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Bousteads Grassing
Rome Street
Carlisle
Cumbria
CA2 5LQ
01228 531454
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Opening hours: 8am - 6pm, 7 days a week
Materials that are accepted at the site at Bousteads Grassing include:
Scrap metal
Wood
Garden
Fridges and other white goods (freezers, ovens, washing machines etc)
Small appliances (hairdryers, irons, microwaves etc)
Oil
Hardcore and rubble/soil
Cans and tins
Batteries household
Fluorescent tubes/energy saving light bulbs
Foils
Gas bottles
Tyres
Newspaper & magazines
Cardboard
Glass bottles and jars (clear, brown, green)
Plastic
Clothing
Car batteries
TVs and monitors
Paint
Plasterboard and gypsum (please telephone in advance to confirm that there is enough space for these items)
Chemicals ie weedkiller (this must be reported to an attendant when brought on site)
Asbestos (please telephone in advance to confirm that there is enough space for your asbestos waste)
General household waste
Trade waste is not accepted at Bousteads Grassing HWRC.
There is a permit scheme in operation at Bousteads Grassing HWRC. This means that if you want to bring your household rubbish to Bousteads Grassing HWRC using a van or a twin axle trailer (up to 3m long) you will require a permit to do so. For further information on the Bousteads HWRC permit scheme please use the link below.
The Environment Agency is responsible for regulating the handling and disposal of hazardous and special waste and will provide information and advice.
Environment Agency, Ghyll Mount, Gillan Way, Penrith 40, Penrith, CA11 9BP (external link)