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.
Other ways to dispose of your waste
If your items can be reused, you should consider other ways of disposing of your items, such as donating them to charity.
Donate to your local charity shop or reuse organisation
Some charity shops accept furniture.
Certain items of furniture (usually sofas and chairs), should have a fire safety label attached and charity shops may not accept items without a label present – please check before you donate.
Post your items on Freegle
You can list your items in or near the area you live in:
- Carlisle Freegle
- Penrith and Eden Freegle
- Kendal Freegle
- Barrow Freegle
- Whitehaven Freegle
- Keswick and Cockermouth Freegle
Household Waste Recycling Centres
You can take your unwanted items to one of our Household Waste Recycling Centres.
Each Household Waste Recycling Centre lists the items it is able to accept.
Find a Household Waste Recycling Centre
Arrange a bulky waste collection
If you cannot donate or recycle your item, then you can pay for your bulky waste to be collected from the area you live in: