Find details of the Barrow HWRC, when it is open and what you can take there
Before visiting please check our HWRC visitor rules
Items we will take
We take many household items including some hazardous waste. Items include:
- asbestos (please contact the site before your visit)
- car batteries
- household batteries
- cardboard
- chemicals such as weedkiller, paint stripper or oil based paint (on arrival report to the site staff with these items)
- clothes and textiles
- fluorescent tubes
- fridges and freezers
- furniture (but not upholstered seating) such as wooden furniture, mattresses, carpets and rugs
- garden waste
- gas bottles
- general household waste
- glass
- gypsum or plasterboard (please telephone first to confirm that there is enough space)
- hardcore and rubble
- large appliances such as washing machines and ovens
- newspapers and magazines
- emulsion paint and dry empty metal paint cans (oil based paints need to be reported to staff and stored with chemicals)
- scrap metal
- small appliances such as microwaves, toasters, vacuum cleaners or battery powered toys
- TV's and monitors
- tyres
- used engine oil
- wood and timber
Items we don't take
- upholstered domestic seating like sofas, office chairs or beanbags
- household plastics
- trade waste
- clinical wastes
- acetylene
- boat flares
- car air bags
- fireworks
Ulverston HWRC takes upholstered seating and household plastics. Read the Ulverston HWRC page for more details.
HWRC permits
Our HWRCs are only for householders to use. The waste permit scheme helps to prevent trade waste from being taken to our HWRCs.
If you're driving a larger vehicle, like a utility vehicle or van or if you use a large double axled trailer you will need to apply for an HWRC permit
If you're walking to one of our sites you'll need a pedestrian's permit so we can keep you safe.
Find out when you need a permit and how to apply for one.
Other HWRCs across Cumbria
You can use any HWRC in Cumbria, wherever you live. You can visit sites at Millom, Frizington, Workington, Maryport, Wigton, Carlisle and Brampton, for more information go to the Cumberland Council website.
Walney Road
Ormsgill
Barrow-in-Furness
LA14 5UY
United Kingdom
Opening times
Open 8am to 6pm, seven days a week up to 29th October.
Closed for 1 hour every day between 11am and 12pm.
Barrow HWRC Winter Opening Hours 24/25
Sunday 27th October to Sunday 3rd November: 8am to 11am - 12pm to 5pm
Mon 4th November - Sunday 12th January: 8am to 11am - 12pm to 4.30pm
Mon 13th January - Sunday 2nd February: 8am to 11am - 12pm to 5pm
Mon 3rd February - onwards: 8am to 11am - 12pm to 6pm
The site may close in extreme weather conditions, such as high winds, floods, snow and ice.