Melton Borough

This page details the recycling and composting services available to residents living in Melton Borough. If you are unsure of which district or borough you live in, please use the interactive map on our home page.

What's Collected at the Kerbside?

	Container		Yes please	No thanks
	Glass, plastic, cans, textiles and batteries box (grey box)		Drinks cans, food tins and clean foil Empty aerosols Textiles (Must be clean and placed inside carrier bag) Glass jars and bottles Batteries (please place in plastic bag) Plastic bottles	Yoghurt pots, margarine tubs and plastic trays Cartons (e.g. Tetra Pak) Film or bags Broken glass Window glass or Pyrex
	Paper and card box (green box)		Junk mail Newspapers & Magazines Gift Wrap Cardboard (large cardboard boxes should be flat packed and placed underneath the box) Telephone directories & catalogues	Envelopes Cartons (e.g. Tetra Pak)
	Garden waste bin (240ltr brown wheelie bin)		Grass cuttings Hedge trimmings Windfall fruits Prunings from shrubs Weeds	Food waste Soil Flower pots & trays Wood, including branches thicker than an adult thumb
	Rubbish (240ltr black wheelie bin)		What you cannot recycle	Garden waste Paint – take unwanted paint and empty paint tins to Whetstone tip Builders rubble/waste, including soil and concrete

Melton Borough Council

Phone: 01664 502502 Email: contactus@melton.gov.uk Melton Borough Council website

Further information

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

• Collection calendar
• How to order a garden waste bin
• How to dispose of large items

And more!

Where's My Nearest Bring-bank?

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

Where's My Nearest Recycling & Household Waste Site?

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. The sites in Melton Borough are:

• Bottesford RHWS - Normanton Lane, Bottesford, Leics. NG13 0EL
• Melton Mowbray RHWS - Lake Terrace, Melton Mowbray, Leics. LE13 0BZ
• Somerby RHWS - Knossington Road, Somerby, Leics. LE15 8DR

A nearby site in a neighbouring borough is:

• Sileby Waste Site - Cemetery Road, Sileby, Leics. LE12 7PH

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.