Recycling – Local and Further Afield

All of us want to do what we can for the environment and climate change. One of the simplest ways we can do this is to recycle as much as possible using the council kerbside collection and facilities, but there are a lot of other items that can be recycled – we’re just not sure about what and where we can recycle it.

Some of the larger supermarkets also offer recycling facilities on their premises, general recycling in the car park and batteries, plastic packaging, wrapping and bags normally in-store.

A couple of useful links to find out where you can recycle various different items are:

Carnforth Waste & Recycling Centre – run by Lancashire County Council, the link gives a list of items that can be recycled or disposed off at the site.

Recycle Your Electricals – just put in your postcode, choose what you’re looking to recycle and it will give you options of where you can recycle it within your council area – in Arnside’s case, Westmorland and Furness Council. However, you could just type in ‘Carnforth’ to access options nearby.

Following a ‘Community Consultation’, Westmorland and Furness Council are implementing a ‘Waste & Recycling Harmonisation’ over the coming months and into 2026. To see what this involves, click here.

To report a missed bin collection, request a new bin or plastic recycling bag or find out more, click here or you can call 0300 373 3300 for information.

You may also wish to find out more about the local group Sustainable Arnside, which works to reduce waste and promote sustainability within the area. For more information about their initiatives, visit their website by clicking here.

Below is a list of recycling facilities here in Arnside. If you know of any others, please get in touch at support@arnsidevillage.co.uk.

Aluminium Can Recycling there are a number of ‘bins’ around Arnside to put your aluminium cans in e.g. outside the W.I. & Village Hall, on the Prom, by the Children’s Playground etc. If you are holding an event, why not ask him for a bin or two to collect the cans there. The cash goes to the W.I. & Village Hall (see Scrap Metal below).
Aluminium Foil Recycling for Guide Dogs for the Blind at Arnside Chip Shop. Please bring your washed aluminium (milk bottle tops, kitchen foil, fast food containers, drink cans, blister pack etc) and place in the ‘Guide Dogs’ green collection bin.
Blister Packs Arnside Chip Shop (in the green ‘Guide Dogs’ collection bin) and also Arnside Pharmacy – no box, just hand over the counter.
Cardboard & Paper Collection point in the layby just over the railway crossing on Black Dyke Road.
Clothes & Shoes Collection point (Salvation Army) in the layby just over the railway crossing on Black Dyke Road. Also a collection point in the Fire Station car park on Silverdale Road.
Electrical Appliances, Old Cables, Phone Chargers, Batteries, Light bulbs, etc Nearest to Arnside is Carnforth Recycling Centre but you can put your postcode into the Recycle Checker for more options.
Pet Food Pouches can be recycled at Pets At Home.
Plastic Packaging, Wrapping & Bags Morrisons and Asda in Kendal, Aldi and Tesco in Carnforth.
Repair Cafe once a month, Sustainable Arnside hold a ‘Repair Cafe’ at the Arnside Educational Institute where Items can be looked at for advice and repair, including: textiles/clothing, electrical, mechanical and wooden items, PAT testing for small household electrical items, advice on problems with laptops, phones or tablet e.g. memory problems or running slowly. KingSharp also attend occasionally to sharpen blunt knives, tools etc. For dates and contact information, click here.
Scrap Metal David Miller (Chippy Dave from Arnside Chip Shop) will collect scrap metal items from properties in Arnside and nearby. From small items like old garden forks, spades etc to larger items such as washing machines, radiators, metal filing cabinets, old bikes, metal gates etc. As long as it fits in his trailer, he’s happy to take it off your hands. The items go to Morecambe Metals and the cash goes towards the W.I. & Village Hall to create a more energy-efficient, sustainable space while also reducing operating costs and the environmental impact. For full details of the work required click here. David can be contacted at the Chip Shop, on Facebook or email support@arnsidevillage.co.uk and we’ll let him know.
Spectacles & Contact Lenses Boots and Specsavers in Kendal but potentially other opticians too. (Contact lenses in pots/containers please. Boots also take the blister packs that contact lenses come in.