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Whetstone Recycling and Household Waste Site
Whetstone 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.
All sites are closed
Tuesday 24 March 2020: All Recycling and Household Waste site are closed until further notice. Please check back for updates.
The use of paint permits and acceptance of paint at our Whetstone site is temporarily suspended.
- 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
- When this site is closed on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, Oadby is open
- All waste legally deposited at this site becomes the property of the County Council
| Asbestos (Charges apply) / (Permit needed) | Low energy bulbs |
| Batteries | Mattresses |
| Car batteries | Mobile Phones |
| Cardboard | Non-recyclable household waste |
| Cartons | Paint (Permit needed) |
| Chipboard | Paper |
| Clothes | Plasterboard (Charges apply) |
| Cooking oil | Plastic Bottles |
| Flat Glass (Charges apply) | Plastics |
| Fluorescent tubes | Scrap metal |
| Foil | Shoes |
| Food tins and drink cans | Small appliances |
| Fridges and Freezers | TV and monitors |
| Garden waste* | Used engine oil |
| Glass | White Goods (large domestic appliances) |
| Hardcore and soil (Charges apply) | Wood |
*Please note: any branches or tree trunks must be smaller or cut down to less than 15cm wide and 1 metre in length.
Confidential waste
- Please remove all confidential data from your PC, laptop, phone or tablet before you dispose of it.
- You must remove confidential material from your general waste and ensure that it is disposed of correctly.
This site does not accept:
- Ammunition such as Second World War shells, explosive caps, and ammunition for guns and shotguns
- Business waste
- Chemicals
- Clinical waste/needles/sharps
- Construction wood such as railway sleepers, telegraph poles and wood treated with creosote
- Tyres
For more information see How do I dispose of...