Blaby District

This page details the recycling and composting services available to residents living in Blaby District.

Kerbside collections

	Container		Yes please	No thanks
	Glass box (30/44ltr grey lidded box)		Glass bottles Glass jars	Plate glass Crockery glass Ornaments Ceramics
	Plastic and can box (55ltr yellow lidded box)		Plastic bottles, food trays, fruit punnets and tubs Tins, cans, foil and empty aerosol cans Packaging film and plastic cutlery Small plant pots (no soil) and yoghurt pots Cartons (e.g. Tetra pak) Foam fast food boxes	Paint tins Kitchen utensils, pots and pans, cutlery Video tapes
	Paper and card bin (140ltr green lidded bin)		Newspapers and magazines Junk mail and envelopes Catalogues Cereal boxes and cardboard Telephone directories (including yellow pages)	Drinks cartons (tetrapak) Plastic wrap Foil wrap Hardback books Plastic bags/bin liners Bubble wrap
	Mind textile bag		Household textiles (e.g. curtains, sheets) Clothing (e.g. trousers, jackets, skirts) Paired shoes (e.g. trainers, boots)	Duvets Pillows
	Battery bag (sandwich or clear bag)		Used household batteries Used mobile phone batteries Used lithium batteries	Industrial batteries Car batteries Motorbike batteries
	Garden waste bin (140ltr brown lidded bin)		Grass cuttings Flowers and plants Weeds Small prunings Hedge clippings Leaves and bark	Large branches Soil Slabs or other rubble Plastics Kitchen waste eg fruit and vegetable peelings
	Rubbish (140ltr black lidded bin)		What you cannot recycle	Garden waste – please sign up for a garden waste bin Paint – take unwanted paint and empty paint tins to Whetstone tip Builders rubble/waste, including soil and concrete

Blaby District Council

Phone: (0116) 275 0555 Email: enquiries@blaby.gov.uk Blaby District Council website

Further information

For more information on kerbside services, please visit Blaby District Council website. Here, you can find out about:

• Your collection day
• How to order a garden waste bin
• Bulky waste collections
• How to order larger or additional bins

And more!

Bring-banks

There are lots of bring-banks located across the district. If you need to know where the nearest site is to you, contact Blaby District Council using the details below, or visit www.recyclenow.com and make use of their postcode search.

Recycling & Household Waste Sites

Leicestershire County Council

Phone: (0116) 305 0001 Email: customerservices@leics.gov.uk Leicestershire County Council website

There are 14 Recycling & Household Waste Sites (RHWS) across the county. Often known as 'the tip' or simply as a 'CA Site', the RHWS now provide much more than somewhere to dump unwanted waste. Sites are able to take a wide range of materials, much of which are recycled or composted.

• Whetstone RHWS is located within Blaby district and accepts a range of materials. Site address- Enderby Road, Whetstone, Leicester, Leics. LE8 6JL.

The following sites are located close by:

• Oadby RHWS- Wigston Road, Oadby, Leicester, Leics. LE2 5JE
• Barwell RHWS- Stapleton Lane, Barwell, Leics. LE9 8HE

For more information on the sites and the materials accepted, please visit the County Council website.

Need a Waste Permit?

The RHWS are provided by Leicestershire County Council for the household waste of Leicestershire residents. Trade waste is subject to a charge for disposal and can only be taken to the Whetstone site.

Leicestershire, like many other counties, runs a permit system to ensure that only household waste is taken to the sites for free. Residents are welcome to take waste and recycling to any of the sites in a car, but if you decide to use a van or trailer over 4'6" in length, you'll need to apply for a permit. For more information, please visit the County Council website.