Garden Waste Collections
The new season of garden waste collections starts in April 2025, the prices for the 2025/26 subscription year are:
- £45 for one bin.
- £26 per each additional bin.
If you subscribed before Friday 14 March, you will receive your sticker(s) for your first collection day. If you paid after this date your sticker(s) is not guaranteed to arrive in time for your first collection.
Bins without stickers will not be collected by the refuse team.
Food Waste Collections for Businesses
 From 1 April 2025, businesses with ten or more employees are required to comply with new Government legislation to separate food waste for collection.
The food waste collected will be transferred to an anaerobic digestion plant where it will be broken down by bacteria to generate energy and material for fertiliser, which is more efficient than incineration with general waste.
Food waste collections for households will not start until October 2027.
For current customers and new customers, more information is available on our Trade Waste webpage.
Climate Change Forum
A huge thank you to everyone that attended our Climate Change Forum earlier this month!
It was an inspiring day of collaboration, fresh ideas, and real action towards a greener, more sustainable future for our community. From local initiatives to regional expert insights, we’re proud to see so much commitment for protecting our planet.
Keep an eye out for more events later in the year, including the Green Festival on Saturday 20 September 2025 on Coronation Park, Eastwood, where there will be an array of stallholders and activities for all the family.
#SmallChangeBigDifference
Recycle it Right – Contamination
Well done, nearly 60% of what you put in your green-lidded recycling bins in January was recyclable paper and card!
In the past few months there has been a decline in the amount of contaminants being put in the recycling bin which is brilliant. Contamination refers to any items or materials that are not recyclable in that bin.
In January 2025, 15.9% of the items in the green-lidded recycling bin were not recyclable in that bin, this includes glass which needs to be recycled separately in your Broxtowe glass bag or red-lidded bin. In January last year, 21% of the items were incorrect, so this is a great improvement!
Keep up the hard work and make sure to check our website to see what can go in your green-lidded recycling bin so you can Recycle It Right to help increase your Borough’s recycling rate.
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Bank Holiday Bin Collections
Your bin collection day will change over Easter weekend, so check your bin calendar to make sure you put your bin out on the correct day.
Collections on Good Friday will remain the same however, there will be no collections on Easter Monday. Your collection will be the following day.
You can also check your bin collection day online using the ‘When is my collection?’ function.
Taking action on street cleanliness
 You said 📢, we listened👂
You said: Street cleanliness in the Borough is on the decline.
We did: We understand the importance of street cleanliness so we will be working with third party environmental enforcement partner, WISE in late spring to tackle fly tipping, littering and dog fouling.
Let’s clean up our streets together!
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