East Midlands bin collections
35 councils collect household bins in East Midlands, serving about 4,900,000 people. Pick yours to find the official bin day checker.
- Amber Valley District
- Ashfield District
- Bassetlaw District
- Blaby District
- Bolsover District
- Boston District
- Broxtowe District
- Charnwood District
- Chesterfield District
- City of Lincoln District
- Derby Unitary authority
- Derbyshire Dales District
- East Lindsey District
- Erewash District
- Gedling District
- Harborough District
- High Peak District
- Hinckley and Bosworth District
- Leicester Unitary authority
- Mansfield District
- Melton District
- Newark and Sherwood District
- North East Derbyshire District
- North Kesteven District
- North Northamptonshire Unitary authority
- North West Leicestershire District
- Nottingham Unitary authority
- Oadby and Wigston District
- Rushcliffe District
- Rutland Unitary authority
- South Derbyshire District
- South Holland District
- South Kesteven District
- West Lindsey District
- West Northamptonshire Unitary authority
How bins work in East Midlands
East Midlands has a mix of single-tier councils and two-tier areas. In the 29 district councils, the district collects your bins while the county council runs the tips. The county councils here are Derbyshire County Council, Nottinghamshire County Council, Leicestershire County Council, Lincolnshire County Council.
Under Simpler Recycling, councils in England must collect the same core recycling from every home: paper and card, glass, metal, plastic (including cartons), food waste every week, and garden waste for households that ask and pay any charge. The rules applied from 31 March 2026, with plastic film and bags joining the plastic stream from 31 March 2027. Councils still choose their own bins, colours and rotas.
GOV.UK: Simpler Recycling household guidance