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Types of waste our recycling centres accept
Coronavirus
Applications for permits are currently suspended until further notice.
From Monday, 12 April, we are easing restrictions and will be accepting inert waste at our recycling centres. You will not be required to have a permit but if delivering inert waste in a van or using a trailer you will need to make an appointment.
We are accepting correctly wrapped asbestos (this is not part of the inert waste scheme). See information about how our waste services are affected by coronavirus.
The following types of waste can be taken to all the recycling centres except Garstang Community Recycling Centre which does not accept all types of waste.
- Batteries
- Bric-a-brac
- Cans
- Cardboard
- Carpet
- Cooking oil
- Electronic equipment
- Flat/plate glass
- Fluorescent tubes
- Fridges and Freezers
- Furniture (sofa, armchair, wardrobes)
- Gas bottles
- Glass bottles and jars
- Green garden waste
- Household and car batteries
- Household chemicals
- Large domestic appliances (cookers, ovens)
- Mattresses
- Newspapers, magazines, books and paper
- Paint
- Plastic bottles
- Printer cartridges
- Scrap metal
- Textiles, clothes and shoes
- TV's and monitors
- Tyres
- Wood
Inert waste, asbestos and cartons
We are not currently accepting:
- Construction and demolition waste, (also known as inert waste)
- Plaster
- Plasterboard
- Soil
From Monday, 12 April, we are easing restrictions and will be accepting inert waste at our recycling centres. You will not be required to have a permit but if delivering inert waste in a van or using a trailer you will need to make an appointment.
The following types of waste can only be taken to certain recycling centres:
- Correctly wrapped asbestos (see hazardous waste for more details of participating sites).
- Cartons (most recycling centres now accept cartons with the exception of Skelmersdale, Longridge and Altham).
Permit schemes
All our permit schemes are currently suspended at our recycling centres. This includes:
- Inert waste permits (required for all types of vehicles).
- Recyclable waste permits
- General waste permits
- Charity permits
- Pedestrian permits