Recycling news
Incomplete garden waste and cardboard collections in Castle Donington, Tuesday 17 October 2017
The garden waste and cardboard collection crew were not able to complete collections on the roads below due to re-surfacing works blocking access.
- Martinet Close
- Spitfire Road (part)
- Vulcan Way
- Wellington Court
We'll attempt to return for the garden waste and cardboard this week (before the end of Friday 20 October 2017), therefore please leave them presented. If we are not able to do this, please present your garden waste bin and cardboard bag next Tuesday 24 October 2017 with your domestic bin.
We thank our residents for their patience and we apologise for the inconvenience caused.
Recycling roadshows - coming in September
The Waste Services team will be hitting the streets of North West Leicestershire with recycling roadshows at the end of September.
During National Recycling Week, which runs from Monday 25 to Friday 29 September, North West Leicestershire District Council (NWLDC) will hold three Recycling Roadshows in the district.
The roadshows will offer information, tips and leaflets on recycling and the council’s kerbside recycling service. There will also be goodies to give away to those that get involved.
Details for the roadshows are below:
NWLDC is currently celebrating after winning the contract to retain and sell the recycling it collects, giving the authority a potential £500,000 in annual income.
The support of residents is key to raising these funds, which are then reinvested back into services for the local people.
North West Leicestershire already has an excellent recycling rate, with 46 per cent of all material recycled.
Councillor Alison Smith MBE, Deputy Leader and Portfolio Holder for Community Services for NWLDC, said: “Our residents do an excellent job in recycling their waste.
“Our Green Footprints priority sets out to make people feel proud to be part of a greener district, and recycling is a huge part of this.
“Take the chance to speak to our team at the roadshows and see what tips and ideas you can pick up to improve your recycling.”
Archived news
Compost! Healthy Soil, Healthy Food – council roadshows to reveal all
A Master Composter and an impressive wormery will join a North West Leicestershire District Council roadshow as part of International Compost Awareness Week, which runs from 7 to 13 May 2017.
International Compost Awareness Week is aimed at improving awareness of composting and the importance of our soil and how to improve it. This year’s theme is Compost! Healthy Soil, Healthy Food.
To help spread awareness of the benefits to composting, the council is hosting two roadshows:
- Coalville – Tuesday 9 May, 10am-2pm – Coalville Market, Coalville, LE67 3XF
- Coalville – Wednesday 10 May, 10am-2pm – Morrisons, Whitwick Road, Coalville, LE67 3JN
The roadshows are there to make people think about composting, letting people know it’s an option and what the benefits are to doing it. There will also be a wide array of recycled goodies to pick up - pens, key rings, rulers and pencils made from recycled cardboard and vending cups.
On Tuesday at Coalville Market the council will joined by Master Composter, Rod Weston, who will bring along a wormery and various compost bins.
A Master Composter is someone that encourages people in their local community to start composting at home, and offer support to people who are already home composting and may be having difficulties or need encouragement.
Composting at home cuts CO2 emissions and turns most kitchen and garden waste into a free supply of compost that will keep the garden blooming each year. Compost bins can be ordered from www.getcomposting.com or by calling 0844 571 4444.
John Richardson, Head of Community Services at NWLDC, said: “North West Leicestershire is a green district – and composting supports the council’s Green Footprints agenda, which aims at getting residents involved in looking after our local environment. The district also has plenty of natural beauty due, in part, to being at the heart of the National Forest and supporting the planting of thousands of trees district-wide each year.”
Anyone who wants to find out more about the benefits of composting can go along to one of the roadshows or visit www.nwleics.gov.uk/home_composting
Follow the council’s Environment Twitter account for all the latest news and updates @NWLEnviro
A42 Cleansing Programme - Extra dates added
Due to bad weather our Street Cleansing team were unable to litter pick two stretches of the A42. These have been rescheduled to be litter picked on the 13th and 14th May 2017 between 6am and midday on both days.
On Saturday 13th May the team will be litter picking northbound carriageway from junction 13 Flagstaff.
On Sunday 14th May the team will be litter picking the southbound carriageway from junction 23a Finger Farm.
A42 Cleansing Programme - Week 6
Our Street Cleansing team will be litter picking sections of the A42 at weekends between Saturday 25 February and Sunday 2 April 2017 between 6am and midday on both days.
