Laundry washing machine comprising: a tub for containing treatment liquids, the tub comprising a sump fluidly connected to a draining circuit of the washing machine, and a valve/filter assembly adapted to be removably positioned in a filter seat provided in the sump for intercepting and filtering the treatment liquids while passing from said tub to said draining circuit, said valve/filter assembly comprising: - a receptacle (210 R) having an inlet (210 I) for the access of the treatment liquids coming from the tub, and a filtering surface (210 FS) through which said treatment liquids coming from the tub can pass to said draining circuit, said filtering surface (210 FS) being adapted to retain within said receptacle (210 R) foreign bodies entering said inlet (210 I), and - a valve seat fixed to an open end of said receptacle (210 R), and - a valve element movable between a closed position in which the valve element abuts the valve seat, thereby preventing passage of liquid from said tub to said draining circuit, and an opened position in which the valve element is at least partially spaced from said valve seat, thereby allowing liquid to pass from said tub to said draining circuit through said filtering surface (210 FS) of said receptacle (210 R), characterized in that the valve element is pivotally hinged to said valve seat so as to swing within the receptacle (210 R), when said valve seat is fixed to said receptacle (210 R), between said closed and opened positions. a tub for containing treatment liquids, the tub comprising a sump fluidly connected to a draining circuit of the washing machine, and a valve/filter assembly adapted to be removably positioned in a filter seat provided in the sump for intercepting and filtering the treatment liquids while passing from said tub to said draining circuit, said valve/filter assembly comprising: - a receptacle (210 R) having an inlet (210 I) for the access of the treatment liquids coming from the tub, and a filtering surface (210 FS) through which said treatment liquids coming from the tub can pass to said draining circuit, said filtering surface (210 FS) being adapted to retain within said receptacle (210 R) foreign bodies entering said inlet (210 I), and - a valve seat fixed to an open end of said receptacle (210 R), and - a valve element movable between a closed position in which the valve element abuts the valve seat, thereby preventing passage of liquid from said tub to said draining circuit, and an opened position in which the valve element is at least partially spaced from said valve seat, thereby allowing liquid to pass from said tub to said draining circuit through said filtering surface (210 FS) of said receptacle (210 R), characterized in that - a receptacle (210 R) having an inlet (210 I) for the access of the treatment liquids coming from the tub, and a filtering surface (210 FS) through which said treatment liquids coming from the tub can pass to said draining circuit, said filtering surface (210 FS) being adapted to retain within said receptacle (210 R) foreign bodies entering said inlet (210 I), and - a valve seat fixed to an open end of said receptacle (210 R), and - a valve element movable between a closed position in which the valve element abuts the valve seat, thereby preventing passage of liquid from said tub to said draining circuit, and an opened position in which the valve element is at least partially spaced from said valve seat, thereby allowing liquid to pass from said tub to said draining circuit through said filtering surface (210 FS) of said receptacle (210 R), characterized in that the valve element is pivotally hinged to said valve seat so as to swing within the receptacle (210 R), when said valve seat is fixed to said receptacle (210 R), between said closed and opened positions.