Household waste - collection
Allerdale Borough Council in partnership with Focsa Services
provides a weekly refuse collection service from domestic
properties.
To find out when your bins will be collected simply enter either
your house name or number and the postcode in the form below then
press "Go!".
If no results are found for collections from your property,
please call the customer service centre on 01900 702800.
Collection days may change during holiday periods, please
consult our holiday refuse
collection page for full details. Please leave bins out for
collection at the edge of the property by 7.00 a.m. on day of
collection. To find out if your property is included on the
garden waste and paper recycling schemes please email recycling@allerdale.gov.uk
or telephone 01900 702800. A missed bin collection can be
reported using the
missed bin electronic form.
Tins of Paint
Recently we have had a number of reports of
tins of paint being placed out for collection with household
rubbish.
Please do not put paint tins in your wheeled
bins or black bags.
When tins of paint enter the collection
vehicle the compaction mechanism crushes the tin and any leftover
paint spills out onto the road and can be very difficult to clean
up.
Empty or left over paint tins can be taken to
any Household Waste Recycling Centre (Civic Amenity Site) for
disposal. Please do not take paint tins to supermarket recycling
points.
For your nearest Household Waste Recycling
Centre please visit www.cumbria.gov.uk or call Cumbria County
Council on 01228 606060.
Alternatively, why not see if your friends or
relatives can make use of the paint or donate it to a community
project such as Community RePaint (www.communityrepaint.org.uk)
who use the leftover paint to support community projects.
Community RePaint has a collection facility at
the Syke Road Household Waste Recycling Centre in Wigton.
Rubble from domestic premises can be taken to any Household Waste Recycling Centres run by Cumbria
County Council. The rubble must be bagged by the Householder
and must be light enough to be lifted by one person. Private
contractors who hold a Waste Carriers Licence, should be
contacted for the removal of larger amounts of
rubble.
If a householder has other bulky items to be removed such as a
door or windows a quotation can be given for the removal of
these by Allerdale Borough Council. The items must be paid for
prior to the collection being made.
Bulky Household Waste Collection
To arrange collection of bulky household items using the special
collection service you can use the online form below, email
domestic.refuse@allerdale.gov.uk or
telephone 01900 702800.
To find out more about ways to reduce your rubbish or the issue
of rubbish in Cumbria please visit www.resourcecumbria.org