Carlisle - Household Waste Recycling Centre

Two day temporary closure - 4 and 5 November 2024

There will be a two day temporary closure at Bousteads Grassing (Carlisle) HWRC for essential road resurfacing on the 4 and 5 November 2024.

Due to essential road resurfacing works, Bousteads Grassing (Carlisle) Household Waste Recycling Centre (HWRC) will be closed for 2 full days, closing Sunday 3 November at 6pm and re-opening at 8am Wednesday 6 November 2024. 

We encourage you to hold on to any waste until the site re-opens, however if you need to dispose of waste you may use any other nearby HWRC (Brampton, Wigton and Flusco HWRCs), valid permits issued for Bousteads Grassing HWRC will be accepted at the other HWRCs in these areas. 

• Brampton HWRC, Townfoot Industrial Estate, Brampton CA8 1SW, open Monday 4th November 10am to 6pm - site is closed Tuesday 5th November
• Wigton HWRC, Syke Industrial Estate, Wigton CA7 9NE, open Tuesday 5th November 8am to 6pm - site is closed Monday 4th November
• Flusco HWRC, Flusco, Penrith CA11 0JB, open Monday to Sunday 8am to 6pm

We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause. For more information and if you need to dispose of asbestos, plasterboard or upholstered furniture please call the Waste Helpline on 0300 373 3730.

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