Mixed recycling or cans

Orange bags

What goes in:

paper: newspapers, magazines, envelopes, leaflets, catalogues, wrapping paper (no glitter or shiny paper)
card: food packaging, kitchen/toilet roll tubes, greetings cards (no glitter, shine or ribbons), empty cardboard boxes folded flat
cartons: food and drink cartons including Tetra Pak
glass: bottles and jars
metal: tins, cans, chocolate/biscuit tins, clean foil wrap and foil trays, jar lids
plastic packaging: bottles and lids, pots, tubs, trays, punnets, plastic takeaway containers, plant pots.

Source: www.leicester.gov.uk

Rubbish

Black bin (general waste)

What goes in:

nappies, sanitary products and cotton wool
tissues, cleaning wipes, kitchen roll and paper towels
crisp packets, sweet wrappers, any type of balloon and food and drink pouches (including pet food pouches)
polystyrene and bubble wrap
hard plastics such as toys, coat hangers, CD/DVD cases
black plastics, such as black plant pots and food trays
mirrors, drinking glasses, pyrex or ceramics
food waste and pet bedding

Source: www.leicester.gov.uk

Garden waste

garden waste bin

What goes in:

grass cuttings
leaves
hedge trimmings
small twigs and branches under 150mm thick
weeds
garden and house plants
flowers
bark

What doesn't go in:

food waste
soil or turf
logs or large branches over 150mm thick
treated wood
plant pots, seed trays or other plastic packaging
gravel, rubble or stones
pond sludge
animal faeces
dead animals
garden twine
Japanese knotweed

Leicester says: Put all garden waste in loose. Do not use plastic bags or compostable or biodegradable bags. The customer must present the bin(s) by 7am on the day of collection in a clearly visible location that is accessible to the collection crews, being placed where the customer’s property meets the publicly adopted highway/pavement (or where the property meets the private road that the council have agreed to service as by existing collections). The customer should remove the bin(s) from the public highway (including associated pavements/footways/verges) as soon as possible after collection and on the same day as the collection. Bins should not be presented for collection before 6pm the day before collection. If the bin is not presented correctly by 7am on the day of collection, the Council may not return to empty the bin at a later time or day. Bins that are contaminated (i.e. containing incorrect materials), overflowing and/or overweight will not be collected – if this is the case the customer will be advised of the problem. If bins are contaminated or overweight and the contamination or overweight element has been removed from the garden waste bin, they will be collected on the next scheduled refuse collection day and must be presented next to the customer’s black refuse bin for emptying. However, it is the customer’s responsibility to remove the contamination and/or overweight material from the bin prior to collection. If the bin is contaminated or overweight and the customer wishes the bin to be collected on the next scheduled refuse collection day they must call 0116 454 1002 by 6pm the day after their scheduled green bin collection day. No side waste will be collected, i.e. extra waste outside of the bin. Only garden waste bins supplied by the Council will be emptied. Only households are eligible for the service. We collect garden waste fortnightly on Mondays, from March to November.

Source: www.leicester.gov.uk

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