Council opening hours throughout Christmas
Some Westmorland and Furness Council offices will be closed over the Christmas and New Year Bank Holidays. Read the full list of Council opening hours during the festive period.
If you live in the South Lakeland area, you can order a new bin if it needs replacing.
If you live in a residential property and your bin, bags and boxes are lost or damaged you can request a replacement.
This includes:
When you make a request, you will be asked if you want us to take away your old container. You must make sure it is accessible for our staff to collect.
If you are moving to an address within the South Lakes area and there are no bins, boxes or bags at the property please use the link below to apply, or contact our Customer Services.
Customer Services
Telephone: 0300 373 3300 (press option 5)
We are experiencing a high demand of requests which means there will be a delay in supplying the boxes. In the meantime, you may present your recycling in similar boxes of your own. Please separate the items and make sure we can see what is inside.
If you have six or more people living in your house you may request a large grey bin.
Before you start the form you must be sure that you are not putting the following items in your grey bin:
You can request a clinical waste collection
If you have lots of garden waste, you could consider getting a compost bin. Recycle Now have published a guide to composting.
You can also take green waste to your local Household Waste Recycling Centre.
Find your local Household Waste Recycling Centre
You can collect boxes and bags from specific locations.
Victoria Hall
Grange-over-Sands
LA11 6DX
Victoria Hall is open Wednesday and Thursday between 10am and 3pm.
The Victory Hall
Station Road
Broughton-in-Furness
LA20 6HN
Open Thursday to Saturday between 10am and 2pm.
Finsthwaite Village Hall
Lowside
Finsthwaite
Ulverston
LA12 8BP