Green container: food waste - coming soon

In line with the Environment Act 2021 and the Government's Simpler Recycling reforms, a new scheme is being introduced across the country, with a weekly household food waste recycling collection service due to start from 31 March 2026.

From January 2026, all Derby city households will be provided with:

• an outdoor, dark green, 23 litre lockable food waste container, which will be emptied weekly

• an indoor, light grey, 5 litre kitchen caddy

• and a printed guide with more information about this new collection.

The new green 23 litre food waste container is a new outdoor bin, and smaller than our wheelie bins - only 40cm tall, with enough space to accommodate your weekly food waste. If you regularly fill your container before collection day, you can request an additional container.

The new bins are free for residents, and will be delivered from the new year.

When you receive them, put your house number on the outdoor container and do not use it until the service starts on 31 March 2026.

If you currently use your brown bin to recycle food waste with your garden waste, you can keep doing that until 30 March 2026. However from 31 March 2026, your brown bin will be for garden waste only and your new green container will be for food waste only.