Household waste

Christmas & New Year collections

There will be slight disruption to waste and recycling collections over the 2 week Christmas and New year period. Collections of your household waste, green bin, blue box, blue bag, clinical waste and trade waste will take place the day after your normal collection day is due as detailed below:

(* These can be taken to one of the District Council's recycling sites)

Your Domestic Bins and Collection Arrangements

Household refuse is collected weekly in a 140 litre 'grey' wheeled bin with garden waste taken on a fortnightly basis in a 240 litre 'green' wheeled bin. Wheeled bins should be presented at the edge of property for collection by 7am on the collection day.

There is a charge of £31.40 for a 140 litre grey wheeled bin for new properties. A 240 litre 'green 'lidded'  wheeled bin for green waste is provided free of charge when a grey bin is purchased.

To find out your collection days please contact the Environment Hotline on 01629 761215 or email environmenthotline@derbyshiredales.gov.uk detailing your full property address. These collections are in addition to the Blue Box recycling collection for glass and paper.

For more details follow the Blue Box Recycling Scheme link below.

Please do not compact and squash your waste into the bin as this prevents it from emptying properly on collection day.

Watch Your Waste!

For hints and tips on how to Reduce, Re-use and Recycle your waste follow the Watch Your Waste link below

What can and can’t go in the garden waste bin? (Green Bin)

Top Tip: Line your Green Bin with newspaper  to ensure the waste can be easily tipped out on collection day.

Please do not compact and squash your Green Waste into the bin as this prevents it from emptying properly.

If your waste is stuck inside your Green Bin and it has not emptied please loosen it before your next collection day.

Yes please: Garden Waste

Garden plants and weeds, hedge trimmings, small branches and bark, leaves and grass cuttings, house plants and compost. Bedding from vegetarian pets e.g. rabbits, guinea pigs.

Yes please: Kitchen Waste

Vegetable peelings, fruit peel and cores, cooked or uncooked meat, fish and bones, tea bags, coffee grounds, any other food scraps (cooked or uncooked).

All kitchen waste can be wrapped in newspaper and placed in your Garden Bin.

The paper will be composted with the garden and kitchen waste. 

Loose material please – no plastic of any type.

No thanks to the following:

Cardboard of any type, soil, wood, rubble, stones, plastic sacks/bags of any kind, household rubbish and other recyclables (glass, cans, plastic bottles etc.), plant pots, nappies, ash, cat and dog faeces, cartons with plastic, wax or foil coatings. It is your responsibility to ensure that your Green Bin does not contain any of the above.

If any of the above items are in your Green Bin, it will not be emptied.

What can and can't go in the household refuse bin? (Grey Bin)

All household rubbish except the material listed below. Use carrier bags or other kitchen bin liners if you prefer, but be aware that black sacks are no longer issued to properties with wheeled bins.

What can’t go in either bin?

Hazardous waste, liquids including paint and oil, rubble, stone or soil, heavy metal items.

Health and Safety Advice

• Do not lift your bins
• Do not reach into the bottom of your bins
• Do not stand in your bins
• Do not put hot ashes in your bins

Remember:  ‘Push when empty, pull when full’

Additional rubbish (side waste) will not be taken and bin lids must be closed.

Black Sack Collections

Certain properties across the district remain on the black sack collection due to problems with difficult terrain, access problems or remoteness. A maximum of four standard sacks should be presented at the edge of property by 7am on the collection day. New sacks will be delivered in rolls (52 sacks per roll), two rolls once a year (this provides two sacks per property per week).

Large Families

Residents are entitled to a larger household waste bin (240 litre) if they have five or more permanent residents at the property or use disposable nappies or incontinence waste products. There is a charge of £36.65 for a 240 litre grey bin for residents moving into a new property.

Please contact our Environment Hotline on 01629 761215 or email environmenthotline@derbyshiredales.gov.uk and we can post out the appropriate form or attach the appropriate form as a document to an email (please state your preference when calling or emailing).

Assisted Collections

Residents who are unable to put their wheeled bins or sacks at the edge of the property themselves, and where there is no-one in the household over 16 years old who could do so, can apply for an assisted collection.

Please contact our Environment Hotline on 01629 761215 or email environmenthotline@derbyshiredales.gov.uk and we can post out the appropriate form or attach the appropriate form as a document to an email (please state your preference when calling or emailing).

Household Clinical Waste

We operate a clinical waste collection service for residents. If you require this service your District or Community Nurse or hospital will request this service from us.

Collection is made weekly of Category A clinical waste in yellow bags for incineration.

Full details are sent on commencement of this service and no charge is made.

For more information speak to your District or Community Nurse or contact the Environment Hotline on 01629 761215 or email environmenthotline@derbyshiredales.gov.uk. 

Hazardous Household Waste

We will collect hazardous items such as TV's, computer monitors, fridges and freezers on request. Please follow the link to 'Bulky Household Waste Collections' below.

Please return any medicines to your local pharmacy.

Other household hazardous wastes such as pesticides, weed killers, photographic chemicals and petrol will be collected by Derbyshire County Council.

For more information please visit the Hazardous Household Waste pages at Derbyshire County Council's website.

For more information on asbestos and other hazardous waste please see our pollution link below.

Household Waste Disposal Sites:

Derbyshire County Council are responsible for the treatment and disposal of household waste collected by us. The household waste from your grey wheeled bin mostly goes to landfill sites in the area.

For more information on waste disposal and Household Waste Recycling Centres please visit the Derbyshire County Council website.

Additional Garden Waste Bin

For properties with large quanities of garden waste an additional 240 litre green wheeled bin can be purchased at a one off cost of £48.65. This price includes delivery of the wheeled bin and collection free thereafter.

To request an additional garden waste wheeled bin please contact the Environment Hotline on 01629 761215 or email environmenthotline@derbyshiredales.gov.uk

Contact Details

Waste Management
Derbyshire Dales District Council 
Town Hall
Bank Road
Matlock
DE4 3NN

Tel:  01629 761 215
Fax: 01629 761 165
Email: environmenthotline@derbyshiredales.gov.uk