General waste
Black-lidded bin
These are the containers used in Broxtowe. Which ones a home has depends on its address.
Black-lidded bin
Green-lidded recycling bins
The container pictures and words are Broxtowe Borough 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 17 September 2026; list of collections built from Broxtowe Borough Council's own service names 22 September 2026.
Links checked 17 September 2026.
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Complaint routes verified 6 September 2026.
Official figures for England, 2024 to 2025.
AI-generated summary, reviewed before publication. Checked 18 September 2026.
Broxtowe councillors agreed in March 2026 to create a subcommittee examining missed bin collections and how they are counted. The June scrutiny agenda then proposed agreeing its remit and scope. The council describes scrutiny as a way for elected members to challenge services and recommend improvements. Its scrutiny chair said the committee aimed to hear residents and invite witnesses to share their experience.
Separately, around 2,400 homes had been affected by cancelled garden-waste collections on 27 December 2025. The council blamed operational difficulties, apologised and said affected residents needing a collection should leave bins out for 29 December.