Want to recycle more? Find out what else you can recycle in your local area using Recycle Now's recycling locator.
You can also find handy hints on how to reduce, reuse and recycle more on the #LeedsByExample website.
Nappies
Please consider using real nappies. Real nappies are reusable and washable. They are easier to use than you might think and can work out cheaper in the long run than disposable ones. Leeds Cloth Nappy Library offer support to cloth nappy users and provide a lending facility.
If you are using disposable nappies, please bag them up before you put them in your black bin.
Needles
Newspapers
Old newspapers have many uses. For example, it can be used for animal bedding or art projects (papier mache). You can recycle your newspaper by putting it in your green recycling bin or taking it to your nearest bring site or recycling centre. It will be made into new paper products.
Office paper
Leeds City Council does not collect trade waste. However, you can take your office waste to either the Kirkstall or Seacroft recycling centre and pay the appropriate fee to recycle it. For further information about our trade waste fees, visit the business waste page.
Oil
Organic waste
Please see Composting and Food Waste
Oven cleaner
Please see Chemicals
Vapes
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Used e-cigarettes and disposable vapes should be returned to the shops they were bought from for recycling or taken to the nearest small electrical recycling bank. They can also be deposited in the special vape bins at your nearest recycling centre.
