Unitary authority · North West, England

Westmorland and Furness bin collection day

Everything you need for bin day in Westmorland and Furness: the official bin day checker, bank holiday changes and which bin is which. Westmorland and Furness Council empties bins in 24 postcode districts, including CA4, CA9, CA10 and CA11, covering places such as Ainstable, Aldingham and Allithwaite.

Check your Westmorland and Furness bin day

Westmorland and Furness publishes bin days on its own website. Use the official finder below to reach the right page, then pick your address.

GOV.UK bin day finder Westmorland and Furness website

Once you have your dates, our bin calendar turns them into reminders.

Check a postcode in Westmorland and Furness

Not sure whether your street is in Westmorland and Furness? Postcode districts on council borders can be split, so enter your full postcode to check.

Westmorland and Furness at a glance

Map showing where Westmorland and Furness is in the UK

225,385residents (2020)

3,755 km²area

24postcode districts

311places listed

About 225,385 people live in Westmorland and Furness (mid-2020 estimate) across 3,755 square kilometres. That makes it a largely rural area, where some lanes are served by smaller lorries and collection times vary a lot.

Council: Westmorland and Furness Council
Type: Unitary authority
Region: North West

Who collects what in Westmorland and Furness

Westmorland and Furness Council is a unitary council, so it handles both bin collections and the household waste recycling centres (the tips). One website covers your bin day, missed bins, garden waste, bulky waste and tip bookings.

Bank holidays and Westmorland and Furness bin days

When a bank holiday lands on or before your collection day, Westmorland and Furness may collect as normal or move collections later in the week. These are the next bank holidays in England and Wales:

Date	Bank holiday
Friday, 25 December 2026	Christmas Day
Monday, 28 December 2026	Boxing Day (substitute day)
Friday, 1 January 2027	New Year's Day
Friday, 26 March 2027	Good Friday
Monday, 29 March 2027	Easter Monday

Christmas and New Year cause the biggest changes. See Christmas bin collections for what usually happens.

Recycling rules in England

Under Simpler Recycling, councils in England must collect the same core recycling from every home: paper and card, glass, metal, plastic (including cartons), food waste every week, and garden waste for households that ask and pay any charge. The rules applied from 31 March 2026, with plastic film and bags joining the plastic stream from 31 March 2027. Councils still choose their own bins, colours and rotas.

GOV.UK: Simpler Recycling household guidance

Not sure which bin something goes in? Our which bin A to Z covers everyday items, and bin colours explained covers what each colour usually means. Westmorland and Furness has the final say, so check its website if your bin label disagrees.

Postcode districts in Westmorland and Furness

Westmorland and Furness collects bins in all or part of these postcode districts. Districts marked on more than one council page cross a boundary.

Towns and villages in Westmorland and Furness

Bins in these places are collected by Westmorland and Furness (the first 160 of 311 alphabetically).