On Saturday 1st April the team will be litter picking southbound a stretch from Flagstaff Junction 13.
On Sunday 2nd April the team will be litter picking the north and southbound slip roads at juncions 13 and 14.
A42 Cleansing Programme - Week 5
Our Street Cleansing team will be litter picking sections of the A42 at weekends between Saturday 25 February and Sunday 2 April 2017 between 6am and midday on both days.
On Saturday 25th March the team will be litter picking southbound a stretch from Finger Farm Junction 23a and Tonge Junction 14.
On Sunday 26th March the team will be litter picking southbound a section at Tonge Junction 14 and Flagstaff Junction 13.
A42 Cleansing Programme - Week 4
Our Street Cleansing team will be litter picking sections of the A42 at weekends between Saturday 25 February and Sunday 2 April 2017 between 6am and midday on both days.
On Saturday 18th March the team will be litter picking northbound a 4 km stretch at Tonge between Junction 13 and 14.
On Sunday 19th March the team will be litter picking northbound a section at Tonge between Junction 14 and 23a.
A42 Cleansing Programme - Week 3
Our Street Cleansing team will be litter picking sections of the A42 at weekends between Saturday 25 February and Sunday 2 April 2017 between 6am and midday on both days.
On Saturday 11th March the team will be litter picking northbound a 4 km stretch between Willesley, Junction 12 and Flagstaff, Junction 13.
On Sunday 12th March the team will be litter picking northbound a 4km section between Flagstaff, Junction 13 and Tonge Junction 14.
A42 Cleansing Programme - Week 2 
Our Street Cleansing team will be litter picking sections of the A42 at weekends between Saturday 25 February and Sunday 2 April 2017 between 6am and midday on both days.
On Saturday 4th March the team will be litter picking southbound a 4 km stretch between Appleby Magna and Junction 11.
On Sunday 5th March the team will be litter picking northbound a 4km section between Appleby Magna and junction 11 including the slip road.
A42 Cleansing Programme - Week 1
Our Street Cleansing team will be litter picking sections of the A42 at weekends between Saturday 25 February and Sunday 2 April 2017 between 6am and midday on both days.
On Saturday 25 February the team will be litter picking the slip roads of Junction 11 and 12 of the A42 around the Appleby Magna Roundabout and the Willesley Park Interchange.
On Sunday 26 February the team will be litter picking southbound a 4km section between Flagstaff Roundabout and Appleby Magna.
Our collection crews operate at a fast pace as they each have over 1,000properties per day to collect from. This means they have to go quickly and do not always have time to stop and clear whole areas.
A small unit of cleansing staff will be in the area on Friday to help clear the worst of it. We really appreciate residents helping keep the district clean by mucking in and clearing the front of their properties and beyond.
What a great community spirit in difficult time! Thanks again.
Collections in windy weather
If you have a recycling collection during windy conditons, you can help us to keep your neighbourhood tidy by doing the following:
- Fasten the velcro lids on your yellow and blue bags
- Put a lid on your red box
- If possible don't overfill your red boxes
These things help to stop your recycling from escaping and littering your neighbourhood.
If you need a new red box lid please order one online or email customer.services@nwleicestershire.gov.uk to request one.
We are very grateful to our residents who help to clear up any escaped recycling.
Snowy conditions – Friday 13 January 2017
Our collection crews are battling against very difficult snow and icy conditions across the district today. We are however on schedule to complete all collections. Therefore please leave your refuse and recycling containers out on the kerbside as they may be collected at different time to usual.
If we aren’t able to complete all of the collections we’ll advise which streets have been affected. Thank you.
Recycle your Christmas tree, cards and wrapping paper with us!
We can collect your real Christmas tree on your next garden waste collection, just leave it next to your garden bin. If it is over 6ft please cut it in half. Your trees are sent off to be made into compost.
Please put your Christmas cards in the yellow bag as they are recycled back into cardboard. Wrapping paper can be recycled in the blue bag, which is recycled back into paper.
New 2016/17 collection calendars are on the way in November!
Throughout November we'll be hand delivering the new 2016/17 waste collection calendars to your house. They provide you with all the recycling and refuse collections dates for this Christmas and for all of next year until November 2017.
