Kerbside Recycling Service 

Houses

Please present your green recycling box at the edge of your property before 7am on collection day.

Please see below to find out what you can put in your green recycling box

YOU CAN PUT IN THE BOX	YOU CANNOT PUT IN THE BOX
GLASS (Bottles and jars to be washed without caps/lids) PAPER (Newspapers, magazines, junk mail and catalogues) PLASTIC BOTTLES ONLY  (rinsed, squashed and lids off)	BROKEN GLASS /PYREX ENVELOPES / CARDBOARD YELLOW PAGES / BOOKS CANS OTHER PLASTIC ITEMS

Flats 

Currently, flats in Leicester are being assessed and where possible a recycling service is being offered. More often than not, communal bins are put in a shared area within the flats (such as the bin store.) Exactly the same items can be recycled through this weekly service as the green recycling box, except there is a separate coloured bin for each item.

Blue Bin - Paper (newspapers, magazines, junk mail etc)

Yellow Bin - Plastic bottles only (washed, rinsed and squashed)

White Bin - Glass bottles/jars (washed, tops off)

If you are a flat resident and would like more information about a possible recycling service then please contact us.

 

Remember...

• Your recycling box should be presented by 7.00am on the same day and in the same way as your wheelie bin (unless you have been informed otherwise)
  
  
• Put your house number in the space on the front of your box (if not already done so)
  
  
• If your box goes missing and you need a replacement or you regularly recycle a lot and need an additional box, please contact us

 

• If you would like a lid for your box please contact us. Nets are available for recycling boxes which prevent plastics and paper from blowing around.
  
• Please remember that unwanted items will be left in the boxes (see table above for list of acceptable items).

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Full details about Leicester's Recycling Plant can be found here.
For further information, please look at the "Frequently Asked Questions - Refuse Collection" page.