General waste
Red-lidded wheelie bin
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Ashfield 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 Ashfield
These are the containers used in Ashfield. Which ones a home has depends on its address.
Domestic Glass Collection Service
Domestic Recycling Collection Service
Residual Waste Collection Service
Recycling
Green-lidded wheelie bin
Glass bottles and jars
Blue-lidded wheelie bin
Container details
The container pictures and words are Ashfield District Council's own. This may not be every container it uses.
Greyed-out bin icons are placeholders where the container type or colour is not confirmed.
Container descriptions checked 19 September 2026; list of collections built from Ashfield District Council's own service names 22 September 2026.
Order, book and apply
- What goes in each binAshfield District Council
- Garden waste collectionsAshfield District Council
- Get rid of a bulky itemAshfield District Council
- Recycling centres and tipsNottinghamshire County Council
- Get help putting your bins outAshfield District Council
Links checked 19 September 2026.
Missed bin or a problem
Tell Ashfield District Council first - it can only fix what it knows about.
Missed-bin guidance checked 20 September 2026.
- Report a missed binA bin that wasn't emptied on the day.
- Make a complaint to Ashfield District 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 Ashfield District 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 Ashfield compares
- Recycled or composted
- 35%of household waste, 2024 to 2025
- Rubbish not recycled
- 522 kgper household a year
- Cost of collections
- £54per household a year. Similar councils: £66
- Value for money
- 7 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.
Ashfield expanded its recycling rules on 31 March 2026, allowing households to put cartons, plastic packaging and metal packaging in their recycling bins, clean, dry and loose. Councillor Helen-Ann Smith said clearer guidance would help residents adjust. Paper and card remain mixed with other recycling, while glass stays separate. In April, the council also confirmed another year of free bulky-waste collections: each household can book one collection of up to three eligible items through March 2027. The council says the scheme is intended to reduce fly-tipping and make responsible disposal of large household items more affordable.
- Simpler Recycling introduced across Ashfield — www.ashfield.gov.uk
- Free bulky waste collections back for 2026 — www.ashfield.gov.uk