Every year we change the design on the back cover - new features include facts about how much recycling we collect from your house and information on how to join our growing army of volunteer litter pickers.
The new calendars will also be available to download from Thursday 1 December 2016 using the 'my location search box', available on every webpage across our website. Simply just enter the first line of your address.
Between Tuesday and Friday of each week during November we'll be delivering the calendars. To find out when you'll be receiving yours see below! 
- Tuesday 1 November - Friday 4 November 2016 we'll be delivering in: Belton, Breedon on the Hill, Castle Donington, Coalville (part), Coleorton (part) Diseworth, Griffydam, Hemington, Isley Walton, Kegworth, Lockington, Long Whatton, Newbold Coleorton, Osgathorpe, Peggs Green, Swannington, Thringstone, Tongue, Whitwick (part), Wilson, Worthington.
- Tuesday 8 November - Friday 11 November 2016 we'll be delivering in: Acresford, Appleby Magna, Bardon, Donington le Heath, Donisthorpe, Ellistown, Heather, Hugglescote, Ibstock, Measham, Moira (part), Newton Burgoland, Oakthorpe, Ravenstone (part), Snarestone, Swepstone.
- Tuesday 15 November - Friday 18 November 2016 we'll be delivering in: Albert Village, Ashby de la Zouch, Blackfordby, Coalville (part), Coleorton (part), Moira (part), Normanton le Heath, Packington, Ravenstone (part), Sinope, Spring Cottage, Woodville.
- Wednesday 23 November - Wednesday 30 November 2016 we'll be delivering in: Coalville (part, but majority) Hugglescote & Whitwick (part, but majority).
- Tuesday 15 November - Friday 18 November 2016 we'll delivering to: properties such as farms and lodges in the rural parts of our district.
Recycling Roadshows - coming in September
North West Leicestershire District Council’s Waste Services team is hitting the road again 13, 15 & 16 September 2016, after the success of its compost roadshows in May. The team are spreading the good word of recycling during National Recycling Week which runs 12-18 September. Please below for dates, times and locations.
For those living in North West Leicestershire the likelihood is they know how to recycle and know what goes in their red boxes, blue and yellow bags, but they might not know what happens to it once it is collected, so why not pop along and find out. We'll also be giving away free recycling goodies!
In the last 6 months the residents of North West Leicestershire recycled 2,100 tonnes of paper, that’s equivalent to the weight of five Boeing 747s and 1,300 tonnes of cardboard which equals the weight of 185 fully grown African elephants.
Be loyal to your soil – Compost Roadshows in Coalville
As part of International Compost Awareness Week which runs 1-7 May 2016, North West Leicestershire District Council is hitting the road with a number of compost roadshows in Coalville.
International Compost Awareness Week is aimed at improving awareness of composting and the importance of our soil and how to improve it. To help spread awareness of the benefits to composting, the council are hosting a number of roadshows, please see the poster below.
The roadshows are there to make people think about composting, letting people know it’s an option and what the benefits are to doing it. There will also be a wide array of recycled goodies to pick up - pens, key rings, rulers and pencils made from recycled cardboard and vending cups.
Composting at home cuts CO2 emissions and turns most kitchen and garden waste into a free supply of compost that will keep the garden blooming each year. Compost bins can be ordered from www.getcomposting.com or by calling 0844 571 4444.
North West Leicestershire is a green district – and composting supports the council’s Green Footprints agenda, which aims at making the district greener and getting residents involved in looking after the environment. The district also has plenty of natural beauty due, in part, to the collaboration between the council and the National Forest in planting thousands of trees district-wide each year.
Trade recycling collections over Early May Bank Holiday 2016
If you are due a trade recycling collection on Bank Holiday Monday (May 2 2016), it will be collected the next day on Tuesday 3 May 2016.
We thank all of our customers for their understanding and business.
A42 Cleansing Programme - Final Week 6 - completed
Our Street Cleansing team will be litter picking and sweeping sections of the A42 at weekends between Sat 5 March and April 17 between 0600 and 1200 both days. Lane 1 closures will be in place in the sections being cleansed at these times.
On Saturday 16 April the team will be litter picking a stretch of the southbound section Flagstaff to Junction 13 and lay-by.
On Sunday 17 April the team will be litter picking the southbound and northbound slip roads at Junction 13 and 14.
