Wigton - Household Waste Recycling Centre

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Before visiting a Household Waste Recycling Centre (HWRC):

• read our HWRC visitor rules
• sort your waste before your visit

Items we will take

We take household items including some hazardous waste. Items include:

• asbestos
• batteries (car)
• batteries (household)
• books
• cans and tins
• cardboard
• CD's and DVD's
• chemicals such as weedkiller add paint stripper, 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 such as mattresses and carpet and rugs (not upholstered items)
• garden waste
• gas bottles
• general household waste
• glass
• 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, battery operated toys
• TV's and monitors
• tyres
• used engine oil
• wood and timber

Items we don't take

Items include:

• acetylene
• boat flares
• car air bags
• clinical waste
• fireworks
• plasterboard and gypsum products
• trade waste

You also can't take upholstered domestic seating, such as:

• sofas and armchairs
• sofa beds and futons
• kitchen and dining room chairs
• stools and foot stools
• home office chairs
• bean bags
• floor and sofa cushions

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.

Find our sites in Westmorland and Furness