Erewash Bin Collection: Find Your Day, Check the Schedule & Fix Missed Bins
Need to know which bin goes out this week in Ilkeston, Long Eaton or elsewhere in Erewash? The official Erewash Borough Council postcode checker gives the collection calendar for your property, including black rubbish bins and blue recycling bins.
Collections have changed for some residents during 2026, and weekly food-waste collections began on 30 March. This guide explains the updated services, the 7am presentation deadline, missed-bin reporting, brown-bin subscriptions and what to do around bank holidays.
Erewash Bin Collection: Quick Answer
Enter your postcode in Erewash Borough Council’s official “When is my bin day?” tool and select your address. It provides your collection dates and a downloadable year-round calendar.
For a normal kerbside collection, put the correct bin at the edge of your property by 7am, with the handles facing out and the lid closed. If a scheduled bin is not emptied, report it after 3pm on collection day and within one working day.
Find the Erewash service you need
- Check collection day
- 2026 bin schedule
- Changes to collection days
- Which bin takes what?
- Weekly food waste
- Putting bins out
- Missed-bin reporting
- Bank holidays
- Garden waste and fees
- Flats and shared bins
- Extra and replacement bins
- Assisted collections
- Bulky waste
- Ilkeston recycling centre
- Official service links
- Frequently asked questions
How to Check Your Erewash Bin Collection Day
The council’s calendar is the correct place to start, whether you live in Ilkeston, Long Eaton, Sandiacre, Sawley, Breaston, Draycott or another property within Erewash Borough Council’s collection area.
You only need your postcode and the correct property. Avoid calculating a new date from an older printed calendar because some rounds changed in February 2026.
- Open Erewash Borough Council’s bin-day checker. Use the official “When is my bin day?” page, which includes a postcode search.
- Enter your full postcode. Use the postcode for the property where the bins are collected.
- Select the exact address. If several properties appear, choose your home rather than a neighbouring house or flat.
- Read the collection dates. Check the bin type alongside the date. Black rubbish, blue recycling and food waste do not all follow the same collection frequency.
- Download the year-round calendar. Keep a copy for the household and revisit the live checker when the council announces route changes or holiday arrangements.
Erewash Bin Collection Schedule 2026
Erewash operates different services for residual waste, dry recycling, food waste and subscribed garden waste. The table explains each stream without inventing exact collection dates for your street.
| Container | Collection pattern | Main purpose | Important detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black bin | Follow your address calendar | Non-recyclable household rubbish | Bag rubbish inside the bin. Extra bags beside it are not taken. |
| Blue bin / blue-lidded bin | Fortnightly | Accepted household recycling | Recycling continues as a mixed collection under the council’s Simpler Recycling arrangements. |
| Green recycling bag | Follow the property’s recycling schedule | Dry recycling at properties using bags | Use the current material and presentation instructions. |
| Small green food bin | Weekly | Household food scraps | Collected on the usual bin day by a separate smaller vehicle. |
| Brown bin | Fortnightly during operating weeks | Subscribed garden waste | Valid subscription sticker required; winter suspension applies. |
Why Some Erewash Bin Collection Days Changed in 2026
Erewash Borough Council announced that approximately 4,000 residents would have their collection day or week changed from Monday 9 February 2026.
The changes were intended to rebalance collection rounds, make provision for housing growth and prepare for the new food-waste service.
Different weekday
If your collection was moved to another weekday, use the updated calendar. The old day should not be treated as an alternative.
Different collection week
A change in the alternating week can make a familiar black or blue-bin pattern incorrect even when the weekday stays the same.
New household
New residents should check the live property calendar instead of relying on a previous occupier’s printed schedule.
If you received a council letter about your round, compare it with the live postcode result. If the information still appears inconsistent, contact Erewash Borough Council for clarification.
Which Bin Should You Use in Erewash?
The distinction matters because the crew can refuse a contaminated bin. Erewash’s blue recycling service includes paper and card as well as accepted containers, whereas food and garden waste have separate collections.
General household rubbish
- Non-recyclable household waste
- Disposable nappies
- Plastic film and cling film
- Food-soiled pizza boxes
- Polystyrene
- Bagged pet waste
- Cold ash, securely bagged
Do not include batteries, electrical equipment, recyclable materials or hazardous household chemicals.
Clean household recycling
- Plastic bottles, pots, tubs and accepted trays
- Food and drink cans
- Clean foil and empty aerosol cans
- Paper, newspapers and magazines
- Flattened cardboard
- Food and drink cartons
- Rinsed glass bottles and jars
Put items loose in the recycling bin, not inside ordinary plastic bags. Rinse food residue where necessary.