A42 Cleansing Programme - Week 5 - completed
Our Street Cleansing team will be litter picking and sweeping sections of the A42 at weekends between Sat 5 March and April 17 between 0600 and 1200 both days. Lane 1 closures will be in place in the sections being cleansed at these times.
On Saturday 09 April the team will be litter picking a stretch of the southbound section junction 23a (Finger Farm) to Junction 14 (Tonge).
On Sunday 10 April the team will be litter picking a stretch of the southbound section from Junction 14 at Tonge.
A42 Cleansing Programme - Week 4 - completed
Our Street Cleansing team will be litter picking and sweeping sections of the A42 at weekends between Sat 5 March and April 17 between 0600 and 1200 both days. Lane 1 closures will be in place in the sections being cleansed at these times.
On Saturday 02 April the team will be litter picking a 4km stretch of the northbound section to Junction 14 at Tonge.
On Sunday 03 April the team will be litter picking a 4 km stretch of the northbound section from Junction 14 at Tonge to Junction 23a A42/M1 (known as Finger Farm)
Trade collections over the Easter period:
If you have a trade refuse collection this Good Friday (25 March 2016), it will be collected as normal.
Those customers who have a trade recycling collection which is collected on a Monday will not have the collection on Bank Holiday Monday (March 28 2016), but will have it collected the next day - Tuesday 29 March 2016.
We thank all of our customers for their understanding and business.
A42 Cleansing Programme - Week 3 - completed
Our Street Cleansing team will be litter picking and sweeping sections of the A42 at weekends between Sat 5 March and April 17 between 0600 and 1200 both days. Lane 1 closures will be in place in the sections being cleansed at these times.
On Saturday 19 March the team will be litter picking a 4km stretch of the northbound section from Junction 12 at Willesley.
On Sunday 20 March the team will be litter picking a 4 km stretch of the northbound section from junction 13 at Flagstaff.
A42 Cleansing Programme - Week 2 - completed
Our street cleansing team will be litter picking and sweeping sections of the A42 at weekends between Sat 5 March and April 17 between 0600 and 1200 both days. Lane 1 closures will be in place in the sections being cleansed at these times.
On Saturday 12 March the team will be litter picking a 4km stretch of the southbound section from Junction 11 at Appleby Magna.
On Sunday 13 March the team will be litter picking a 4 km stretch of the northbound section from junction 11 at Appleby Magna including the slip road and lay-by.
A42 Cleansing Programme - Week 1 - completed
Our street cleansing team will be litter picking sections of the A42 at weekends between Sat 5 March and April 17 between 0600 and 1200 both days.
On Saturday 5 March the team will be litter picking the slip roads of Junction 11 and 12 of the A42 around the Appleby Magna Roundabout and the Willesley Park Interchange.
On Sunday 6 March the team will be litter picking the Southbound a 4km section between Flagstaff Roundabout and Appleby Magna.
Recycling collections during windy weather
If you have a recycling collection during windy weather, you can help us to keep your neighbourhood tidy by doing the following:
- Fasten the velcro lids on your yellow and blue bags
- Put a lid on your red box
- If possible don't overfill your red boxes
- Return your containers as soon as possible after collection
- Please don't stack red boxes too high
These things help to stop your recycling from escaping and littering your neighbourhood.
If you need a new red box lid please order one online
We are very grateful to our residents who help to clear up any escaped recycling.
Recycle your Christmas tree, cards and wrapping paper with us!
We can collect your real Christmas tree on your next garden waste collection, just leave it next to your garden bin. If it is over 6ft please cut it in half. Your trees are sent off to be made into compost. Please put your Christmas cards in the yellow bag, as they are recycled back into cardboard. Wrapping paper apart from foil based wrapping paper can be recycled in the blue bag, which is recycled back into paper. Please dispose of foil based wrapping paper in the black bin.
New 2015-16 waste collection calendars are on the way!
Throughout November we'll be delivering the new 2015-16 waste collection calendars to your house. They provide you with all the recycling and refuse collections dates for this Christmas, and for all of next year until November 2016. 
Every year we change the design on the back cover - new features include information on our new recycling separating technology, asking you what you think of the services we provide by completing a short online survey and what happens to your recycling after we have collected it from your house. The new calendars will also be available to download from Tuesday 1 December 2015 using the 'my location search box', available on every webpage across our website. Simply just enter the first line of your address.
