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Mountsorrel Recycling and Household Waste Site
Mountsorrel is one of 14 recycling and household waste sites in Leicestershire. Site users must keep children and pets in cars at all times and be alert and aware of other vehicles and pedestrians on the site.
- Vehicles are allowed access to the site up to 5 minutes before closing time (at peaks times this may be increased)
- All vehicles must be off-site by closing time
- Pedestrian access is not permitted at this site
- All waste legally deposited at this site becomes the property of the County Council
Accepted waste
Waste types will be restricted until further notice.
Currently we cannot accept any other waste types such as cardboard and scrap metal for recycling. If you cannot store these items at home and bring them to the site they will have to be placed in the non-recyclable waste bin.
The type of waste we can currently accept are:
- Garden waste
- Wood and chipboard
- Non-recyclable household waste e.g. black bags or items that don’t fit in your wheelie bin
- Hardcore and soil (charges apply – card payments only, taken contactless on site)
- Plasterboard (charges apply – card payments only, taken contactless on site)
Waste we cannot accept
- Trade waste - see how to dispose of business or commercial waste
- Asbestos
- WEEE (small and large domestic appliances, fluorescent tubes, batteries including car, fridges / freezers)
- Cooking oil
- Engine oil