Dry recycling
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Derby 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 Derby
These are the containers used in Derby. Which ones a home has depends on its address.
Food bin
Black bin
Brown bin
Container details
The container pictures and words are Derby City Council's own. This may not be every container it uses.
Container descriptions checked 17 September 2026; list of collections built from Derby City Council's own service names 22 September 2026.
Order, book and apply
- What goes in each binDerby City Council
- Garden waste collectionsDerby City Council
- Food waste collectionsDerby City Council
- Get rid of a bulky itemDerby City Council
- Recycling centres and tipsDerby City Council
- Get help putting your bins outDerby City Council
Links checked 17 September 2026.
Missed bin or a problem
Tell Derby City 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.
- Report another bin collection problemAnything else about the collection or your bins.
- Make a complaint to Derby City 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 unitary authority councillors can take up a repeated problem or a wider service failure. Find and write to my unitary authority councillors on Derby City 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 Derby compares
- Recycled or composted
- 39%of household waste, 2024 to 2025
- Rubbish not recycled
- 531 kgper household a year
- Cost of collections
- £66per household a year. Similar councils: £75
- Value for money
- 8 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.
In an April 2026 update, Derby City Council acknowledged missed collections during the introduction of its food-waste service. It blamed delayed delivery of new vehicles and staff turnover, saying some crews were short. Although more than 90% of households had received a collection, the council accepted this offered little comfort to people whose bins had been missed.
The council said it had trained additional staff and was adding two vehicles while continuing to use ten hired vehicles. It warned that prioritising food waste and black bins could temporarily pause brown-bin collections. It promised to keep residents informed as the new service bedded in.
- Update on food waste and bin collections - Derby ... — www.derby.gov.uk