Between Tuesday and Friday of each week during November we'll be delivering the calendars. To find out when you'll be receiving yours, see below!
- Tuesday 3 November - Friday 6 November 2015, we'll be delivering in: Belton, Breedon on the Hill, Castle Donington, Coleorton (part), Diseworth, Hemington, Kegworth, Lockington, Long Whatton, Newbold, Osgathorpe, Swannington (part), Thringstone, Tonge, Whitwick (part) Wilson and Worthington.
- Tuesday 10 November - Friday 13 November 2015, we'll be delivering in: Coalville (part), Hugglescote (part) and Whitwick (part).
- Tuesday 17 November - Friday 20 November 2015, we'll be delivering in: Acresford, Appleby Magna, Coalville (part), Donington le Heath, Donisthorpe, Ellistown, Heather, Hugglescote (part), Ibstock, Measham, Moira, Newton Burgoland, Oakthorpe, Ravenstone (part), Snarestone and Swepstone
- Tuesday 24 November - Friday 27 November 2015, we'll be delivering in: Albert Village, Ashby de la Zouch, Blackfordby, Boundary, Coalville (part), Coleorton (part), Heather (part), Lount, Moira (part), New Packington, Normanton le Heath, Overseal, Packington, Ravenstone (part), Sinope and Woodville.
- Tuesday 24 November - Friday 27 November 2015, we'll delivering to: properties such as farms and lodges in the rural parts of our district.
Why no plastic bags?
- Some recycling companies in recent years were willing to accept plastic bags for recycling but they won’t anymore. Quite simply, none of the recycling companies who buy our plastics want to buy plastic bags because they have little or no value and affect the sorting process.
- To make the most of your recycling efforts, we have invested in technology to mechanically separate plastic bottles, steel cans, and aluminium cans that are currently collected at the kerbside and mixed together.
How plastic bags cause problems:
- Plastic bags containing a mix of steel cans, aluminium cans, and plastic bottles can’t be mechanically separated; they end up sticking altogether to the steel magnet and the whole lot ends up in the ‘steel’ bay mixed. This means we have to run the material through the machine again, which adds cost to the process.
- Plastic bags can snag on belts and other bits of machinery. Breakdowns can be expensive to repair, result in lost working time, and means the material has to go through the machine more than once.
- When the crew try to split plastic carrier bags at the kerbside, the collectors can’t clearly see what’s in the bag. This is a safety issue, can lead to mess on the road, and increases contamination issues resulting in poor quality material for resale.
- In fact most people think plastic bags are a blight on their community. So much so that supermarkets in England will soon be charging 5p per plastic bag in a national effort to reduce the amount of plastic bags in our communities. In Scotland and Wales they have already reduced the consumption of plastic bags by 80% by charging for plastic bags. We would urge residents who are struggling for capacity to order more recycling containers online.
What you can do to help
- Please only use council recycling containers for your plastics bottles, pots, tubs, trays, and cans recycling. If you need more recycling containers just order them online.
- Try squeezing and squashing your cans and bottles so you can fit more into your containers. We do accept cardboard which doesn’t fit into the yellow bag if it has been neatly flat packed and is free of plastic film or polystyrene.
- It might sound confusing, but please only use clear plastic bags for recycling textiles. This is because they are stored separately on the recycling lorry and sold directly to a textiles reprocessors, where it actually makes it easier if they are in bags.
Thank you for taking the time to read why it’s so important that plastic bags are not accepted on the kerbside recycling service (except textiles).
By the way, did you know that the cost of waste collection in 2014/15 was only £38.23 per household per year and that our residents recycled 47% of all household waste – great job, thank you!
You've given us the thumbs up!
Thank you to all residents who completed our Waste Services customer satisfaction survey in 2014. The feedback we get from this goes into developing our service to make sure we're providing what you want and need.
We're pleased to say that most people told us they were satisfied with our waste services:
- 93% of residents in the district told us they were satisfied with the waste collection services
- 98% said they were satisfied with the reliability of the service
Waste services covers everything from collecting recycling from your doorstep and cleansing the district’s streets to collecting bulky waste like fridge freezers and disposing of them properly.
