In Ghent (9000), Sparkling Services fills the gap when the municipal bulky waste collection is not enough: more volume, little time, or items that need carrying from upstairs or dismantling. Collection from your home, sorting and recycling through suitable channels (recycling parks, sorting centres), and it can all happen while you are away.
Junk removal in Ghent: our approach
In Ghent, IVAGO runs the recycling parks and also offers a collection of bulky waste at home by appointment, under its own sorting and volume rules. For many Ghent residents without a car, or living on an upper floor with no lift inside the low emission zone, that is not always straightforward. We collect items wherever they are, from attic to cellar, dismantle them if needed and take everything away the same day. Anything still usable is offered to social-economy organisations and the rest is sorted for appropriate recycling. One sofa or a full van: the principle stays the same.
In Ghent, a junk collection does not always need a visit: a few photos and the floor number are enough for a fixed price. On the agreed day, the crew arrives within the announced time slot, protects the staircase if needed, dismantles oversized furniture and loads straight into the truck. You have nothing to carry or put out on the pavement.
Junk removal in Ghent: loading and truck access
IVAGO, Ghent's waste intercommunal, accepts residents' bulky items at its recycling parks and runs a paid home collection. Both options assume you can put things out yourself or wait for an appointment. We step in when that is not possible: a wardrobe on the second floor of a Patershol house, a mattress and bed base from a student room, old appliances in a yard shed. Even for a quick pick-up, Ghent's rules stay the same: if the vehicle has to park, a public-space occupation permit is required, which we apply for within the deadline. We dismantle in the room, wrap anything that could mark the walls and load without blocking the pavement. Items still usable go to social-economy organisations, depending on what they accept; the rest goes to suitable recycling channels. The rate is fixed before we come.
Junk removal in Ghent, from Patershol out to Drongen
In the centre, the constraint is not volume but the route. With the circulation plan, a pick-up in Patershol or around the Gravensteen is planned via the R40, and only a van fits into the medieval lanes; so we gather items by the door before it arrives.
In Brugse Poort, Ledeberg or Muide, the beluiken change things: the van stays in the street and everything is carried by hand through the archway or access passage, after letting the courtyard neighbours know.
Around the UGent and college campuses, summer lease changes free up desks, beds and shelving in series. Further out, in Drongen, Mariakerke or Zwijnaarde, it is mostly garden sheds and garages that need lightening. If the vehicle must park, the City requires at least 5 working days, or 10 if the carriageway is occupied.
Does the whole house need clearing rather than a few bulky items? See our house clearance Ghent page.
Practical information for Ghent →
Why choose Sparkling Services in Ghent?
Municipal bulky-waste collections are useful but limited in volume and dates. In Ghent, we come at the agreed time, Monday to Sunday between 07:00 and 20:00, and take everything in one trip, whatever the floor.
How it works
Photos and price: A few photos, the floor and the access are enough: you receive a fixed, written price based on volume. · Appointment: A time slot agreed with you, seven days a week between 07:00 and 20:00, even if you are away. · Collection: Carrying from inside, upstairs, the cellar or the garden, dismantling large furniture and loading the truck. · Sorting and processing: Usable items donated, appliances into their recycling circuit, wood, metal and mattresses separated for recycling. See every step in detail →
