Recycling Centre / Council
Skelmersdale Recycling Centre
Glenburn Road, Skelmersdale, Lancashire WN8 6JR
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
- Glenburn Road, Skelmersdale, Lancashire WN8 6JR
- Location
- Wigan
- Telephone
- 01695 726125
- GPS
- 53.5642374, -2.7959695
- Website
- Visit official website
Plan your visit
Location
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What can I take to Skelmersdale 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
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.
Not accepted
- Business and trade waste
- Loose or fibrous asbestos
- 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
Skelmersdale Recycling Centre is located at Glenburn Road, Skelmersdale, Lancashire, WN8 6JR. Skelmersdale Tip is for use with residents from the local area only to dispose of their recyclable items or waste. Skelmersdale 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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