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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 we can 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.

Westmorland and Furness Council have a quite comprehensive resource on their website where you can search alphabetically for how to deal with specific items you wish to recycle, recycling facilities provided in our area, and advice on how to reduce the amount of waste we produce generally. Click here to visit the page or you can call 0300 373 3300 for information.

It’s worth keeping in touch with whats available from the council, and also noting what is available elsewhere. Also worth keeping an eye open at the local supermarkets who do offer recycling facilities on their premises.You may also like to join the group Sustainable Arnside. Click here to find out more.

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 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.
  • Cardboard & Paper Collection point in the layby just over the railway crossing on Black Dyke Road.
  • Plastic Packaging, Wrapping & Bags Morrisons and Asda in Kendal, Aldi and Tesco in Carnforth.
  • 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.
  • Pens, Mechanical Pencils, Refills, Highlighters, Felt Tips, Whiteboard & Permanent Markers and Correction tapes and pens (e.g. Tipp-Ex). Collection point at Arnside Chip Shop. Please place in the clearly labelled plastic collection box near the entrance.
  • Pet Food Pouches can be recycled at Pets At Home.
  • 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.
  • Blister Packs Arnside Chip Shop, Boots in Kendal, Superdrug in Lancaster.
  • Dog Food, Old Towels, Dog Toys, Dog Beds Milnthorpe Cattery and Kennels & Dog Rescue are grateful for all of these
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