The team also litter picks across the district throughout the year in various areas, working with members of the community to get this done thoroughly.
Read the full report here Waste Services customer satisfaction survey 2014 - summary (PDF Document, 0.47 Mb)
Recycling Roadshows - coming soon in June!
North West Leicestershire District Council’s waste services team is hitting the road again 24-28 June, after the success of its compost roadshows, to spread the good word of recycling during National Recycling Week which runs 22-28 June.
For those living in North West Leicestershire the likelihood is they know how to recycle and know what goes in their red boxes, blue and yellow bags, but they might not know what happens to it once it is collected.
Last year residents of North West Leicestershire recycled 2,100 tonnes of paper, that’s equivalent to the weight of five Boeing 747s and 1,300 tonnes of cardboard which equals the weight of 185 fully grown African elephants. Now, as a result of last year’s customer survey, and as requested, the council is letting people know what happens to their recycling after it is collected.
The council’s waste services team is putting on various roadshows aimed at raising awareness of recycling, the benefits, what happens to it and will also be giving advice on what else people can do to be green.
The roadshow dates and locations are:
- Morrisons, Coalville – Wednesday 24 June – 10am-2pm
- Outside W.H. Smith, Ashby-de-la-Zouch – Thursday 25 June – 10am-2pm
- Coalville Market, Coalville – Friday 26 June – 10am-2pm
- Coalville Picnic in the Park - Sunday 28 June 2015 – 12pm-5pm
This comes after more than 300 people attended the compost roadshows in early May which informed people about composting and why they should be doing it, as well as giving away some great freebies. This new series of roadshows will have more freebies available all of which are made from recycled materials such as pencils made from CD cases and newspapers, pens made from cardboard, and rulers and key rings made from vending cups.
North West Leicestershire District Council is a green council at the heart of a green district. Recycling plays a huge part in the council’s Green Footprints agenda which aims to make the district even greener and encourages residents to get involved. Of course the district is literally becoming greener with the partnership of the council and the National Forest as they continue to work together to plant thousands of trees across the district each year.
Anyone who wants to find out more about recycling in North West Leicestershire can head along to one of the roadshows or visitwww.nwleics.gov.uk/recycling.
Follow the council’s recycling Twitter account for all the latest news and updates @Recycle_NWLeics.
Compost roadshows - on their way in May!
Between 3 - 9 May 2015 it is International Compost Week, as part of this we'll be holding Compost roadshows in; Castle Donington, Ibstock and Coalville.
We'll be giving people information and advice on how to home compost. We'll also be talking about our kerbside recycling service, and answering any questions about it, plus we'll have some recycling goodies to give away!
We'll be holding three roadshows, please see below for locations, dates and times - we hope to see you there!
- Tuesday 5 May, 10am - 2pm - Castle Donington Co-op, Station Road, Castle Donington, DE74 2NJ.
- Wednesday 6 May, 10am - 2pm - Ibstock, Co-op, Ashby Road, Ibstock, LE67 6HA.
- Friday 8 May, 10am - 2pm - Coalville Market, Coalville, LE67 3XF, LE67 3XF.
Trade recycling collections over Early May Bank Holiday:
Those customers who have a trade recycling collection which is collected on a Monday will not have the collection on Early May Bank Holiday Monday (May 4 2015), but will have it collected the next day - Tuesday 5 May 2015.
We thank all of our customers for their understanding and business.
Trade collections over the Easter period:
If you have a trade refuse collection this Good Friday (3 April 2015), it will be collected as normal.
Those customers who have a trade recyclingcollection which is collected on a Monday will not have the collection on Bank Holiday Monday (April 6 2015), but will have it collected the next day -Tuesday 7 April 2015.
We thank all of our customers for their understanding and business.
Bardon Road, Coalville closure - recycling will be collected as normal on Wednesday 18 February 2015
For those properties either on Bardon Road, or if you live off the road we'll collect your garden waste, cardboard, glass, cans and plastics as normal.
Please present at the edge of the kerbside by 6:00am on Wednesday, or the night before.
Snowy conditions - Fri 30 Jan
Our collection crews are battling against very difficult snow and icy conditions across the district today. We will try our best to complete collections. However, there may be some cul-de-sacs which are difficult to access. If you do not receive a collection today please put your bin out on your next scheduled collection and we will take up to three bags of additional side waste.
