Waste containers

In Leiden city centre and the surrounding districts there are (underground) containers for household (residual) waste. The containers can be used at any time of the day.

Dispose your waste in a closed (rubbish) bag. This will prevent the container from getting dirty and smelly.

Do you have other waste, like paper or cartboard, glass, textile or bulky waste? Do not put this next to the underground waste container, but use the paper, glass or textile containers or go to the municipal recycling facility to dispose your bulky waste.

Hold the container card above the reading window. A green light will light up and you will hear a ‘click’. The container is now unlocked.

Pull up the valve and put your rubbish bag in the container (1 closed bag at a time).

Carefully close the valve.The rubbish bag falls into the underground container and the valve locks. Use your container card again to dispose another bag.

Only residents who qualify for a container pass have access to the containers. A container pass is linked to two containers. If one container is full or broken, you can use the other container. It is possible to add a third location to the pass.

Have you lost your container card, is your card broken, or do you want to add an extra container to your card? Go to the page applying for a waste or container card and fill in the form.

Locations

The city map shows the locations of the underground waste containers in Leiden. This map is only available in Dutch. The translations below can help you use the map.

Containers voor restafval - Residual waste containers
Containers voor papier - Paper and cartboard containers
Containers voor textiel - Textiles and clothing containers
Containers voor glas - Glass containers
Milieustraat - Municipal recycling facility

Waste containers

What is or is not allowed to go into the containers?

How does the container work?

Container full or jammed?

Locations