What goes in my bins and more about domestic collections
Blue-lidded bin - recycling
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
We cannot empty the blue-lidded bin if it contains items which we do not recycle: Items we don't recycle
Find out more about the recycling service
Further information:
- 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)
- A guide to recycling in Leicestershire (lesswaste.org.uk)
- Items accepted for recycling across Leicestershire (lesswaste.org.uk)
Items which can't be recycled are also highlighted
Red bag - textiles, shoes
Brown bin - garden waste
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
We cannot empty the brown bin if it contains unsuitable items for a brown bin
Black bin - refuse
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
We cannot empty the black bin if it contains unsuitable items for a black bin
