You can use our calendar to find out when we’ll collect your:
- general household waste
- recycling
- garden waste (if you have subscribed to our garden waste collection service)
Our calendar covers the whole of the Westmorland and Furness area.
It has options for you to:
- download the information as a document that you can print off
- add the details to your calendar (such as Google Calendar or Apple iCalendar) on your mobile phone, computer or other device
Garden waste collections
The calendar shows when we’re due to collect garden waste in your area. This only applies your household if you've subscribed to our garden waste collection service.
We'll continue to collect garden waste bins as usual from 1 April until 28 June 2026. This grace period is to give people the opportunity to subscribe.
If you have not subscribed by 29 June 2026 and placed a valid subscription sticker your bin, we will not empty it.
If you’ve subscribed, we’ll usually collect garden waste on the day we collected it before we introduced the new service. However, you should still check the calendar, in case your garden waste collection day or time has changed.
Putting your bins out
How to get your bins, bags and boxes ready for collection:
Barrow area collections
Our collections start in Barrow at the following times:
- general household waste: 7am
- recycling: 7am
- garden waste: 6am
Eden area collections
Our collections in the Eden begin at the following times:
- general household waste: 6am
- recycling: 7am
- garden waste: 6am
Disposing of ashes in the Eden area
If your refuse contains hot ashes, you can put them in a dustbin. The dustbin must be made of steel and have two handles. Set the dustbin on the kerb or your collection point by 6am on collection days.
Blue bags in Penrith for general waste
Households in the Penrith area currently have blue bags for their general waste. We provide properties with 6 months of bags in advance, rather than leaving one bag each time we collect their waste.
If you live in the Penrith area we’ll leave your bags at your property twice per year, during:
- late February to early March
- late August to early September
South Lakeland collection times
Our waste collection rounds in South Lakeland start at the following times:
- general household waste: 7am
- recycling: 7am
- garden waste: 6am