Your environment

Find out about your household waste and recycling service, recycling centres, bulky waste collections, and also report environmental issues to us.

• Household waste collections
• What can I recycle?
• Orange bag recycling service
• Bulky item collections
• Garden waste
• Report a problem with your bin
• Trade waste
• Reduce and reuse
• Resources

We are responsible for maintaining a healthy environment for our residents and visitors. Find out how to report, reduce and control pests and pollution in the city.

• Noise control
• Pest control
• Pollution control
• Dog control
• Japanese knotweed

We manage the risk of surface and groundwater flooding in Leicester.

• Flood risk asset register
• Ways to manage the flood risk
• Alterations to watercourses
• Flood risk studies
• Local flood risk management strategy

City wardens observe and report environmental issues and help develop local knowledge and links with community and other local services.

We maintain clean streets in the city centre and districts within the city boundaries.

You can report a wide range of environmental issues ranging from graffiti, potholes, abandoned cars, blocked drains and many other issues.