The round servicing rural lodges and homes has been suspended today.
Please be aware that freezing temperatures often results in the garden waste freezing to the inside of the bin as it is high in moisture content. When this happens it's a bit like trying to separate two pork chops that have been frozen solid in a freezer! If the garden waste does not come out when the collectors put it on the lifters please take it back in and put it out again on the next scheduled collection (when it's melted, hopefully!). Thank you.
We've been uanble to collect a few garden bins today, 30 January 2015 due to them being iced up and slipping off the back of the collection vehicles. Please represent on your next garden waste collection, Friday 13 Ferbruary 2015. The streets affected are: 
- Moira Road, Ashby
- Creswell Drive, Ravenstone
- Shellbrook Close, Ashby
- Station Road, Ashby
- Part of The Leascroft, Ravenstone
Recycle your Christmas tree, cards and wrapping paper with us!
We can collect your real Christmas tree on your next garden wast
e collection, just leave it next to your garden bin. If it is over 6ft please cut it in half. Your trees are sent off to be made into compost. Please put your Christmas cards in the yellow bag, they are recycled back into cardboard. All types of wrapping paper can be recycled in the blue bag, which is recycled back into paper.
Delivery of wheelie bins and recycling containers
Please be advised the delivery of wheelie bins and recycling containers may be delayed due to the Christmas and New Year period. They will be delivered as soon as possible in January.
Please note - priority will be given to new build properties, and existing properties that don’t have a refuse wheelie bin.
We thank our residents for their patience, and we wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a happy New Year!
Recycling collections during windy weather
If you have a recycling collection during windy conditons, you can help us to keep your neighbourhood tidy by doing the following:
- Fasten the velcro lids on your yellow and blue bags
- Put a lid on your red box
- If possible don't overfill your red boxes
These things help to stop your recycling from escaping and littering your neighbourhood.
If you need a new red box lid please order one online or email customer.services@nwleicestershire.gov.uk to request one.
We are very grateful to our residents who help to clear up any escaped recycling. Our crews are doing their best to clear up too, and in the worst affected areas we'll send out our Street Cleansing Team, who are also busy clearing leaf fall to prevent drains becoming blocked.
New 2014-15 waste collection calendars are on the way!
Throughout November we'll be delivering the new 2014-15 waste collection calendars to your house. They provide you with all the recycling and refuse collections dates for this Christmas, and for all of next year until November 2015. 
Every year we change the design on the back cover - new features include information on our Waste Charter, and what happens to your recycling after we have collected it from your house. To the right is a sneak peek of the rear cover which you can download Waste collection calendar rear cover 2014-15 (PDF Document, 0.45 Mb) too. The full calendars will be available to download from Monday 1 December 2014.
Between Tuesday and Friday of every week during November we'll be delivering the calendars. To find out when you'll be receiving yours, see below!
- Tuesday 4 November - Friday 7 November 2014, we'll be delivering in: Belton, Breedon on the Hill, Castle Donington, Coleorton (part), Diseworth, Hemington, Kegworth, Lockington, Long Whatton, Newbold, Osgathorpe, Swannington (part), Thringstone, Tonge, Whitwick (part) Wilson and Worthington.
- Tuesday 11 November - Friday 14 November 2014, we'll be delivering in: Coalville (part), Hugglescote (part) and Whitwick (part).
- Tuesday 18 November - Friday 21 November 2014, we'll be delivering in: Acresford, Appleby Magna, Coalville (part), Donington le Heath, Donisthorpe, Ellistown, Heather, Hugglescote (part), Ibstock, Measham, Moira, Newton Burgoland, Oakthorpe, Ravenstone (part), Snarestone and Swepstone
- Tuesday 25 November - Friday 28 November 2014, we'll be delivering in: Albert Village, Ashby de la Zouch, Blackfordby, Boundary, Coalville (part), Coleorton (part), Heather (part), Lount, Moira (part), New Packington, Normanton le Heath, Overseal, Packington, Ravenstone (part), Sinope and Woodville.
- Tuesday 2 December - Friday 5 December 2014, we'll delivering to: properties such as farms and lodges in the rural parts of our district.
