Rushcliffe Bin Collection: Days, Calendar & Schedule 2026
Rushcliffe Borough Council uses address-specific collection calendars, so the correct bin day depends on your property. Enter your postcode in the council’s Find My Bin Day service, select your address and check the dates shown for grey household waste, blue recycling, subscribed green garden waste and the purple-lidded glass bin.
In 2026, grey and blue collections generally operate fortnightly, subscribed green garden-waste collections also operate fortnightly, while kerbside glass is collected on a six-week cycle. Bank holidays and Christmas or New Year arrangements can change individual dates, so use your own calendar rather than copying another street’s schedule.
Rushcliffe Bin Collection 2026: Quick Answer
Do not rely on a borough-wide weekday chart. Rushcliffe Borough Council’s official lookup asks for your postcode and exact address, then shows your normal collection weekday, upcoming grey, blue and garden-waste dates and a downloadable collection calendar.
Current council information confirms that residual waste, dry recycling and subscribed garden waste are collected on fortnightly cycles, while the separate purple-lidded glass bin is collected every six weeks. Your property calendar remains the final source for the actual date.
Jump to the Rushcliffe bin information you need
How to Find Your Rushcliffe Bin Collection Day
The quickest route is the council’s postcode lookup. It avoids guessing from village names or neighbouring streets and gives you the calendar attached to the selected property.
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Open Find My Bin Day.
Use Rushcliffe Borough Council’s official self-service collection lookup. -
Enter your postcode.
The service returns addresses associated with that postcode. -
Select your exact property.
Do not stop at the postcode because collection arrangements are linked to the address. -
Check the normal weekday and next dates.
The result shows the relevant collection information for your property. -
Download or save the calendar.
Use the current calendar for bank-holiday and festive-period changes rather than relying only on the normal weekday.
Rushcliffe Bin Collection Schedule for 2026
Rushcliffe’s normal service pattern is straightforward, but your dates are route-specific. Grey and blue bins generally alternate on fortnightly collections, subscribed green bins are also collected fortnightly, and the purple-lidded glass bin runs on a six-week cycle.
| Container | Main use | Normal frequency | Important point |
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| Grey bin | Non-recyclable household waste | Fortnightly | Check your exact calendar for the day and any holiday changes. |
| Blue bin | Mixed dry recycling | Fortnightly | The accepted-material list expanded in 2026. |
| Green bin | Garden waste | Fortnightly | Collection requires a current paid garden-waste subscription. |
| Purple-lidded bin | Glass bottles and jars | Every 6 weeks | Planned for the same day as a grey-bin collection when shown on your calendar. |
What Time Should Rushcliffe Bins Be Put Out?
Rushcliffe’s general bin-collection page tells residents to have bins at the collection point by 7am. The council’s 2026 downloadable calendars tell households to leave bins out from 6:30am.
Place the bin at the edge of your property, at the point nearest the footpath or highway and closest to where the refuse vehicle passes. Bring it back onto your property after it has been emptied.
Rushcliffe states that bins should have closed lids and that extra waste left alongside the bin will not be taken as part of the standard collection.
Which Bin Is Which in Rushcliffe?
Household waste
Use the grey bin for ordinary household rubbish that cannot be recycled through the available collection services.
Dry recycling
Paper, card, cans, accepted plastics, cartons and other materials included in Rushcliffe’s current recycling list.
Garden waste
For accepted garden material when the property has an active paid subscription.
Glass
The separate 180-litre grey-bodied bin with a purple lid is for clean, empty glass bottles and jars.
What Goes in the Blue Recycling Bin in 2026?
From spring 2026, Rushcliffe expanded the range of household materials accepted in the blue bin under the Simpler Recycling changes. Items should be placed in the bin loose, empty, clean and dry.
Accepted examples
- Paper and card
- Plastic bottles
- Plastic pots and tubs
- Food trays
- Toothpaste tubes
- Tins and cans
- Aerosols
- Drink cartons and Tetra Pak items
- Clean aluminium foil
- Clean aluminium food trays
- Empty aluminium tubes
Prepare recycling properly
- Empty containers first.