Subscribed garden waste
- Grass cuttings
- Leaves
- Hedge trimmings
- Small garden prunings
- Other accepted compostable garden material
Garden waste must be placed loose in the brown bin. Do not use the brown bin for ordinary household food waste.
Weekly food recycling
- Vegetable peelings
- Cooked food leftovers
- Meat, fish and bones
- Bread, rice and pasta
- Eggshells
- Tea bags and coffee grounds
No packaging, liquids, plastic bags, garden waste or general rubbish.
Not sure about a particular item? Use the council’s A–Z waste and recycling guide rather than guessing.
Weekly Erewash Food Waste Collections: What Changed in March 2026?
Separate household food-waste collections started across Erewash on Monday 30 March 2026. The collection runs every week on the normal household bin day using a smaller, dedicated vehicle.
Most individual houses were supplied with two containers:
5-litre grey kitchen caddy
This small container stays indoors. Use it while preparing meals or clearing plates, then transfer the contents into your outdoor food bin.
Do not put the grey kitchen caddy out for collection.
23-litre green outdoor food bin
This is the lockable container the collection crew empties. Place it alongside the scheduled household bins before 7am every week.
Lock the lid using the handle to help keep animals out.
How to use the food-waste service
- Collect food scraps indoors. Use the grey kitchen caddy, either without a liner or with a suitable compostable liner.
- Transfer waste to the green outdoor bin. Tie a permitted compostable liner if used, or empty the food waste loose into the green bin.
- Present the outdoor bin weekly. Place it by your normal collection point before 7am and secure the lid.
- Keep the caddy clean. Wash the indoor caddy regularly and avoid leaving food exposed.
Food-waste bin missing or damaged?
Erewash has a dedicated route for households that have not received the new food-waste containers or have received damaged ones. Check the council’s Your Food Waste Bins page and use the form provided there.
Flats and communal properties are being assessed separately, so a neighbour living in an individual house may already have containers while a block of flats is still awaiting its arrangement.
What to Do on Erewash Bin Collection Day
Correct presentation can make the difference between a successful collection and a bin being left behind.
What about extra recycling?
Erewash allows additional accepted recycling in an open box or clear plastic bag. Flatten cardboard and keep it tidy. This is different from the rule for extra non-recyclable rubbish placed beside a black bin.
If extra recycling is a regular issue, the council provides a route for purchasing additional blue recycling capacity.
Erewash Missed Bin Collection: When and How to Report
Erewash Borough Council has a particularly important reporting window. It asks residents to wait until after 3pm on the scheduled day, because crews may still be working.
A genuine missed collection must be reported within one working day of the collection date. After that deadline, the council says the bin will be emptied on its next scheduled collection day.
Only your property missed?
Check the scheduled bin, correct presentation and any contamination tag. If the bin should have been emptied, use the official missed-bin form within the deadline.
Multiple bins left behind?
The council says this may be an access issue. Residents normally do not need to submit individual reports for a whole missed street. Leave the containers out so the crew can return when access is possible.
Before reporting, check these six issues
- Confirm the date. Check the bin type and collection date on your property calendar.
- Wait until after 3pm. Collection crews may arrive later than usual.
- Check when the bin went out. The required presentation time is 7am.
- Inspect the contents. Look for contamination or a council tag explaining a refusal.
- Check weight and access. Overweight bins, blocked access and frozen or stuck contents can prevent emptying.
- Submit the official report promptly. Report within one working day and follow the council’s instruction to leave the bin available.
What happens after a valid report?
The council advises leaving the bin out until it has been emptied and says the crew will return as soon as it can. This is not a guaranteed same-day or next-day collection.
If the reporting form will not accept your request because an issue has already been recorded, contact Erewash Borough Council on 0115 907 2244 during its published customer-service hours.
Erewash Bin Collection on Bank Holidays, Christmas and New Year
Bank holidays can affect normal working arrangements, but a holiday does not automatically mean every Erewash collection moves forward by one day.
The safest method is to check your property’s live collection calendar and any council service notice for the holiday concerned.
Ordinary bank holidays
Check whether the council has announced a revised round. If no change is shown for your property, follow the current collection-calendar instructions.
Christmas 2026
Do not reuse Christmas 2025 collection dates. Revised festive arrangements can move collections to earlier days, not necessarily the next working day.
