Recycling centre access policy

Any householder (or approved individual or organisation) delivering waste in a van or using a trailer must make a booking to visit a recycling centre.
Bookings are limited to 12 per year.
A booking confirmation email must be presented to site staff on arrival at the recycling centre.

The term van includes (but should not be considered limited to):

Any vehicle for which the body type description on its V5C document contains the term van.
Light goods vehicles (with the exception of standard domestic pick-ups) to 3.5 tonnes maximum gross weight.
Car-derived vans.
Camper vans and motor homes.
A coach, bus, minibus or any vehicle with 9 or more passenger seats.
Ambulances, livestock carriers and horse boxes.
Any vehicle modified to increase its carrying capacity (excluding wheelchair accessible or similar vehicles).

Our recycling centres cannot be accessed by:

Any vehicle with more than two axles or four wheels, or a maximum gross weight of 3.5 tonnes or more.
Any vehicle or trailer with a tipping mechanism of any description.
Agricultural vehicles or mechanical plant, including diggers and tractors.
Any trailer more than 3 metres long.
A hire van hired to a business or at a commercial address.
Pedestrians.
Any persons, vehicle or trailer carrying trade waste.

You may be asked to produce your V5C document for the purpose of satisfying this Access Policy before you can deposit waste at our recycling centres.

All hire vehicles must provide a copy of the hire agreement for inspection.

Lancashire County Council reserves the right to refuse access to its recycling centres to any persons or vehicles which it considers does not meet the intentions of this Access Policy whether such persons or vehicles are specifically described within this policy or not.

Please note: The three recycling centres operated by Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council and Blackpool Borough Council may operate different access policies.