Recycling
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Nuneaton and Bedworth bin collection dates
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Bins in Nuneaton and Bedworth
These are the containers used in Nuneaton and Bedworth. Which ones a home has depends on its address.
Container details
The container pictures and words are Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council's own. This may not be every container it uses.
Container descriptions checked 17 September 2026.
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- Bin repairs and replacementsNuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council
- Garden waste collections (also food waste collections)Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council
- Get rid of a bulky itemNuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council
- Recycling centres and tipsNuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council
- Get help putting your bins outNuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council
Links checked 18 September 2026.
Missed bin or a problem
Tell Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough 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 Nuneaton and Bedworth 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 Nuneaton and Bedworth 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 Nuneaton and Bedworth compares
- Recycled or composted
- 36%of household waste, 2024 to 2025
- Rubbish not recycled
- 502 kgper household a year
- Cost of collections
- £66per household a year. Similar councils: £61
- 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.
Nuneaton and Bedworth Council announced closer checks of recycling bins in May 2026 after more unsuitable waste was being mixed with recyclables. It warned that contaminated brown-lidded bins could be rejected and that a whole vehicle load might be treated as rubbish rather than recycled. The council said this could increase processing costs for the borough. It said bagged recycling could not be sorted and might instead go for incineration. It highlighted nappies, sanitary waste, polystyrene and bags of rubbish as common problems, and asked residents to empty and rinse containers and put recycling in loose.
- Council steps up efforts to help residents increase recycling and ... — www.nuneatonandbedworth.gov.uk