Household Waste
Collecting rubbish and recycling bins from your house is the responsibility of your local district or borough council. The links on the left of the page will take you to their websites for more information.
If you are unsure of what you can put in your recycling bins you can find out in our guide to kerbside recycling.
The County Council provide the rubbish tips - household waste recycling centres - around the County and are responsible for the disposal of the collected waste.
Healthcare Waste
Healthcare waste refers to any waste produced by, and as a consequence of, healthcare activities. It is very important that this type of waste is assessed by a medical professional in order to make sure it is disposed of appropriately. For more information view the Healthcare Waste page and frequently asked questions.
Business or Trade Waste
If you produce waste as a result of business or commercial activities, all of the district and borough councils offer a collection service for this waste.
Any waste not accepted at the Household Waste Recycling Centres can be disposed of through a private contractor. For more information view the advice from the Environment Agency.
Permits and Licences
You are responsible for ensuring that any contractor that you use has the appropriate permits and licences.
If a tradesperson creates waste when carrying out work at your home it is their legal responsibility to arrange for it to be removed and disposed of. It is also your legal responsibility to ensure that they have the appropriate permits and licences.
Nottinghamshire residents are keen recyclers of their household waste by either placing it into their wheeled bins or by taking it to their local Household Waste Recycling Centre or bring site. Many residents are interested in what happens to their recyclables and sometimes express concern when they discover that it may be transported outside of the UK for reprocessing.
In Nottinghamshire, all of the kerbside recyclables collected by the seven district councils (paper, card, cans and plastic bottles) are sorted at the Mansfield Materials Recovery Facility (MRF), which is operated by Veolia Environmental Services as part of the Nottinghamshire Waste PFI Contract.
Veolia Environmental Services Nottinghamshire has provided the following statement regarding their outlets for the sorted materials:
"Veolia Environmental Services fully support the UK recycling market and continue to be major suppliers to UK reprocessors. However, at this time, the UK market does not have enough capacity to handle all of the recyclable material being produced and the export market is therefore of critical importance to the UK recycling industry.
Typically, cans and plastics from the Mansfield MRF are reprocessed in the UK, although paper is often exported. There is recognition that these materials are traded on a global market and Veolia is well placed to manage this process within the legal framework, be it trading in the UK or abroad".
