Reducing and recycling waste

Topics

Tidy Tips and local recycling points

Where to find a tip or local recycling point, how to use the tip, opening times, permits.

Simpler recycling for households

Simpler recycling is a national scheme being introduced in Luton, to make recycling easier and improve the amount of waste that is recycled.

Recycle, reduce and reuse

How to recycle your household materials, including electrical items, plastics, paper and cardboard, liquids and gases, hazardous substances and metals, reducing food waste.

Recycle small electrical items

How and where to recycle your small electrical items, including what can and cannot be recycled.

Cash back for real nappies

Get £40 cash back when buying real nappies and help to reduce waste.

Food waste collections

We will be introducing household food waste collections from 31 March 2026.

Period poverty project

The aim of this project is to supply free, environmentally friendly and reusable sanitary products to residents who may not be able to afford them.