Gypsum Close Recycling Centre

Gypsum Close (Leicester) tip, Gypsum Close, Leicester, LE4 9AB. Run by Leicester City Council.

Opening times

April to October · now

Monday to Sunday 8am to 8pm

November to March

Monday to Sunday 8am to 6pm

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

  • Vans: Any type of vehicle can use Gypsum Close. Vans and pickups need a waste permit (12 months for your own vehicle, one month if borrowed or hired); arrive at least 30 minutes before closing if you need a permit.
  • Trailers: Cars towing a trailer longer than 1.4 metres need a permit.

Apply for a Leicester permit

What Gypsum Close takes

batteries (household and car) · bicycles · books · cans and other metals · cardboard · clothes and shoes · cooking oil · dry mixed recycling · electrical equipment · fluorescent tubes and energy saving lightbulbs · furniture · garden waste · gas bottles, if empty · glass · paint · paper · plasterboard · soil and hardcore · used engine oil · vapes · white goods such as fridges, washing machines, dishwashers · wood, chipboard and MDF

Before you visit

  • Cyclists and pedestrians can use marked walkways. Has a trade waste facility and a reuse shop.

Leicester tip rules: 24 materials

Pin: centre of LE4 9AB. © OpenStreetMap · Larger map

Nearest other tips

Bin day near Gypsum Close

Leicester City Council collects the bins here.

Source: leicester.gov.uk, checked 2 October 2026. All Leicester tips