- Remove food residue.
- Keep material dry.
- Do not bag mixed recycling unless the council specifically instructs otherwise.
- Check uncertain items before putting them in the bin.
Purple-Lidded Glass Bin Collection
Rushcliffe’s kerbside glass service uses a 180-litre grey bin with a purple lid. It is smaller than the standard 240-litre grey and blue bins and is collected on a six-week cycle.
Put in
Empty glass bottles and jars of any colour, including food jars, drinks bottles, toiletry jars, perfume bottles and reed-diffuser bottles.
Lids and labels
Bottle and jar lids can stay on, and Rushcliffe says labels do not need to be removed.
No room for the bin?
The council continues to retain selected bottle-bank locations around the borough for residents who cannot accommodate the kerbside bin.
The purple-lidded service is free to residents. Rushcliffe says the collection is intended to take place on the same day as the property’s grey bin when it appears on the household calendar.
Rushcliffe Garden Waste Collection 2026/27
Garden-waste collection is a paid subscription service. For the 2026/27 scheme, Rushcliffe lists the first green bin at £49 per year and each additional subscribed bin at £44 per year.
Council information indicates that garden-waste customers can request up to five bins. A current subscription sticker identifies paid bins, and crews collect subscribed green bins on their scheduled fortnightly round.
| Service | 2026/27 charge | Collection | Key condition |
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| First green bin | £49/year | Fortnightly | Current subscription required. |
| Each subsequent bin | £44/year | Fortnightly | Paid bins need the current identification sticker. |
Accepted garden material
- Grass cuttings
- Hedge clippings
- Twigs and small branches
- Weeds with soil shaken off
- Flowers and plants
- Leaves and bark
Do not put in
- Plastic
- Large quantities of soil
- Bricks, gravel or rubble
- Household rubbish
- Animal waste
- Food waste or windfall fruit
Rushcliffe Bin Not Collected: What to Do
Before reporting a missed collection, confirm that the bin was actually due and that it was correctly presented. A wrong collection day, late presentation, open lid or excess waste can mean there is no missed-service return.
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Check your address calendar.
Confirm that the bin colour was scheduled for that property. -
Check presentation.
Make sure the bin was at the required collection point early enough and the lid was closed. -
Check whether extra waste was left outside.
Rushcliffe says additional waste beside a standard bin will not be collected. -
Use the official missed-collection form.
If the scheduled bin appears genuinely missed, report it through Rushcliffe Borough Council.
Extra Grey Bin, Lost Bin or Damaged Bin
Extra grey bin
A household may qualify for an additional residual-waste bin where there are five or more residents, or where two or more children are in nappies. The council can assess the household’s waste needs.
Lost or stolen bin
Use the council’s missing-bin process. Rushcliffe says it will investigate what has happened and may be able to locate the container.
Damaged bin
Normal accidental damage can generally be repaired or replaced, but misuse or repeated deliberate damage can lead to a replacement charge.
Assisted Bin Collection for Residents Who Cannot Move a Bin
Rushcliffe offers an assisted collection service for residents who struggle to manage a wheeled bin because of age, infirmity or disability. A waste adviser assesses whether assistance can be provided.
Large Unwanted Items and Bulky Waste
Rushcliffe provides a chargeable large-item collection for household furniture, appliances and similar bulky waste. Current charges vary by item, with the first item priced from £24.90.
On the booked collection day, items should be left in a visible place at the front of the property from 6am. If your booking contains different types of items, they may be collected on separate days.
Rushcliffe Household Battery Recycling
Household batteries do not need to go inside your normal bin. Rushcliffe operates a kerbside battery-recycling service alongside household collections.
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Put used household batteries in a bag.
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Place the bag on top of any colour bin.
Do this on a scheduled collection day rather than putting the batteries inside the bin. -
Let the collection crew remove it separately.
The service accepts common household types including AA, AAA, C, D, button, rechargeable, mobile-phone and laptop batteries.
