We will collect recycling and composting one week and the rest of your waste the following week.

Please note:

• Collections dates in the City may vary so please check with the Council if you are unsure.
  
  
• Your brown bin may be emptied earlier than on green bin weeks so please ensure that your brown bin is out by 6.30am on the morning of your collection.
  
  
• View our collection checklist to ensure safe collection of your wheeled bin.

View information on what goes in the bins and collection calendars - Please note that the calendar with this brochure may not refer to your collection week. Please check with us if you are unsure.

Your bin should be at the kerbside for collection by 6:30am with the lid closed. If your bin is not at the kerbside your bin cannot be emptied. Please make sure that your bins are put out no earlier than eight hours before the day of collection or left out any more than eight hours after the collection. Leaving bins on the street causes a hazard for people with visual or mobility impairment and puts you in danger of becoming a victim of identity theft. Ultimately, you can be fined for leaving your bin on the street.

Blue bag collections will stop in areas using the brown bins scheme - all paper can be placed in the grey lidded bin.

What can go in your brown bin with grey lid?

• Paper, newspaper and magazines
• Telephone directories
• Catalogues and brochures Cardboard
• Steel and aluminium cans
• Plastic tubs and pots
• Plastic bottles (no tops)

Please rinse all containers

What cannot go in your brown bin with grey lid?

• Glass
• Bagged waste
• Foil lined juice/milk cartons
• Paper tissue
• Sticky labels
• Aerosols
• Plastic carrier bags
• Foil
• Wallpaper
• Polystyrene
• Textiles

Missed collection

If you find your bin has not been emptied this week, please let us know by completing the online form and we will make arrangements to collect your bin as soon as possible.

Ordering a new / replacement bin

If any of your bins gets damaged or stolen and you need it repaired or replacing please report it to us.

Spillage after a bin collection

If you need to report a spillage after a bin collection, please let us know by completing the form below and we will contact you as soon as possible.

Information on recycling and the use of brown bins is now available as a podcast
Please point your podcast software to:
http://www.nottinghamcity.gov.uk/www/podcast/recycling.xml

Alternatively you can download the podcast audio file as a MP3

Contact details

Address: Waste Management, Eastcroft, London Road, Nottingham NG2 3AH
Telephone: 0115 915 2000
Fax: 0115 915 2148
e-mail: waste.manager@nottinghamcity.gov.uk