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Harborough District Council
Harborough District Council

Recycling, composting and waste

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23 Litre Out Door Caddy

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5 Litre Indoor Caddy

New Food Waste Collection Service

The Food Waste Collection Service consists of two containers, the outdoor 23 litre caddy and the indoor 5 litre caddy. Place unwanted food scraps, bones, vegetable peelings etc in the 5 litre caddy and empty this on a regular basis into the larger 23 litre caddy. You can line the bins with news paper to keep them clean. Present the larger caddy out for collection on the same day as your recycling and refuse collections every week to send the waste for composting.

The Green Bin Recycling Box

Green bin

Use the green bin for loose green waste such as grass cuttings, leaves, flowers, clippings & prunings, all types of cardboard except waxed or foil lined. Do not put large trunks, branches, food waste, soil, turf, animal bedding or animal waste in the green bin.

The Black bin

Black bin

The black bin is for non-recyclable rubbish only.

NB Plastic bottles can be recycled at one of the many bring sites across the district plus there are 5 sites for recycling wax and foiled lined cartons.

The Blue recycling box

Blue boxThe blue box is for newspapers, magazines, junk mail (with the plastic wrappers removed) and stationery and computer paper.

Phone directories, catalogues and yellow pages can also be put in here.

Shredded paper must be wrapped securely in a newspaper or contained in a paper bag.

The Green recycling box

green boxThe green recycling box is for glass bottles and jars, rinsed with the lids removed, drinks cans (crushed if possible) and food tins, rinsed.

No plastic or card and no Pyrex or light bulbs please.

Recycle Now logo

Recycle Now campaign

Street Cleansing

The Council is responsible for the the sweeping of streets and the removal of litter from public Highway areas

 

The councils street cleansing program provides a frequent cleansing of streets, channels, car parks, public conveniences and any other public areas to remove litter, build up of leaves, spillages or any other conditions which could pose a risk to public health and safety. 

  • Dead Animals, the Council will arrange the removal from all publicly accessible areas.
  • Litterbins, litter in a public place is unsightly, dangerous to animals, and an offence.The average fine for littering is around £75, but can be up to £2500. The Council provide and maintain litterbins to try and prevent the depositing of litter in public places and arrange for litterbins to be emptied on a regular basis.
  • Syringes, the Council will arrange for the removal and disposal of needles, syringes and other drug related items that are discarded in a public environment that pose a risk to public safety.
  • Grass cutting on all main road verges and urban road areas are the responsibility of Leicestershire County Highways for more information please follow the link.
  • To veiw Street Cleansing Schedules for your area follow the link to Cleansing schedules

To report any of the above telephone 01858 828282 or email Customer Services

 

To report antisocial behaviour follow the link to the Community Safety home page or click on the links below.

Graffiti

Fly Posting

Fly Tipping

 

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Information on Recycling, composting and waste

Contact us

Telephone: 01858 82 82 82

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