Recycling rubbish removal splits a household load into six or seven material streams, and the results vary hugely by material. Here's what really gets recycled, what gets burned, and how to check a company's claims.

Furniture and electricals follow genuinely different routes after a clearance, and the decisions that determine reuse or landfill are made at the kerb. Here is the full journey, step by step.

Eco friendly waste disposal starts before the van arrives. Ten practical ways to cut the volume of a clearance load, keep more material in circulation, and often lower the price at the same time.