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South Derbyshire bin collection dates

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  • Print an A4 sheet for the fridge

Christmas and New Year bin collections in South Derbyshire

We had not found South Derbyshire District Council’s arrangements for Christmas 2026 and New Year 2027 when we checked on 10 November 2026. We check every week until Christmas; councils often publish in late November or December.

Check the council’s bins information.

Look up your address above for its dates. Christmas and New Year collections across the UK.

Missed bin or a problem

Bins in South Derbyshire

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

  • Refuse

    Refuse bin

  • Recycling

    Recycling bin

  • Black and Food Waste Bins

  • Green, Brown and Food Waste Bins

  • Garden waste

    Garden waste bin

Container details

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

Container descriptions checked 17 September 2026; list of collections built from South Derbyshire District Council's own service names 22 September 2026.

Links checked 14 September 2026.

Missed bin or a problem

Tell South Derbyshire 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. Report another bin collection problemAnything else about the collection or your bins.
  3. Make a complaint to South Derbyshire 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 South Derbyshire District Council.

WriteToThem is an independent mySociety service. You'll enter your postcode there before choosing who to contact.

Complaint routes verified 7 September 2026.

How South Derbyshire compares

Recycled or composted
42%of household waste, 2024 to 2025
Rubbish not recycled
519 kgper household a year
Cost of collections
£107per household a year. Similar councils: £54
Value for money
2 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.

South Derbyshire’s April 2026 guidance set 1 June as the start date for separate weekly food-waste collections, following a delay caused by shortages of collection vehicles. The council said the government had agreed to the later start. Food scraps would have to be separated from garden waste, with contaminated bins left uncollected.

In February, the council explained that hiring temporary vehicles would create extra costs without additional government funding. It said waiting for its specialist vehicles would support a reliable service. The new arrangements provided for kitchen and outdoor caddies, with communal food-waste bins for residents in shared accommodation.

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