From 1 October 2014 - 31 March 2015: New winter opening times at Coalville and Lount Recycling Centres
From 1 October 2014 the district's two Household Waste Recycling Centres in Coalville and Lount will have new winter opening hours and days. These opening times will end on 31 March 2015.
The Household Waste Recycling Centres are managed by Leicestershire County Council. Please see below for further information, visit our recycling sites page, visit the Less Waste website or call 0116 305 0001.
Household Recycling Centres - winter opening times 2014 -15 (PDF Document, 0.16 Mb)
Recycling on your doorstep - cash prize survey reminder
Back in May and June of this year we worked with the Leicestershire Waste Partnership on a recycling door-stepping campaign involving 8,000 properties across the district.
The campaign was designed to promote and create awareness of our kerbside recycling service. We wanted to encourage more residents to participate further in recycling.
Since the campaign, have you received a leaflet asking you to fill out a recycling survey for a £25 cash prize? If so, and you still haven’t had the chance to do it, the survey entry date has been extended until Tuesday 26 August to give you all more time to complete it!
Simply go to the web address on the leaflet, fill out the survey, and you’ll be entered into a prize draw to win one of the £25 cash prizes, courtesy of Berryman (our glass recycling processor)!
If you have misplaced the leaflet please get in touch (www.lesswaste.org.uk/contact_us) and we can provide the URL (confirmation of your address required).
Free cookery classes coming to Ashby during June!
Free cookery classes are on the menu this summer for people who want to learn to love their leftovers and save up to £60 a month. They are being organised in partnership between Love Food Hate Waste and the Leicestershire Waste Partnership, based at the County Council. The classes are being held at Ivanhoe College, North Street, Ashby-de-la-Zouch, LE65 1HX. Please see below for dates.
• Wednesday 11 June 2014 from 6pm - 9pm
• Wednesday 25 June 2014 from 6pm - 9pm
The classes are available to Leicestershire residents. Booking is essential, more details at: www.lesswaste.org.uk/green_skills etddemo@leics.gov.uk or 0116 305 7699.
Compost roadshows a big success! More coming in June...
Between 6 - 9 May 2014 we held compost roadshows as part of international composting week in Castle Donington, Coalville, Ashby and Ibstock.
In total we spoke to over 300 people giving them tips and advice on how to home compost. We also answered questions and gave out information on our kerbside recycling service. We gave away some recycling goodies, and provided people with new red boxes, blue and yellow bags for recycling. We really enjoyed speaking to our residents, and we hope they enjoyed the roadshows too.
We're holding another four roadshows during national recycling week in June, please see below for locations, dates and times - we hope to see you there!
- Tuesday 17 June 2014 Castle Donington Co-op Station Road, Castle Donington, Derbyshire, DE74 2NJ 10am - 2pm
- Wednesday 18 June 2014 Coalville Morrisons, Whitwick Road, Coalville, Leicestershire, LE67 3JN 10am - 2pm
- Thursday 19 June 2014 Market Street, outside W.H. Smith, Ashby – de –la – Zouch LE65 1AL 10am - 2pm
- Friday 20 June 2014 Ibstock Co-op, Ashby Road, Ibstock, Leicestershire, LE67 6HA 10am - 2pm
Find out more about recycling on your doorstep
We're working with the Leicestershire Waste Partnership on a new a recycling door-stepping campaign during May and June.
The campaign is designed to promote and create awareness of our kerbside recycling service. We want to encourage more residents to participate in the service, especially in those areas where recycling rates are lower.
When?
Tuesday 21 May to Saturday 14 June:
- Tuesday to Friday between 12.30pm and 7pm
- Saturdays 12pm to 5.30pm.
Where?
- Coalville
- Donington le Heath
- Ellistown
- Heather
- Hugglescote
- Ibstock
- Kegworth
- Measham
- Thringstone
- Whitwick.
We've recruited a company called Enventure to speak with residents. They will carry a letter of authorisation from us, as well as photo ID badges.
If they knock on your door, please ask them any questions about recycling you want. And by taking part, we'll be learning a lot more about how to improve our service.
If you're in any doubt about our agents' identity, or want to know more, please get in touch.
Read the guide by downloading it from the bottom of this page.
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Last updated: Tue 17 October, 2017 @ 16:03