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Before visiting a Household Waste Recycling Centre (HWRC):
- read our HWRC visitor rules
- sort your waste before your visit
Winter opening hours 2025 to 2026
Monday 17th November to Sunday 25th January: 8am to 4pm
Monday 26th January to Sunday 22nd February: 8am to 5pm
Sunday 23rd February onwards: 8am to 6pm (normal opening hours)
Items we will take
We take household items including some hazardous waste. Items include:
- asbestos - please contact us before you visit
- car batteries
- household batteries
- books
- 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
- fridges and freezers
- furniture (but not upholstered seating), mattresses, carpets and rugs
- garden waste
- gas bottles
- general household waste
- glass bottles and jars mixed
- hardcore and rubble
- large appliances such as washing machines and ovens
- newspapers and magazines
- plasterboard - please call us first to see if we have enough space
- 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
Items include:
- acetylene
- boat flares
- cans
- car air bags
- clinical waste
- fireworks
- plastic
- trade waste
- upholstered domestic seating such as sofas, office chairs or beanbags
Walking aids reuse
Return walking aids (such as crutches and frames) to the NHS for reuse if possible. You can also recycle them at a household waste recycling centre (HWRC).
Find out where to return walking aids on the NHS England website.
HWRC permits
You need a permit if you’re driving a larger vehicle, such as a van or utility vehicle, or using a large double-axle trailer.
If you’re walking to a site with waste, you’ll need a pedestrian permit so we can keep you safe.
Find out how to apply for a permit.
Other HWRCs
Whether you live Cumberland or Westmorland and Furness, you can use any of the 14 Household Waste Recycling Centres.
You must apply for a waste permit through your own council.
Yeathouse Quarry
Frizington
CA26 3QU
United Kingdom