Carlisle - Household Waste Recycling Centre

Before you visit

Carlisle is one of our larger and busier HWRC's.

Find details of the Carlisle 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 household items including some hazardous waste. Items include:

• asbestos - please contact the site before your visit
• batteries (car)
• batteries (household)
• bicycles for reuse
• books
• cans
• 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
• emulsion paint and dry empty metal paint cans - oil based paint should be reported to staff and stored with chemicals
• fluorescent tubes
• foil
• fridges and freezers
• furniture including upholstered seating, sofas, office chairs, mattresses, carpets and rugs
• garden waste
• gas bottles
• general household waste
• glass
• 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
• plastics, such as household bottles, tubs and food 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

• 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