Community Recycling Centres (CRCs)

Community Recycling Centres (CRCs) give all Leicester residents the opportunity to recycle a wide range of household items and help to create a better environment.

There are two Community Recycling Centres (CRCs) in Leicester.

1) Bridge Road
(Off Spence Street)
Leicester
Open: 8am to 8 pm (April-Sept) 8 am to 6 pm (Oct-March)

2) Islington Street
Freemens Common
Leicester
Open: 8am to 8 pm (April-Sept) 8 am to 6 pm (Oct-March)

The Community Recycling Centres (CRCs) are open every day except Christmas day, Boxing day and New Years day.

The CRCs have the facilities for recycling the following:

• Asbestos (Freemens Common Only) -  limited to 8 sheets per visit, and will ONLY be accepted if double wrapped
• Bicycles (Bikes for All Project)
• Books
• Car batteries 
• Cans
• Cardboard
• CDs  
• Clothes/shoes
• Cooking oil
• Electrical equipment
• Fluorescent tubes
• Furniture
• Gas Bottles (Empty)
• Glass
• Green waste (Grass cuttings and Clippings)
• Household batteries
• Ink jet cartridges Laser/inkjet cartridges (Charity - Tommy's)
• Metal
• Mobile phones (Charity - Help the Aged)
• Paint
• Paper
• Plastic Bottles
• Soil / Hardcore (maximum 5 bin bags or equivalent)
• Spectacles (Charity - Help the Aged)
• Used Engine Oil
• Video tapes
• Wood (inc chipboard and MDF) 
• White goods (fridges etc)

Only household waste is accepted at the CRC sites and please ensure the household waste skip is used only for items that cannot be recycled separately at the site.

PLEASE BE AWARE THAT NO COMMERCIAL OR TRADE WASTE IS ACCEPTED AT EITHER SITE. 


To help make your visit as quick as possible and to reduce waiting times, please sort your recyclables before visiting the site and ensure they are put in the correct skip.