You can recycle coffee cups, plastic bottles and drink cans in our recycle on-the-go bins across Leeds.
Coffee cups
Make sure they are empty and you can recycle them:
- in an orange coffee cup bin
- in any city centre Caffé Nero, Costa, McDonald's, Pret or Starbucks
Plastic bottles and drink cans
Make sure they are empty and you can recycle them:
- in a yellow plastic and cans bin
- at home in your green bin
All other items need to go in a black bin, please note that we cannot recycle crisp packets, polystyrene or glass in the recycling bins.
Find your nearest recycle on-the-go bins
Recycle on-the-go bins are in the following areas:
- Leeds city centre
- Boston Spa
- Chapel Allerton
- Collingham
- East Ardsley
- Farnley
- Garforth
- Headingley
- Micklefield
- Morley
- Otley
- Pudsey
- Thorp Arch
- Wetherby
Find your nearest recycling binExternal link
Reducing waste on the go
Follow these handy tips:
- use a reusable coffee cup (most coffee shops will give you a discount)
- refill your water bottle for free using the Refill app which is available on the
App Store External link and
Google Play External link.
- bring a packed lunch instead of getting a meal deal
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