Together we can make Essex a better place

Love Essex is the official website of the Essex Waste Partnership.

The partnership is made up of the 12 district, city and borough councils in Essex and Essex County Council working together to ensure cost-efficient and sustainable waste management across the county.

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Love Essex

Waste Disposal

What do you want to dispose of?

Our services

Kerbside collections

Find out what goes in your recycling and rubbish bins at home and how to get large items taken away.

This service is run by your local district, borough or city council.

Find your local council

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Visit your local recycling centre

Find your nearest recycling centre, find out which items you can take, and book a slot to visit.

This service is run by Essex County Council.

Visit a recycling centre

Did you know?

What happens to the waste and recycling we collect in Essex?

Watch our helpful video series

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Transform your food and garden waste with home composting

Buy a reduced price compost bin and access free online training from Garden Organic.

Get started with home composting

Latest news

Illustrated people sorting their waste and recycling into various bins in front of a house and trees

23 July 2024

Essex has a new waste strategy!

The Waste Strategy for Essex sets out how to reduce the impact on the environment from things we throw away.

Councillor Peter Schwier, Councillor Bob Massey and an employee from Letterbox Distribution pictured outside an Essex household holding the stickers, leaflets and compostable liners delivered to all eligible households in Essex for the Food Recycling Project.

22 July 2024

Essex residents move food waste from plate to purpose

Food recycling project rolls out to over 375,000 households in Essex and is already seeing positive results.

1 July 2024

Plastic Free July

Every year, summer brings the global movement, Plastic Free July. Millions of people across the globe take part in doing their bit to reduce plastic pollution.