Nottingham: which bins go out tonight?

Find your bin collection schedule, what goes in each bin, and when it's collected in Nottingham.

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What Nottingham collects

Rubbish

green residual waste bin

What doesn't go in:

Any presented side waste at the side of household wheelie bins will not be collected.
If your bin is over full or the lid is not fully shut, your bin will not be emptied.

Nottingham says: Nottingham City Council does not collect any side waste with your household waste collections or bins that are overflowing.

Mixed recycling or cans

Recycling Bin

What goes in:

Plastic bottles and cartons (e.g. Tetrapak)
Plastic packaging including fruit punnets, margarine tubs, yoghurt and sauce pots, meat trays, and spread jars
Plastic bags and wrapping including salad, frozen food and cereal bags, multipack wrapping, bubble wrap, sweet and crisp wrappers, and fruit and vegetable net bags.
Glass bottles (including perfume) and jars (including toiletries)
Paper including magazines and non-glittery wrapping paper, and clean cardboard (if no food or grease)
Metal packaging including cans, tins, aerosols, purée tubes, foil trays, and foil

What doesn't go in:

Electrical items or Items that do not fit in your recycling bin

Nottingham says: All items in your recycling bin should be clean, loose and dry.

Food waste

Food waste bin

What goes in:

Leftover food from meals
Fruit and vegetables
Meat and fish including bones
Rice, pasta and beans
Bread, cakes and biscuits
Solid dairy foods
Eggs and eggshells
Pet food
Tea and coffee bags and grounds

What doesn't go in:

liquids
liquid fats
garden waste
straw or animal bedding
cut flowers
packaging of any kind

Nottingham says: In March 2023, we began collecting food waste in the Berridge area to help us learn what works before we expand the service citywide.

Garden waste

garden waste bin

What doesn't go in:

Trade or commercial waste

Nottingham says: The Garden Waste Collection Service is for domestic garden waste only.

What Nottingham says about bin day

Nottingham says side waste will not be collected, and a bin with its lid not fully shut will not be emptied.

From Nottingham's website (checked 2026-10-23)
Nottingham says new items were added to its recycling list in 2026.

From Nottingham's website (checked 2026-10-23)
Nottingham says remove the film lids from ready meal trays and similar items, and recycle the lids separately.

From Nottingham's website (checked 2026-10-23)
Nottingham says food waste collections began in the Berridge area in March 2023, ahead of citywide expansion.

From Nottingham's website (checked 2026-10-23)
Nottingham says it has been given until 2030 by Defra to start weekly food waste collections across the whole city.

From Nottingham's website (checked 2026-10-23)
Nottingham says before it can roll out food waste collections across the whole city, it needs enough external funding to do this.

From Nottingham's website (checked 2026-10-23)
Nottingham says food waste is collected weekly, on a Friday, in the Berridge collection area.

From Nottingham's website (checked 2026-10-23)
Nottingham says two food waste containers are provided: a 7 litre kitchen caddy and a 23 litre outdoor bin.

From Nottingham's website (checked 2026-10-23)
Nottingham says with only two collections remaining this season, new garden waste subscriptions are no longer available.

From Nottingham's website (checked 2026-10-23)
Nottingham says collections will be fortnightly until October, then one collection in November and one collection in December.

From Nottingham's website (checked 2026-10-23)
Nottingham says in 2024 Nottingham City Council joined other councils across the country in charging for garden waste collections.

From Nottingham's website (checked 2026-10-23)

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Nottingham City Council information last verified on 2026-10-23. Is It Bin Day? is independent and not affiliated with the council. This page is built from verified facts on Nottingham's official website.