Garstang
Brockholes Way, Catterall, near Garstang, Lancashire, PR3 0PZ
When you deposit your waste, ownership of it passes to Lancashire County Council. Any items deposited may be retained for reuse or recycling in order to reduce what is sent for disposal.
Opening times
Thursday to Monday, 9am - 5pm.
All of the instructions for use of our other recycling centres apply at Garstang.
Book appointment for a van or trailer
Plan your visit
When you arrive on site, report to a member of site staff. Once your booking has been confirmed you will be asked what waste types you have with and told which containers to use.
You will need to unload your waste and put it in the appropriate containers. Please ensure you load your vehicle in a way that allows you to empty your vehicle at the recycling centre.
Please do not overload bags and ensure they are only filled in volumes you can safely lift and carry. Site staff will not lift excessively heavy/awkward items. This also includes builders' bags, tonne bags and wheelie as these are not designed to be moved manually.
When visiting, you must note that:
- abusive behaviour towards site staff or other customers will not be tolerated and you could be banned
- those who do not comply the HWRC rules may be asked to leave and may be banned
- we reserve the right to request proof of residency to visit a Lancashire County Council HWRC
- the centre may have to close temporarily or for longer periods with no warning if required
- security measures will be in place at the sites and body worn cameras will be used as required to ensure customers and site staff safety
- any fly-tipped items left outside centre entrances or access roads is a crime.
Directions
Brockholes Way, off Garstang Road at Catterall, near Garstang.
Facilities at the centre
Garstang is a Community Recycling and Reuse Centre which operates on a slightly different model to our other recycling centres and does not accept the full range of waste types that other centres accept.
Reuse shop
5 November 2024 - temporary closure
Our Garstang reuse shop will be closed for a couple of weeks, due to unforeseen circumstances.
During this temporary closure, we will be taking the opportunity to refurbish the shop and replenish stock for when it is reopened, which will be at the earliest opportunity.
We apologise for any inconvenience caused by this closure and will let you know when this has reopened. Our two other reuse shops are open in Preston and Burnley.
The reuse shop accepts donations and sells bric-a-brac, electrical goods, furniture, spare parts, bits'n'bobs and a whole range of other pre-loved bargains. The shop is open Thursday to Monday; please visit to browse, buy and donate suitable goods for resale.
Items suitable for donation include good quality furniture (with fire labels if required), electrical items, bric-a-brac and other household items suitable for resale.
Recycling centre
The recycling facility will accept the materials listed below:
- Glass bottles and jars
- Paper, books and cardboard (no wallpaper)
- Green garden waste
- Plastic bottles
- Textiles and shoes
- Scrap metal (ferrous and non-ferrous)
- Mixed cans
- Cooking oil
- Portable and car batteries
- Electricals (cookers, washing machines, tumble dryers, dishwashers, kettles, toasters, irons, fridges, freezers, fluorescent tubes, TVs & monitors)
- Engine oil
- Beverage cartons
No other types of waste, other than those identified above, will be accepted – for example the CRRC does not accept general rubbish, trade waste, bin bags, 'inert' waste, wood, pet waste, plasterboard, asbestos, tyres, chemicals, paint, carpet, mattresses, gas cylinders or other such types of waste.
Facilities for the disposal of other types of waste
Alternative facilities remain at Preston, Lancaster, Fleetwood and Longridge recycling centres for the disposal of wastes not accepted at the Garstang Community Recycling and Reuse Centre (CRRC).
More information
If you are unsure what the site can or cannot take then please call us on 0300 123 6781 for advice.