New Year 2027
Check the late-December and early-January calendar together so you do not overlook a collection moved into the previous week.
What if the bin is not emptied during a holiday period?
First check whether your scheduled date changed. If a bin was genuinely missed, follow the current council reporting arrangements and any special operational instructions issued for that week.
Severe weather, ice, flooding and obstructed roads can also affect collections independently of bank holidays.
Erewash Brown Bin Garden Waste: 2026/27 Charges and Dates
The brown bin is for eligible garden waste and requires an active subscription. It is not part of the separate weekly household food-waste collection.
£37
Published price for a standard 2026/27 garden-waste subscription.
£27.75
Published additional subscription price. A separate bin purchase may also be needed.
Up to 20
Fortnightly collections during the subscription year, with a winter suspension.
The 2026/27 scheme runs from 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2027. A valid subscription sticker must be displayed on the brown bin for collection.
Winter brown-bin suspension dates
| Area | Last scheduled collection week | Collections restart |
|---|---|---|
| Ilkeston and surrounding areas | Week starting 23 November 2026 | Week starting 1 March 2027 |
| Long Eaton and surrounding areas | Week starting 30 November 2026 | Week starting 8 March 2027 |
The exact weekday remains tied to your normal recycling collection. These are week-start dates, not instructions for every household to put its brown bin out on Monday.
Flats, Apartments, HMOs and Communal Bin Collections
Not every Erewash property has individual wheelie bins. Flats and other communal buildings may use shared containers, recycling bags or a storage area managed with the landlord or housing provider.
The council has been reviewing communal properties separately as part of its 2026 food-waste and recycling rollout. The arrangement can depend on access, available storage and the number of residents.
If you have shared rubbish bins
- Use the correct container for each waste stream.
- Do not block access with loose bags or furniture.
- Keep lids closed and avoid overloading.
- Report damaged bins through the appropriate council or property-management route.
If food-waste bins have not arrived
Communal properties are subject to a property-specific rollout. Check current council arrangements for your building rather than assuming every flat should already have an individual green food bin.
Lost, Damaged or Extra Bins in Erewash
The council offers different services depending on whether a bin is broken, missing, stolen or needed for a new property.
Damaged or missing bin
Use the council’s report-a-problem service. State the property address and the affected container.
New-build property
A newly built or converted property may need bins ordered. Erewash advises checking whether the developer has already paid for black and blue bins.
Extra black-bin capacity
Additional residual capacity is restricted. Larger households and certain waste-related needs may qualify following assessment and evidence.
Who may qualify for an extra black bin?
Erewash’s extra-waste guidance includes households with at least six permanent residents, families with qualifying nappy-waste needs and certain clinical or incontinence-waste circumstances.
The council’s published guidance provides for an additional 140-litre black bin for qualifying larger households and a 240-litre option for households with eight or more permanent residents. Evidence of residency and supply charges may apply.
Accepted supporting evidence can include relevant household bills, benefit letters, school letters or other documents listed by the council. Passports are not accepted as proof of residency for that application.
Assisted Bin Collections for Residents Who Need Help
Residents who cannot safely put their bins out or bring them back and have no one living with them who can help may qualify for Erewash’s assisted collection service.
Temporary assistance can also be considered during recovery from illness, an accident or pregnancy. The council assesses individual circumstances and may request supporting information.
Bulky Waste and Electrical Collections in Erewash
Furniture, mattresses, large electrical appliances and metal items are handled through separate chargeable booking services rather than ordinary black-bin rounds.
Collection days depend on the category booked. Erewash separates ordinary bulky items, upholstered seating containing foam, and electrical or metal items.
| Collection category | Published fee | Collection arrangement |
|---|---|---|
| Ordinary bulky items | £36 for up to five items; £8 per additional item | Tuesday collection |
| Foam-containing seating | £26 for up to three items; £10 per additional item | Wednesday collection |
| Electrical and metal items | £26 for up to three items; £10 per additional item | Separate Wednesday collection |
Items must be presented at the front of the property, as close to the pavement as the council instructs, before 6.30am on the booked collection day. This earlier deadline is for bulky bookings, not the standard 7am household wheelie-bin rule.
If you have booked a qualifying electrical collection, the council also allows certain small electrical items to be collected alongside it without a separate charge, subject to its instructions.
Ilkeston Household Waste Recycling Centre
For suitable household waste that cannot go in normal bins, Erewash residents can use Ilkeston Household Waste Recycling Centre, operated through Derbyshire County Council’s recycling-centre service.
