General rubbish bins
Guidance for general household rubbish bins
What you can put in your general waste
You can use your general household waste bin or bag for items that cannot be recycled.
Find out which items you can recycle.
If you need to dispose of ashes, you can put them in your general waste by following these steps:
- leave the ashes to cool completely
- place the ashes in a bag
- add the bag of ashes to your general waste bin or general waste bag
What you cannot put in your general waste
Garden waste
You must not place garden waste in your general waste bin or bag.
If you want us to collect your garden waste, you'll need to subscribe to our garden waste service.
You can also take your garden waste to one of our Household Waste Recycling Centres.
Other items we cannot accept
We also cannot accept the following items:
- vapes
- rubble
- building waste
- bricks
- concrete
- vehicle batteries
- paint cans
- oil cans
- trade waste
- hazardous waste (including gas bottles, paint and chemicals, clinical waste, syringes)
You can take most of these items to your local Household Waste Recycling Centre.
We cannot take batteries. You can find more information about this in the following places:
- Consumer products - recycling batteries and electrical waste (GOV.UK)
- Recycle Now - recycling batteries out of home
Find out how to dispose of:
Types of bins and bags in each area
The arrangements for general household rubbish bins are:
- Barrow: One 120 lire wheelie bin, which we empty weekly
- Eden: Blue bags, which we collect weekly
- South Lakeland: One 240 litre wheelie bin, which we empty every two weeks
You can also check how to prepare your waste for collection.
Buy gull or vermin proof sacks in the Eden area
The hessian sack can hold several blue bags and should only contain household waste.
Gull or vermin proof sacks with a sealable lids are available from:
Westmorland and Furness Council
Voreda House
Portland Place
Penrith
CA11 7BF
The sacks are £12.80 each.
If your sacks are lost, stolen or damaged, you will need buy a replacement from us.
Find out how to contact the team in the area to order new sacks.
How to prepare your sack for collection
You should make sure:
- you tie your blue bags before placing them in the hessian sack
- the lid on the sack is closed
- you take your sack back into your property after it is emptied
You may also wish to mark your house number on your sack.
Sacks must be placed out for collection by 6am.
If you need a replacement bin
You can order a new bin online in the area you live in.