General household waste
240-litre green wheelie bin
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Amber Valley bin collection dates
- Add your dates to Google, Apple or Outlook calendar
- Get an email the evening before
- Print an A4 sheet for the fridge
Bins in Amber Valley
These are the containers used in Amber Valley. Which ones a home has depends on its address.
Recyclable waste
240-litre grey wheelie bin
Container details
The container pictures and words are Amber Valley Borough Council's own. This may not be every container it uses.
- General household waste: Homes using the standard wheelie-bin service
- General household waste: Not Temporary refuse bag collections while awaiting bin delivery
- Recyclable waste: Homes using the standard wheelie-bin service after their bins have been delivered
Container descriptions checked 17 September 2026; list of collections built from Amber Valley Borough Council's own service names 22 September 2026.
Order, book and apply
- New Bin Requests - new build and existing propertiesAmber Valley Borough Council
- When and where to put your bins outAmber Valley Borough Council
- Garden waste collectionsAmber Valley Borough Council
- Food waste collectionsAmber Valley Borough Council
- Get rid of a bulky itemAmber Valley Borough Council
- Recycling centres and tipsAmber Valley Borough Council
- Get help putting your bins outAmber Valley Borough Council
Links checked 17 September 2026.
Missed bin or a problem
Tell Amber Valley Borough Council first - it can only fix what it knows about.
- Report a missed binA bin that wasn't emptied on the day.
- Make a complaint to Amber Valley Borough CouncilIf reporting it didn't fix it.
Complaint didn't work either? Ask your councillors
If you've already reported the problem and used the council's complaints process, your district councillors can take up a repeated problem or a wider service failure. Find and write to my district councillors on Amber Valley Borough Council.
WriteToThem is an independent mySociety service. You'll enter your postcode there before choosing who to contact.
Complaint routes verified 6 September 2026.
How Amber Valley compares
- Recycled or composted
- 31%of household waste, 2024 to 2025
- Rubbish not recycled
- 544 kgper household a year
- Cost of collections
- £43per household a year. Similar councils: £49
- Value for money
- 5 out of 10 An independently constructed WhenIsBins rating, not an official government rating.
Official figures for England, 2024 to 2025.
Local bins and recycling news
AI-generated summary, reviewed before publication. Checked 18 September 2026.
Amber Valley’s new weekly food-waste collections are being introduced in phases from June 2026, with not all homes joining at once. The first phase covers parts of Duffield, Belper, Ambergate and Fritchley, Codnor and Alfreton. Households receive a kitchen caddy, an outdoor caddy and liners.
In February 2026, local democracy reporting described delays because vehicles and containers were not ready. The council said national supply pressures and its own procurement capacity had contributed. Temporary lorries were being hired while permanent vehicles were awaited. The February report outlined later phases for November 2026 and early 2027.
- Food waste recycling - Amber Valley Borough Council — www.ambervalley.gov.uk
- Many Derbyshire households set to wait months longer for ... — www.erewashsound.com