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Allerdale Borough Council,
Allerdale House,
Workington,
Cumbria,
CA14 3YJ

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Crunch service

The Crunch Service provided by Allerdale Borough Council is a service designed to assist residents with the disposal of additional domestic waste. The service was introduced a number of years ago to towns in parts of the borough where there were no existing Household Waste Recycling Centres.

The area to be used for the crunch will be cordoned off allowing convenient access to the refuse vehicle and ensuring a steady flow of vehicles in and out of the site. This we hope, will save you time as well as making the service as safe as possible. Please do not attempt to place materials in the vehicle yourself; a trained crew will be on hand to do this for you.

Please do not dump material at the crunch locations prior to the arrival of the vehicle. We ask that residents who arrive early with waste are patient and wait for the collection vehicle.

The long term future of the crunch is reliant on the public working within these guidelines, if incidents of fly-tipping continue in advance of the vehicle as they have in the recent past, Allerdale Borough Council may reconsider the location of the service.

A guide to what we accept:

Yes Please No Thanks
Household waste Commercial waste
Furniture Fridges
Carpets Microwaves
  Washing machines
  TVs
  Fluorescent tubes
  Batteries
  Liquids (oil, paint etc)
  Asbestos
  Bricks and rubble

2008/2009

Allerdale Borough Council operates a monthly clear-out service in Aspatria, Cockermouth, and Silloth Saturdays:
  • Saturday 15 March 2008
  • Saturday 12 April 2008
  • Saturday 17 May 2008
  • Saturday 14 June 2008
  • Saturday 5 July 2008
  • Saturday 9 August 2008
  • Saturday 20 September 2008
  • Saturday 18 October 2008
  • Saturday 15 November 2008
  • Saturday 6 December 2008
  • Saturday 17 January 2009
  • Saturday 7 February 2009
  • Saturday 7 March 2009

Crunch Times

 

Area Location Time
Silloth Skinburness Road Car Park 9.00 - 11.00
Aspatria Queen Street Car Park 11.30 - 14.00
Cockermouth Wakefield Road Car Park 9.00 - 14.00

Contact Information

For more information please contact Customer Services.

Telephone Number 01900 702800

To arrange collection of bulky household items using the special collection service or the collection of white goods such as cookers, washers, tumble driers, fridges and freezers.

last updated Monday, March 17, 2008