What goes in my bins and more about domestic collections

If you are one of the small number of residents using our bag service, the accepted items list is the same as for the blue-lidded bin.

Use this bin for the following:

• Glass bottle/jar collections
  • Glass bottles and jars
• Plastics recycling collections
  • Plastic bottles, pots, tubs and trays (no black plastic)
  • Plastic bags/carrier bags (not black bags)
  • Bubble wrap
  • Cellophane
  • Cling film
  • Plastic film
• Tins and cans collections
  • Tins and cans
  • Aerosols
  • Clean foil
• Cartons collections
  • Cartons (including tetrapaks)
  • Crisp tubes (such as Pringles)
  • Egg boxes
• Paper and cardboard collections
  • Paper (including newspapers and magazines)
  • Paper based gift wrap
  • Greeting cards (no glitter, bows or badges)
  • Catalogues, directories and yellow pages
  • Books (soft and hardback)
  • Junk mail
  • Envelopes (with or without window)
  • Cardboard (excluding dirty or greasy card such as takeaway pizza boxes)

Find out more about the recycling service

Further information:

• Items accepted for recycling across Leicestershire (lesswaste.org.uk) 
  Items which can't be recycled are also highlighted

If your property is in our recycling bags scheme, the list of accepted items for recycling bags is the same as for the blue-lidded bin.

Use this bag for the following:

• Clothes
• Textiles
• Shoes

Find out more about textile/shoe collections

Use this bin for the following:

• Grass cuttings
• Flowers and plants
• Hedge clippings and tree prunings
• Leaves and bark
• Twigs and small branches
• Annual weeds

Find out more about the garden waste service

Use this bin for the following:

• Uneaten food/plate scrapings
• Raw meat, cooked meat and bones
• Fish - cooked fish and bones
• Dairy products, cheese and eggs
• Tea bags and coffee grounds
• Rice, pasta and beans
• Bread, cakes and pastries
• Raw vegetables, cooked vegetables, whole fruit and peelings
• Your mouldy and out-of-date food, including ready meals removed from their packaging
• Pet food

Find out more about the food waste service

Use this bin for the following:

• Non-recyclable and non-compostable waste
• Please check whether your local supermarket recycles printer toner cartridges before putting them in your black bin

Find out more about the refuse service

• Householders - waste responsibilities
• Recycling and composting - where does it go?
• Recycling guidance
• Flats and apartments - it's easy to recycle

• How to put your rubbish out for collection
• Large and multiple items – collections you pay for