Brampton - Household Waste Recycling Centre

Find details of the Brampton Household Waste Recycling Centre (HWRC), when it is open and what you can take there.

Please sort your waste before coming to us, this will make your visit quicker and our recycling rate better.

Before visiting a HWRC please read our HWRC visitor rules

Items we will take

We take many items including some hazardous waste.

Items include:

• car batteries
• household batteries
• bicycles, for repair and re-use
• books
• cans and tins
• cardboard
• CD's and DVD's
• 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 including upholstered seating, sofas, office chairs, bean bags, mattresses, carpets and rugs
• garden waste
• gas bottles
• general household waste
• glass
• hardcore and rubble
• large appliances, such as washing machines and ovens
• newspapers and magazines
• paint and dry empty metal paint cans
• plastics, such as bottles, tubs and trays
• 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

• asbestos
• trade waste
• clinical waste
• acetylene
• boat flares
• car air bags
• fireworks

Find out if you need permit to visit a HWRC

If you are driving a larger vehicle such as a van or utility vehicle or use a large double axle trailer you will need to apply for a HWRC Permit

If you're walking to one of our sites with your waste, you'll need a pedestrian 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 - for example if you live in Keswick your nearest recycling centre might be at Flusco, near Penrith in the Westmorland and Furness Council area.

Find our sites in Westmorland and Furness