city's 16 municipal recycling centres: Usera on Cristo de la Victoria 245, Villaverde on Bascuñuelos 3, Carabanchel on Cidro 5, Puente de Vallecas on José Paulete 43, Latina on Ángel Sanz Briz 4, and eleven more.
What never happens is leaving it on the street. Article 9 of Madrid's cleaning bylaw (Ordenanza 12/2022) bans abandoning furniture, mattresses and appliances in public spaces without prior authorisation, and the fine goes to whoever left it there.
Also free, and worth knowing two things before you load the car. The recycling centres open Monday to Saturday 8:00–20:00 and Sundays and holidays 9:00–14:00. And every one of the sixteen is listed by the council as not accessible for people with reduced mobility — you do the unloading. There is a cap per visit too: five bulky items, up to six large appliances, and only one fridge, freezer or air conditioning unit.
The week you hand the keys back is the worst possible week to discover that the council needs three days' notice and takes one item at a time. If you are clearing a whole flat, that is a clearance and it is priced differently — from €180 for a lightly loaded studio.
Yes. Call 010 (914 800 010 from outside Madrid), or use the Madrid Móvil app or the Avisos website. The catch: you carry it down to the pavement yourself between 21:00 and 23:00 on the night you are given, only one request per week is accepted, and nothing can be booked more than three days ahead.
€50–80 for a two or three seater inside Madrid city, plus €5 per floor if there is no lift and €20–40 more if it needs its own trip to the tip. Send a photo and I confirm the fixed price.
Only on your collection night, between 21:00 and 23:00. Any other time it counts as fly-tipping under article 9 of Madrid's cleaning bylaw, and the fine goes to whoever left it.
If it is in usable condition it goes to a charity you choose — Cáritas, Cruz Roja, Emaús, Humana. If not, to one of the 16 municipal recycling centres. Same price either way; tell me which you prefer.
Yes. A lightly loaded studio starts at €180, a full three-bedroom flat runs €500–800. Send me photos of each room and I quote the whole job in one number.