Whetstone tip is owned and operated by Leicestershire county council, Whetstone Recycling Centre allows you to dispose of the following items here:
- 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
The site will not except:
- Ammunition such as Second World War shells
- Explosive caps, 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
