Recycling rules for Erewash
Based on Erewash published guidance · Last verified October 2026
Under Simpler Recycling, councils across England are standardising collections. Here's what currently goes in each bin in Erewash.
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Polystyrene: Goes in your general waste bin
Black bin, or large pieces to recycling centre.
Cardboard: Goes in your recycling bin
Glass bottles and jars: Goes in your recycling bin
please rinse off food, lids can be left on.
Food waste: Erewash has a separate food waste collection
Takes meal leftovers, plate scrapings, tea bags and coffee grounds and more.
Tins and cans: Goes in your recycling bin
Please rinse.
Clothes: Not accepted in Erewash's recycling bin
Your bins in Erewash, by colour
Container colours as published by Erewash. Some homes get a different container. See the notes.
Black bin
General household waste
Brown bin
Compostable garden waste
Availability: paid garden waste service
What goes in each bin
Recycling
Accepted
What goes in your blue/blue-lidded recycling bin + green recycling bag:
- Plastic pots, tubs and trays · plastic plant pots (that are not black)
- Plastic tubes · Standard size only
- Metal tubes
- Food and drink cans · Please rinse
- Foil wrap and foil trays · Must be clean; scrunch foil wrap
- Aerosol cans · Must be empty
- Food and drink cartons · Please rinse
- Paper · shredded paper (place inside a small cardboard box)
- Cardboard
- Glass bottles and jars · please rinse off food, lids can be left on
Not accepted
Please do not put these in your recycling bin or bag::
- Nappies
- Batteries · These can cause fires
- Vapes · These can cause fires
- Vegetable bags, crisp packets, chocolate wrappers, sweet bagsInstead: Soft plastics points in major supermarkets
- Dirty pizza boxes
- Blister pill packets
- Plastic film
- Cling film
- Textiles (clothes and shoes)
- Plastic food / pet pouches
- Plastic toys or other items
- Bubble wrap
- Polystyrene
- Garden waste
- Food waste
- Electrical Items
- Any metal items not listed above
- Drinking glasses
- Pyrex dishes or bowls
- Mirrors
- Window glass
- Wood
- Wallpaper · Can include other materials
- Photographs
Common mistakes
- Polystyrene→ goes in General Waste · Black bin, or large pieces to recycling centre
- Foil or plastic-lined coffee bags→ goes in General Waste
Food Waste
Accepted
What food waste can go in the kitchen caddy?:
- Meal leftovers
- Plate scrapings
- Tea bags and coffee grounds
- Meat - raw and cooked, skin, bones
- Eggs (whole and just the shells)
- Dairy products like cheese and yogurt
- Bread, cakes and other baked goods
- Pasta and rice
- Beans and pulses
- Fish/shellfish · Raw and cooked, including bones and shells
- Fruit - raw and cooked
- Vegetable peelings
- Salad and vegetables - raw and cooked
- Lard and other hard fats
- Pet food (hard and soft)
Not accepted
Green Bin, what should NOT go in the caddy?:
- Packaging of any kind
- Liquids
- Plastic bags or plastic film
- Household waste
- Garden waste
- Anything that is not food waste
Garden Waste
Accepted
You can put these items in your brown bin::
- Grass cuttings
- Plants and weeds · Shake soil off roots
- Leaves
- Hedge clippings
- Twigs and small branches
- Trimmed branches · No thicker than 3 inches/8 cm
- Cut flowers
- Windfall fruit
Not accepted
Please do not put these items in your brown bin::
- Soil and turf
- Wood and timber
- Animal waste and bedding
- Bricks, rubble, garden stone, rocks or pebbles
- Garden tools and equipment, plant pots, ornaments
- Plastic of any kind
- Household waste
- Invasive weeds
- Food waste from your kitchenInstead: Green food waste bin
When are bins collected in Erewash?
This page covers what goes in each bin. Collection days are set by the council and vary by street. See how to find your bin collection day, or browse streets by postcode to see schedules your neighbours have added.
Check with the council over bank holidays. See the council’s page →
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Frequently asked questions
What bin does polystyrene go in Erewash?
In Erewash, polystyrene goes in your general waste bin. Black bin, or large pieces to recycling centre.
What bin does cardboard go in Erewash?
In Erewash, cardboard goes in your recycling bin.
What bin do glass bottles and jars go in Erewash?
In Erewash, glass bottles and jars go in your recycling bin. please rinse off food, lids can be left on.
What bin does food waste go in Erewash?
In Erewash, food waste goes in your food waste bin. It takes meal leftovers, plate scrapings, tea bags and coffee grounds and more.
What goes in the recycling bin in Erewash?
Erewash's recycling bin accepts plastic pots, tubs and trays, plastic tubes, metal tubes, food and drink cans, foil wrap and foil trays, aerosol cans, and more. plastic plant pots (that are not black).
What goes in the food waste bin in Erewash?
Erewash's food waste bin accepts meal leftovers, plate scrapings, tea bags and coffee grounds, meat - raw and cooked, skin, bones, eggs (whole and just the shells), dairy products like cheese and yogurt, and more.
What goes in the garden waste bin in Erewash?
Erewash's garden waste bin accepts grass cuttings, plants and weeds, leaves, hedge clippings, twigs and small branches, trimmed branches, and more. Shake soil off roots.
What can't be recycled in Erewash?
Items not accepted in Erewash: nappies, batteries, vapes, vegetable bags, crisp packets, chocolate wrappers, sweet bags. Batteries — these can cause fires.
Helpful guides
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