Freemen's Common Recycling Centre
Freemen's Common (Leicester) tip, Freemen's Common, Islington Street, Leicester, LE2 7SQ. Run by Leicester City Council.
Opening times
April to October · now
| Monday to Sunday | 8am to 8pm |
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November to March
| Monday to Sunday | 8am to 6pm |
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Closed on Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year's Day.
Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve: closes at 2pm.
Vehicles are not admitted from about 10 minutes before closing; gates may close earlier when busy
Vans, trailers and permits
- No vans or pickups (use Gypsum Close).
- No car trailers longer than 1.4 metres.
What Freemen's Common takes
Everything on the Leicester list.
Before you visit
- Residents in cars and cyclists only; no access on foot.
- Only centre taking cement-bonded asbestos (double wrapped, up to eight sheets per visit; phone 07776152970 first) and household and garden chemicals.
Leicester tip rules: 24 materials
Nearest other tips
- Gypsum Close (Leicester) 5.5 km
- Judkins , Nuneaton 25.5 km, Warwickshire
- Hunters Lane , Rugby 27.7 km, Warwickshire
- Lower House Farm , Baddesley Ensor 32.4 km, Warwickshire
- Cottesmore 32.8 km, Rutland
Bin day near Freemen's Common
Leicester City Council collects the bins here.
Source: leicester.gov.uk, checked 2 October 2026. All Leicester tips