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The decision has been taken to suspend today’s waste and recycling collections in the South Lakeland area due to the ongoing major weather incident.

The council has been made aware that the GMB union has issued a further notice of industrial action commencing 13 November to be taken by some of its members working on the waste and environmental services contract in the Eden area.

New campaign launched to improve kerbside recycling rates encourages households across Cumbria to recycle their metal packaging.

Fly-tipping fines worth £1,250 have been issued in just one day after takeaway packaging, cardboard boxes and household rubbish were abandoned at a council recycling site

Westmorland and Furness Council has successfully prosecuted an unlicensed scrap metal collector.

A woman from Gaisgill whose household waste was dumped in a Recycling Centre has been convicted of failing in her duty of care relating to the transfer of household waste.

A statement from Cllr Dyan Jones on the harmonisation of Garden Waste collections