Easter bank holiday
Our opening hours will be different over the Easter bank holiday weekend
Types of household and communal bins, bags and boxes in the Barrow, Eden and South Lakeland area and what to put in them.
You should make sure your items are clean, dry and have no food remnants on them as this can cause contamination.
Check the area you live in for what you can and cannot recycle.
If your items are reusable, you should consider donating or selling them. Find out where you can donate your items.
Red recycling containers are used for cleaned recycling materials only.
Mixed glass should be separated and placed in your red recycling box. There should be no drinking glasses or broken glass in your bin.
Items that should not go in your recycling bin:
If you need a new recycling bin, you can order one online.
In the Eden area, you have a recycling green plastic box is for cans, tins and glass, then two green canvas bags each for:
Each household is entitled to two green bags and one green plastic box.
Do not put plastic bags, cling film, food wrappings or cartons (often referred to as Tetrapaks) in green bags. We will not empty bags that contain them.
If you need a new recycling bag, you can order one online.
In the blue recycling boxes you can put:
Make sure paper and card is put in a separate box from glass bottles and jars. We will not collect any boxes that have a mix of card, paper and glass in them.
In the blue recycling bag you can put:
If you would like an extra blue recycling box, you can order a new bin.
If you have additional recycling that won't fit into your bag or box then you should: