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Bolsover bin collection dates

Then choose your address. Dates come from Bolsover District Council's own bin checker. We are not the council.

  • Add your dates to Google, Apple or Outlook calendar
  • Get an email the evening before
  • Print an A4 sheet for the fridge

Missed bin or a problem

Bins in Bolsover

These are the containers used in Bolsover. Which ones a home has depends on its address.

  • General waste

    Black bin

  • Recycling

    Burgundy bin

  • Garden waste

    Green bin

Container details

The container pictures and words are Bolsover District Council's own. This may not be every container it uses.

Container descriptions checked 18 September 2026.

Links checked 18 September 2026.

Missed bin or a problem

Tell Bolsover District Council first - it can only fix what it knows about.

  1. Report a missed binA bin that wasn't emptied on the day.
  2. Make a complaint to Bolsover 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 Bolsover 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 Bolsover compares

Recycled or composted
36%of household waste, 2024 to 2025
Rubbish not recycled
555 kgper household a year
Cost of collections
£57per household a year. Similar councils: £53
Value for money
4 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.

Bolsover was among the districts named in Derbyshire County Council’s announcement of a move to separate weekly food-waste collections. The change replaces putting food scraps in the garden-waste bin with a lockable outdoor caddy. The county said households would receive local start-date information with their caddies, with rollout timings varying between areas. County councillor Carol Wood said separating food waste costs less than other disposal methods and could save council taxpayers money. Collected food would help generate energy or become soil improver for farmers; the announcement did not confirm Bolsover’s completed rollout.

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