Got a new mattress recently and had no way to get rid of my old one (I don't drive due to disability) so I contacted my local council and booked a bulky item collection. The mattress wasn't in the best shape, I have cats and it was full of plucks and they also managed to spill a full can of pepsi over it so just ended up getting a new one. My point is it was in bad shape and was fit to go to the dump.
I also had a broken tv that no longer switches on, and a broken microwave which no longer worked so I left them out too.
I have seen other people on my street have collections and their stuff is always taken by a council van, they throw the stuff in the back and that's that.
For my collection a van pulled up with the name of a charity on the side of the van with the words 'Thank You for the donations'
A charity just took my broken items instead of the council taking it.
Just wanted to know if this is normal? I feel bad a charity now has three broken items to get rid of, I had no idea they were being picked up by a charity at all.
Has this happened to anyone else?