Recycling Centre / Council
Lancaster Recycling Centre
Salt Ayre Lane, Lancaster, Lancashire LA1 5JS
Opening hours
Visit information
- Monday
- 09:00 - 17:00
- Tuesday
- 09:00 - 17:00
- Wednesday
- 09:00 - 17:00
- Thursday
- 09:00 - 17:00
- Friday
- 09:00 - 17:00
- Saturday
- 09:00 - 17:00
- Sunday
- 09:00 - 17:00
Contact details
Address & Contact
- Address
- Salt Ayre Lane, Lancaster, Lancashire LA1 5JS
- Location
- Lancaster
- Telephone
- 0300 123 6781
- GPS
- 54.0551423, -2.8309134
- Website
- Visit official website
Plan your visit
Location
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What can I take to Lancaster Recycling Centre?
- Bric-a-brac
- Cans
- Cardboard
- Cooking oil
- Household electricals
- Engine oil (maximum 5 litres per household)
- Flat glass
- Fluorescent tubes
- Domestic fridges and freezers
- Furniture
- Gas bottles
- Glass bottles and jars
- Garden waste
- Household and car batteries
- Household chemicals
- Rubble and inert waste (small household DIY quantities)
- Plaster and plasterboard (small household DIY quantities)
- Washing machines and cookers
- Paper, newspapers, magazines and books
- Plastic bottles
- Printer cartridges
- Scrap metal
- Clothes, textiles and shoes
- TVs and monitors
- Tyres (maximum five per household)
- Vapes
- Wood
- Mattresses
- Carpets
- Cement-bonded asbestos (wrapped; limits apply)
- Drinks cartons
This is a summary, not a complete list. If an item isn’t shown, check with the council before you travel.
Carpets and mattresses are accepted for disposal; separate recycling facilities vary between centres. Hard plastics can go in the general-waste skip where they are not suitable for reuse.
Maximum six sheets or bags per visit and 18 per year. Wrap sheets in heavy-duty polythene; double-bag and seal smaller pieces. Only cement-bonded material is accepted.
Not accepted
- Business and trade waste
- Loose or fibrous asbestos
Trailers
- Trailers accepted
- Yes, up to 3m long. Tipping trailers are not permitted. All trailers require an advance booking; bring the confirmation email. Van/trailer bookings are limited to 12 per year. If a van tows a trailer, waste cannot be unloaded from both.
About this listing
Listing information
Lancaster Recycling Centre is located at Salt Ayre Lane, Lancaster, Lancashire LA1 5JS. Lancaster Tip is for use with residents from the local area only to dispose of their recyclable items or waste. Lancaster Dump is controlled by Lancashire County Council Waste Management Disposal Services.
Want to see other recycling centres in Lancashire? Browse the full list of Lancashire Council Recycling Centres.
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