No changes to overall bin policy as new trial service to begin in Wetherby and Collingham Leeds City Council has today issued an update on bin collections in the city as well as announcing details of a new food collection trial starting shortly. The council is aware of information circulating suggesting the introduction of a […]
The largest apprenticeship recruitment fair in the North of England is returning to Leeds’s first direct arena on Wednesday 11 February. Showcasing opportunities from a wide range of employers in Leeds and across the region, the fair welcomed over 11,000 visitors last year. Running from 1pm-7pm, the event, which is organised by Leeds City Council, […]
Used coffee pods can now be recycled at three household waste recycling centres in Leeds with a new trial underway. Leeds City Council has partnered with Podback, a not-for-profit coffee pod recycling service, to trial coffee pod recycling at household waste recycling centres at Kirkstall, Wetherby and Yeadon. The centres now include Podback containers at […]
People out and about in Leeds over the festive period are urged to take care and be mindful of risks. Leeds city centre is set to be busy over the festive season, with more people than normal being out at night. The increase in footfall can unfortunately also mean a higher risk of anti-social behaviour […]
Leeds City Council has released the details of this year’s changes to bin days over the Christmas period, along with a reminder to use the green bin to recycle as much as possible, including glass bottles and jars. All households are being sent flyers from today and encouraged to be aware of when their collections […]
The final round of garden waste brown bin collections in Leeds begins next week before the service goes into its usual winter break. Leeds City Council delivers the largest garden waste collection service by any council in the UK, annually collecting more than 31,000 tonnes of garden waste from 220,000 households in brown bins […]
The Lord Mayor of Leeds, Councillor Dan Cohen, is honoured to invite everyone to join him on Remembrance Sunday as he leads the city’s tribute to servicemen and women who have lost their lives in service of their country. This year, the act of remembrance will be held at Victoria Gardens on Sunday, 9 November. […]
The Lord Mayor of Leeds Councillor Abigail Marshall Katung warmly invites everyone to join her on Remembrance Sunday as she leads the city’s tribute to servicemen and women who have lost their lives in service of their country. This year, the act of remembrance will be held at Victoria Gardens on Sunday 10 November. At 10:50am, a […]
Glass collections in green bins to begin on August 1 Households across Leeds will be able to recycle glass bottles and jars in their green bins for the first time from the start of August. This includes all colours of glass and means that everything from wine, spirits and beer bottles, to jam jars and pasta […]
With over four million brown bins emptied each year from over 218,000 households, Leeds City Council delivers the largest garden waste collection service in the UK. However, brown bin collections are going into their usual annual winter hibernation after Saturday 2 December, meaning most households will have their last collection in late November. In common […]