Following the latest government guidance on COVID-19 and in light of the rapidly moving situation the Council has taken the difficult decision to close all 14 of the Council’s Household Waste Recycling Centres (HWRCs) from 5pm on Wednesday 25 March 2020 until further notice.
The Government has been clear under which very limited circumstances individuals are permitted to leave their home. The HWRC sites do not fall within these categories, and keeping the sites open is encouraging residents to continue to leave their homes and visit the sites.
Please continue to use existing District Council local kerbside waste collection services. Some of our District Council partners have taken the decision to temporarily withdraw their garden waste collections, therefore please keep your garden waste for now. In the meantime, you can:
- Home compost
- Leave grass cuttings on the lawn where they will mulch down to provide nutrients
- Leave areas of grass uncut (the wildlife will love this!)
In addition, please keep additional waste to a minimum – avoid any home projects that will generate waste, such as clearing out your garage or shed, and store all your waste at home until the Government restrictions are lifted.
The council thank you for your cooperation, support and understanding in these unprecedented times.
The temporary closure applies to the following sites:
SITE | ADDRESS |
Ambleside | Rothay Road Ambleside LA22 0EE |
Barrow | Walney Road Ormsgill Barrow-in-Furness LA14 4RH |
Bousteads | Bousteads Grassing
Rome Street Carlisle CA2 5LE |
Brampton | Townfoot Industrial Estate
Brampton Cumbria CA8 1SW |
Clay Flatts | Solway Road Clay Flatts Workington CA14 3YA |
Flusco | 5km west of Penrith near Newbiggin CA11 0JB |
Frizington | Yeathouse Road Frizington Whitehaven CA26 3QR |
Grange | Guides Lot Allithwaite Road Grange-over-Sands LA11 7EN |
Kendal | Canal Head Kendal LA9 7DB |
Kirkby Stephen | Hobsons Lane Kirkby Stephen CA17 4RN |
Maryport | Glasson Industrial Estate Maryport CA15 8NX |
Millom | Redhills Quarry Millom LA18 4LD |
Ulverston | Morecambe Road Ulverston LA12 9BU |
Wigton | Syke Road Wigton CA7 9NE |