Summary
This pages gives details about the weekly refuse collection service and the collection days, including collections over Christmas.
Want to know when your next collection is?
Visit our refuse and recycling collection days street search| where you will also find information about bank holiday and Christmas collection arrangements.
Refuse Collection
We operate a bag or dustbin system for household waste which is collected weekly. A policy of strictly 3 bags or 1 dustbin plus 1 bag per household applies.
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Bins or bags must be placed at the front edge of the property by 7 a.m. on the collection day. Refuse will not be collected if left outside after 7 a.m. Actual times of collection may change due to roadworks or bad weather.
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All household waste must be contained within the bag or bin. Any bags which have been torn or damaged will not be collected.
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Material such as hazardous or special waste, needles, glass, soil, brick or rubble must not be put in the bins.
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Bags which are over 10 kilograms in weight will not be collected.
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You can find your collection day here|.
Information on the brown bag and green bag recycling collection scheme is available under recycling|.
Read about hazardous waste|.
Disabled and Elderly Residents
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We will pull out and return bins for those residents who have indicated that because of disability or frailty, they are unable to do so themselves and cannot make other arrangements. You can make an online request by completing the collection assistance form|.
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For information on any of our household waste services please Email Customer Services| or Telephone Leicester (0116) 288 8961