Find a household waste recycling centre (HWRC)

There are a number of household waste recycling centres (HWRCs) across Cumbria. They take a range of items for recycling, household waste and some hazardous waste.

Our Household Waste Recycling Centres will be open as normal over the festive period, with the exception of Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Years Day when all sites are closed.  HWRCs that are open on Christmas Eve and New Years Eve will close at 4pm.

How to find a household waste recycling centre (HWRC)

Find all the HWRC's in Cumbria, where they are and what you can take there.

You can search for a HWRC by using the:

  • search box; search by address, place name or postcode
  • map; look for a blue pin on the map, click on it for a link to information about that HWRC
  • specialist recycling items tick box; click on the tick boxes to find sites that will take these items

You'll see the HWRC sites found for your search as pins on the map and in a list underneath the map.

Before visiting please check our HWRC visitor rules

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.

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