Ainstable (CA4)
Aldingham (LA12)
Allithwaite (LA11)
Alston (CA9)
Ambleside (LA22)
Appleby-in-Westmorland (CA16)
Armathwaite (CA4)
Arnside (LA5)
Arrad Foot (LA12)
Askam in Furness (LA16)
Askham (CA10)
Ayside (LA11)
Backbarrow (LA12)
Bampton (CA10)
Barbon (LA6)
Bardsea (LA12)
Barrow-in-Furness (LA14)
Baycliff (LA12)
Bayles (CA9)
Beck Foot (LA8)
Beck Side (LA17)
Beetham (LA7)
Biggar (LA14)
Blawith (LA12)
Bleatarn (CA16)
Blencarn (CA10)
Blencow (CA11)
Bolton (CA16)
Bouth (LA12)
Bowland Bridge (LA11)
Bowmanstead (LA21)
Bowness-on-Windermere (LA23)
Brackenber (CA16)
Brampton (CA16)
Brantwood (LA21)
Bridgend (CA11)
Brigsteer (LA8)
Brough (CA17)
Brough Sowerby (CA17)
Brougham (CA10)
Broughton Beck (LA12)
Broughton in Furness (LA20)
Burneside (LA9)
Burrells (CA16)
Burton-in-Kendal (LA6)
Calthwaite (CA11)
Cark (LA11)
Cartmel (LA11)
Cartmel Fell (LA11)
Casterton (LA6)
Catterlen (CA11)
Cautley (LA10)
Chapel Stile (LA22)
Clappersgate (LA22)
Cliburn (CA10)
Clifton (CA10)
Clough (LA10)
Colby (CA16)
Colton (LA12)
Coniston (LA21)
Cotes (LA8)
Coupland (CA16)
Cowgill (LA10)
Crackenthorpe (CA16)
Croglin (CA4)
Crook (LA8)
Crooklands (LA7)
Crosby Garrett (CA17)
Crosby Ravensworth (CA10)
Crosthwaite (LA8)
Culgaith (CA10)
Dacre (CA11)
Dalton-in-Furness (LA15)
Deepdale (LA10)
Dendron (LA13)
Dent (LA10)
Dockray (CA11)
Dowthwaitehead (CA11)
Drybeck (CA16)
Dufton (CA16)
Eamont Bridge (CA10)
Edenhall (CA11)
Ellonby (CA11)
Elterwater (LA22)
Endmoor (LA8)
Farleton (LA6)
Field Broughton (LA11)
Finsthwaite (LA12)
Firbank (LA10)
Flookburgh (LA11)
Force Forge (LA12)
Gamblesby (CA10)
Garnett Bridge (LA8)
Garrigill (CA9)
Garsdale Head (LA10)
Gatebeck (LA8)
Gawthrop (LA10)
Gawthwaite (LA12)
Glassonby (CA10)
Gleaston (LA12)
Glenridding (CA11)
Grange-over-Sands (LA11)
Grasmere (LA22)
Grayrigg (LA8)
Great Asby (CA16)
Great Musgrave (CA17)
Great Ormside (CA16)
Great Salkeld (CA11)
Great Strickland (CA10)
Great Urswick (LA12)
Greenholme (CA10)
Greenodd (LA12)
Greystoke (CA11)
Grigghall (LA8)
Grizebeck (LA17)
Grizedale (LA22)
Hackthorpe (CA10)
Haresceugh (CA10)
Hartley (CA17)
Hartsop (CA10)
Haverthwaite (LA12)
Hawcoat (LA14)
Hawkshead (LA22)
Helton (CA10)
Heversham (LA7)
High Hesket (CA4)
High Newton (LA11)
High Nibthwaite (LA12)
High Wray (LA22)
Hillbeck (CA17)
Hilton (CA16)
Hincaster (LA7)
Hoff (CA16)
Holker (LA11)
Holme (LA6)
Howe (LA8)
Hunsonby (CA10)
Hutton (CA11)
Hutton End (CA11)
Hutton Roof (CA11)
Ingmire Hall (LA10)
Ings (LA8)
Ireleth (LA16)
Ivegill (CA4)
Johnby (CA11)
Kaber (CA17)
Keisley (CA16)
Keld (CA10)
Kelleth (CA10)
Kendal (LA9)
Kentmere (LA8)
Kents Bank (LA11)
Killington (LA6)
Kings Meaburn (CA10)
Kirkby Lonsdale (LA6)
Kirkby Stephen (CA17)
Kirkby Thore (CA10)
Kirkhaugh (CA9)
Kirkland (CA10)
Kirkoswald (CA10)

Councils near Westmorland and Furness

Westmorland and Furness bin questions

How do I find my bin collection day in Westmorland and Furness?

Enter your postcode on this page to confirm that Westmorland and Furness collects your bins, then use the Westmorland and Furness website. Pick your address and it shows the next date for each bin. Copy those dates into our bin calendar to get reminders.

Do Westmorland and Furness bin days change on bank holidays?

Many councils keep normal collection days on most bank holidays and only change around Christmas and New Year, while others move every collection in a bank holiday week by a day. Westmorland and Furness publishes any changes on its website before each holiday. Our bank holiday page lists the dates for England and Wales.

What should I do if Westmorland and Furness misses my bin?

Check your bin day first, as collections sometimes run late into the evening. If the rest of your street has been emptied and yours has not, report it on the Westmorland and Furness website, usually within one or two working days. Leave the bin out unless the council says otherwise. Our missed bin guide explains what to expect.

Does Westmorland and Furness collect food waste?

Under Simpler Recycling, councils in England must collect food waste every week from all households, free of charge, from 31 March 2026. A few councils were given a later start date, so check the Westmorland and Furness website if you have not received a food caddy yet.

Where is the tip for Westmorland and Furness?

Westmorland and Furness or its waste partnership runs the local household waste recycling centres. Many tips now need a booking, and vans and trailers may need a permit, so check before you go.

Which postcodes does Westmorland and Furness cover?

Westmorland and Furness collects bins in all or part of these postcode districts: CA4, CA9, CA10, CA11, CA12, CA16, CA17, LA5, LA6, LA7, LA8, LA9, LA10, LA11, LA12, LA13, LA14, LA15, LA16, LA17, LA20, LA21, LA22, LA23. Districts on the edge of the council area can be shared with a neighbouring council, so enter your full postcode to be sure.

Bin Collection Day is independent and not run by Westmorland and Furness Council. Collection dates and services can change at short notice; the council's website is always the final word.