West Bridgford Household Waste Recycling Centre
Household Waste Recycling Centres in Nottinghamshire are operated by Nottinghamshire County Council rather than Rushcliffe Borough Council. West Bridgford Recycling Centre is a convenient local option for suitable household waste that cannot wait for or does not belong in a normal kerbside collection.
Location
West Bridgford Recycling Centre
Rugby Road
West Bridgford
NG2 7HX
Pre-booking is not currently required.
Seasonal opening times
- January–February: 8am–4pm
- March: 8am–6pm
- April–September: 8am–8pm
- October: 8am–6pm
- November–December: 8am–4pm
Nottinghamshire states that recycling centres close on Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day.
What About Food-Waste Collections?
Rushcliffe’s current plan is to introduce a weekly kerbside food-waste collection from 1 October 2027. This is a future service and is not part of the borough’s normal 2026 household collection schedule.
The council says households are expected to receive a small kitchen caddy and a larger outdoor food-waste caddy ahead of the new service. Until the rollout begins, residents should follow current Rushcliffe guidance, including home composting where suitable or using the grey bin for food waste that cannot be managed another way.
How to Read a Rushcliffe 2026 Bin Calendar
The annual calendars group households by their regular collection weekday and route. A Friday-route calendar, for example, can contain blue and green collections one week, grey collection the next, and a purple-lidded glass collection alongside selected grey-bin dates.
Official Rushcliffe Waste Services
BinCollectionGuide.org is an independent guide. Collection dates, subscriptions, reports and service requests should be completed through the responsible council service.
Open official lookup
Open Rushcliffe bin guidance
Open garden-waste service
Open bulky-waste service
Open recycling-centre page
Rushcliffe Bin Collection FAQs
How do I find my Rushcliffe bin collection day?
Use Rushcliffe Borough Council’s Find My Bin Day service. Enter your postcode, select the exact address and check the weekday, next collection dates and downloadable calendar for that property.
How often is the grey bin collected in Rushcliffe?
Rushcliffe’s current council information describes residual household waste collections as fortnightly. Use your address calendar for the exact date.
How often is the blue recycling bin collected?
Dry recycling is collected fortnightly. The blue-bin materials list expanded in spring 2026, so use the current council recycling guidance when you are unsure about an item.
How often is the purple-lidded glass bin collected?
The separate glass bin operates on a six-week cycle. Rushcliffe plans these collections for the same day as a grey-bin collection where shown on the household calendar.
What time should bins be out in Rushcliffe?
The general council page says bins should be ready by 7am, while 2026 downloadable calendars state 6:30am. For the safest 2026 routine, have the bin at the correct collection point by 6:30am.
How much is Rushcliffe garden waste in 2026/27?
The council lists the first subscribed garden-waste bin at £49 for 2026/27 and each subsequent subscribed bin at £44 per year.
Can I get an extra grey bin?
You may qualify where five or more people live in the household or where two or more children are in nappies. Rushcliffe can assess the household’s waste requirements before providing additional capacity.
What should I do if my Rushcliffe bin was missed?
First confirm the bin was due and correctly presented. If it appears to be a genuine missed collection, use Rushcliffe Borough Council’s missed-collection process. If you simply forgot to put the bin out, the council says you normally need to wait for the next collection or use an appropriate recycling centre.
When will Rushcliffe start weekly food-waste collections?
Rushcliffe currently plans to begin weekly kerbside food-waste collections on 1 October 2027, so this is not part of the standard 2026 collection schedule.
Check Your Address Before Putting the Bin Out
The most reliable Rushcliffe bin schedule is the calendar linked to your property. Enter your postcode, choose the exact address and check both the bin colour and collection date.
For 2026, do not rely only on a normal weekday because glass follows a six-week cycle and holiday periods can move scheduled collections.
Independent information: BinCollectionGuide.org is not Rushcliffe Borough Council or Nottinghamshire County Council. The councils control collection records, subscriptions, reports, facility information and service changes.