Copeland Borough Council is responsible for making regular
collections of your household waste.
Find out your collection day:
To find out what day your refuse is collected view My Property. All you need to do is enter
your postcode and a list of information about your area, including
refuse and recycling collection days are available.
*Make sure you enter your
postcode with a space, as shown on the example: CA28 7SJ.
We can also arrange for the collection of bulky household items,
please click on Large and Bulky
Items to see current charges and information. We aim to collect
all missed bins within 24 hours of notification.
You can also dispose of household waste free of charge at
Civic Amenity sites.
Waste collection Calendars 2010
Rounds 1, 2 and
6 (pdf format)
Rounds 3, 4 &
5 (pdf format)
Environmental Cleansing
The Council is responsible for cleaning the majority of adopted
roads and streets within towns and villages, emptying litter and
dog bins and removing fly tipping from Council owned land. We also
clean the four amenity beaches within Copeland during the Summer
bathing season and are responsible for cleaning the Council's
public conveniences.
Recycling
In the Government's Waste Strategy 2000 all local authorities
have been set statutory targets for household waste recycling. In
Copeland the targets were to recycle or compost 10% of household
waste by April 2004 - which, thanks to your efforts, has been not
only met but exceeded - and 18% by April 2006. Most waste is buried
in landfills causing long-term management problems and also wasting
valuable natural resources and raw materials.
In Copeland around 30,000 tonnes of household waste is produced
each year. This means to meet the targets we must aim to recycle
5400 tonnes of waste by April 2006. The Council would like you to
help by:
- taking all your paper, cans, glass, textiles, shoes and books
to one of the many recycling sites located throughout the
Borough
- composting your kitchen and garden waste.
- Contact us to purchase a compost unit which can reduce
the amount of waste thrown away by a third
- participating in kerbside recycling collection schemes as they
are introduced to your area.
We would like to encourage residents to take pride in the
environment, Copeland is a beautiful part of the world we are
working to keep it that way and we want to do our bit to preserve
the earth for future generations.