Please make sure your bin is put out for collection by 6:00am on collection day.
Your bin lid must be closed properly.
Missed collections of garden waste must be reported by 12 noon on the next working day.
Extra bags of garden waste by the side of the bin will not be collected unless authorised by the council.
Garden waste must be put loose into the garden waste bin.
Garden waste MUST NOT be put inside any plastic or paper bags even if these bags are classed as biodegradable.
Garden waste bins that contain unacceptable items of waste will not be emptied.
If garden waste is stuck or frozen inside your garden waste bin the council will not return to empty the bin but will take additional garden waste on the next collection day.
Garden waste bins that are too heavy will not be emptied.
No animal waste should be placed inside the garden waste bin.
No food waste should be placed inside the garden waste bin.
To help you understand how the garden waste service works and what you need to do at each stage, please take a moment to read through the questions below.
New customers who wish to receive the garden waste service will pay:
£28 for a garden waste bin to be purchased and delivered to their property; and
£48 for their garden waste bin to be collected for a year.
Customers can order a second garden waste bin for their property and this will cost:
£28 for the bin to be purchased and delivered to their property; and
£26 for their second garden waste bin to be collected for a year.
Customers that already have more than one garden waste bin will pay:
£48 for their first garden waste bin to be collected for a year; and
£26 for each additional bin to be collected for a year.
After paying for the 2026 service, customers will receive a letter from the council that contains their tamper-proof garden waste bin sticker and collection dates.
The 2026 bin sticker must be fixed to the back of the garden waste bin to easily identify the collection fee has been paid.
Residents are asked to ensure that they put their house number directly on their garden waste bin, as well as the sticker, so the crew can easily identify if a bin needs to be emptied.
The garden waste collection service is available to all residents in Amber Valley except for residents who either have their waste collected in bags or use communal waste facilities. Please note: we will be opening payments soon for the 2026 service.
Garden waste will be collected from Monday 24 February 2025 and finish on Friday 28 November 2025.
Customers can use the bin collection date page to find out when their garden waste bin will be emptied. You can view your next collection date and your full year’s calendar on this page.
The garden waste collection dates are also printed on the back of the letter that contains your garden waste bin sticker.
If you have just signed up for the garden waste service, please allow a couple of days for our systems to update before checking your collection dates.
If you are an existing customer and do not wish to receive the garden waste service in 2026, please note that the council does not intend to remove your garden waste bin. You can simply choose not to renew your subscription.
Yes. If you would prefer to compost at home rather than use the garden waste service, you can purchase a discounted compost bin through the home composting scheme run by Derbyshire County Council.
Yes. Participating in the garden waste service is beneficial for both the environment and residents. It provides an easy way to dispose of garden waste throughout the growing season.
Your garden waste is taken to a composting site in Derbyshire. There, specialist equipment is used to shred and grade the material before it is shaped into windrows and left to break down. At the end of the process, the garden waste becomes a compost/soil improver, which is reused instead of being sent to landfill.
