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Find out if you will need a waste permit and apply for one online.

Waste site updates

Mountsorrel site will be closed from 27 October to early December for improvement works.

The Oadby site will reopen on Saturdays from 7 November.

We currently cannot accept:

Fridges: Barwell and Bottesford
Car batteries, Cardboard, Televisions and Textiles (clothes): Whetstone
Household batteries: Barwell and Melton
Scrap metal: Coalville and Shepshed
Small domestic appliances: Oadby

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Apply for a waste permit

All vans, pick-ups and cars with trailers, and/or any vehicle bringing asbestos, chemicals or liquid paint, require a waste permit to visit a recycling and household waste site.

Long-term waste permits

The long-term waste permits scheme is currently suspended

Temporary garden and household waste permit

Check if you need to apply for a temporary garden and household waste permit.

Apply for a charity waste permit

Charities can request an appointment to visit Whetstone Transfer Station.

Temporary household liquid paint disposal permit

You will need a permit to dispose of household liquid paint. You can only take Liquid paint to Whetstone recycling and household waste site.

Temporary asbestos disposal permit

You can only dispose of cement bonded asbestos with a permit. You can apply for a temporary permit online.