Amber Valley Borough Council is a Waste Collection Authority, and is responsible for providing a household waste collection service for its residents.

In accordance with the Environmental Protection Act (1990), every Local Authority in the UK is permitted to introduce schemes to encourage recycling and reduce waste being sent to landfill.

Amber Valley residents have their waste and recycling collected on alternate weeks, meaning that on one week your wheeled refuse bin will be emptied or purple bags collected and on the following week, all your recycling will be collected from your recycling boxes and bags.

The collection scheme introduced by Amber Valley Borough Council in 2005, has had a significant impact on the annual recycling rate. The 2010/2011 figure for recycling, re-use and composting in Amber Valley was 26.9%

Recycling Matters

We all need to do our bit to make a difference, are you doing yours? For further information on recycling and how you can Reduce, Re-use and Recycle your waste click here.

Household Recycling Collection

Every household (where possible), will be issued with two recycling boxes and two bags for recycling i.e.

• Orange box:  for tins, cans and foil
• Yellow box: for glass bottles and jars
• Blue bag: for paper
• Orange bag: for all types of card including yellow pages telephone directories

Please note that due to limited space on the recycling vehicle, only one full bag of cardboard will be collected.

If you have additional paper, tins, cans or glass, please place this out in boxes (equivalent size to the boxes/bags issued by the Council) or carrier bags. (Please do not use refuse bags/bin liners, as these will not be collected)

If you regularly produce a lot of these recyclable materials (card not included) and need extra boxes or require new or replacement recycling boxes and bags please contact the refuse team on 01773 841326.

          Paper             Card            Cans & Foil       Glass

Household Refuse Collection

The majority of properties in Amber Valley are issued with a standard 240ltr or 140ltr green wheeled bin for their refuse. For those properties that are unable to have a wheeled refuse bin due to property locations or bin collection problems, will be issued with purple refuse bags instead.

Any property issued with purple refuse bags, may have a wheeled bin to store the bags in if required, but must place the bags out for collection on their scheduled collection day.

Communal Collections

There is a different collection system in place for properties with communal bins. Residents who live in flats or residential complexes are often provided with larger 1100ltr or 660ltr wheeled refuse bins, that they share, as well as 240 or 140ltr wheeled bins for recycling. Collection of these bins will take place as listed on the refuse and recycling calendar, all bins will be collected and returned from and to the bin compounds by the Waste Collection Operatives.

 Collection Shedules

• Week 1 - Collection Calendar November 2011 - December 2012
• Week 2 - Collection Calendar November 2011 - December 2012

If you are unsure as to what day your waste and recycling will be collected, please see below;

Week One Collection Calendar - Use the MY PROPERTY section of our site to see when your next collection is due.

Week Two Collection Calendar - Use the MY PROPERTY section of our site to see when your next collection is due.