Cumbria Waste Management Ltd

About Cumbria Waste Management Ltd

Cumbria Waste Management Ltd is a waste management contractor in Cumbria, operating across the north of England and southern Scotland. The business has been trading for over 30 years and serves over 5,000 customers in the commercial and public sectors. It collects waste, processes recyclables and manages hazardous materials at four materials recycling facilities, a liquid waste treatment plant, two landfill sites, an aggregate recycling plant and a hazardous waste transfer station.

Services include skip hire in 3, 6, 8 and 12 yard open skips and 8 and 12 yard enclosed skips, waste collection by wheelie bin and curtain sider vehicle, and recyclate processing. The business separates plastics, cardboard, paper, metal cans, glass, green waste, construction and demolition waste, electrical equipment and hazardous waste. Balers are provided on site for customers generating large amounts of waste. Cumbria Waste Management also manages household waste recycling centres across Cumbria on behalf of local authorities, accepting residual waste, garden waste, dry recyclables, batteries, electrical equipment, textiles, paint, oils and lightbulbs.

The business operates from four primary sites in Carlisle, Workington, Penrith and Middlesbrough, with a base in Lancaster. The Carlisle site at Hespin Wood processes around 70,000 tonnes of wood and green waste per year. The Workington site houses a liquid waste treatment plant with qualified chemists on site. The business employs around 350 staff across more than 20 locations and operates a fleet of over 50 vehicles.