Grey bag refuse collections for
Skelmersdale
The grey bag refuse collection service has been specially designed
for the areas of Skelmersdale where the design of houses and
streets creates access problems.
We give every home three colour coded grey refuse bags every week,
a green bag for garden waste, a blue bag for paper, a clear bag for
textiles and a blue box for glass, all types of metal tins or cans
and plastic bottles. We also collect cardboard.
Grey bag collections
We visit your home once a week to collect general household waste
that can't be recycled, and we collect your recyclables every two
weeks. So refuse is taken one week and refuse and recycling the
next.
We will visit your house on the same day every week - even on bank
holidays. The only time the collection will change is for the
Christmas and New Year bank holidays, and we will tell you about
rescheduled collections in December.
If you need a collection calendar please fill in a
Refuse/Recycling Calendar online form and we will post
one to you. If you don't know your collection day, please call
Customer Services on 01695577177 or complete a
Refuse/Recycling Enquiry online form giving your full
address and query.
How to present your refuse and recycling
- Please put your bags and boxes out at the edge of your property
or collection point by 7.00am on your collection day
- Please remember that we will only collect the colour coded grey
bin bags that we give you - we will not take any other bin
bags
- Please pack your refuse safely, wrap sharp items carefully so
they don't split the bag or cause an injury to you or the
collectors
- For more info about what can and can't be recycled see the
Recycling
page
- Please wash cans/tins and bottles/jars before putting them out.
Cardboard can be bundled up and tied or placed under your blue box.
Leave any extra recycling in open carrier bags
- If you have larger items that need to be removed you can
request a bulky item collection
What to do if you have a problem
More information
If you would like more information about domestic refuse and
recycling collections, to check on your collection day or to report
any problems, you can:
> Complete: the
Refuse/Recycling Enquiry online form
>
Call: 01695 577177
> Email: customer.services@westlancsdc.gov.uk
Frequently asked questions
Related information
>
Refuse/recycling collection assistance enquiry form
>
Refuse/recycling enquiry form
>
Replacement recycling boxes/bags/bins
>
Report a refuse/recycling collection problem
>
Request a refuse/recycling collection calendar
> Bulky
item collection
> Recycling collections