Centre location
Ilkeston Household Waste Recycling Centre
Elizabeth Court
Manners Avenue
Manners Industrial Estate
Ilkeston
DE7 8EF
Published normal opening: 9.30am–5pm daily.
The centre is closed on Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day. Temporary operational closures can also occur.
Before travelling
- Register your vehicle with Derbyshire County Council.
- Check accepted materials for the site.
- Separate different waste types before arriving.
- Keep children and pets inside the vehicle.
- Wear suitable clothing and footwear.
- Check for any temporary changes to opening arrangements.
Common Erewash Bin Collection Problems
| Problem | Likely issue | What to do |
|---|---|---|
| My bin day changed | Your address may be on a revised collection round. | Check the updated postcode calendar. |
| Blue bin not emptied | Incorrect collection week, contamination, excess weight or access issue. | Check the calendar and inspect the bin for a tag. |
| Green food bin missed | Separate food vehicle may not have reached the property. | Use the council’s missed-food-collection guidance and reporting route. |
| Brown bin left full | Subscription sticker missing, winter break or incorrect material. | Check the subscription, collection week and accepted contents. |
| Frozen waste stuck inside | Contents did not fall out when the bin was tipped. | Safely loosen contents for the next collection, without using sharp tools that may damage the bin. |
| Bin missing after collection | Container misplaced, damaged or taken. | Check nearby properties, then use the official bin-problem service. |
Official Erewash Bin Collection Services
Use the council’s own pages for current calendars, reports, subscriptions and requests.
Search your postcode and select the property.
Open Erewash bin-day checkerCheck the 3pm reporting time and one-working-day deadline.
Read missed-bin instructionsFind out which items belong in each Erewash container.
View official sorting guidanceWeekly collection, missing caddies and use of compostable liners.
Open food-waste servicesPublished 2026/27 prices, sticker requirements and winter dates.
Open brown-bin serviceAccepted items, category prices and collection requirements.
View bulky collection serviceErewash Bin Collection FAQs
How do I find my Erewash bin collection day?
Open Erewash Borough Council’s official “When is my bin day?” page, enter your postcode and select the exact property. The service shows the collection schedule and provides a year-round calendar.
What time do bins need to be out in Erewash?
Normal kerbside household bins should be presented by 7am on the scheduled day with the lid closed and handles facing out towards the road.
How often is the blue recycling bin collected?
Erewash’s published recycling arrangements provide fortnightly blue-bin collections. Check the postcode calendar for the correct weekday and collection week.
How long do I have to report a missed bin?
Wait until after 3pm on the collection day and report a genuinely missed bin within one working day. The council advises leaving the bin available while it arranges a return collection.
What if my whole street has not been collected?
Erewash says a whole missed street may indicate vehicle-access difficulties. Individual reports are normally unnecessary in this situation. Leave bins out for the crew to return when access permits.
Does Erewash collect food waste every week?
Yes. Separate weekly food-waste collections began on 30 March 2026 for households covered by the rollout. The small green outdoor food bin is collected on the normal household bin day by a dedicated vehicle. Communal properties may have separate rollout arrangements.
How much is the Erewash garden waste subscription?
The published 2026/27 charge is £37 for a standard subscription, with additional subscriptions priced at £27.75 each. The service provides up to 20 fortnightly collections and pauses during winter.
When do brown-bin collections stop for winter 2026?
For Ilkeston and surrounding areas, the final collection week begins on 23 November 2026. For Long Eaton and surrounding areas, it begins on 30 November 2026. Collections restart during the weeks beginning 1 March and 8 March 2027 respectively.
Are Erewash bins collected on bank holidays?
Check the official collection calendar and council notices for the particular holiday. Replacement collection dates can vary, especially around Christmas and New Year. Do not assume every bank holiday moves the schedule by one day.
Where is the recycling centre for Erewash residents?
Ilkeston Household Waste Recycling Centre is at Elizabeth Court, Manners Avenue, Manners Industrial Estate, Ilkeston, DE7 8EF. It is managed through Derbyshire County Council’s service, and vehicle registration is required.
Check Your Erewash Bin Day Before Putting the Bins Out
The council’s address calendar is the starting point for an accurate collection date. Use it to identify the scheduled container, have it ready by 7am and follow the official missed-bin route if the collection does not take place.
For brown-bin subscriptions, weekly food waste, household recycling or bulky items, use the service-specific information rather than assuming every container follows the same timetable.
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