Overview

• Sandwell has begun delivering a weighted blue bag for paper, card and cartons, with residents told to keep these separate from plastics, metals and glass collected in the existing blue‑lidded bin.
• Rushcliffe will launch kerbside glass collection in December 2025 using new purple‑lidded 180‑litre bins and is reviewing bring‑site recycling points ahead of the service start.
• Bassetlaw plans kerbside glass collections from March 2026 on a six‑week cycle and will roll out an app this year with delivery schedules and collection dates.
• Nottingham City intends to start dedicated food waste collections in 2026, while other Nottinghamshire councils say their food waste services will begin in 2027 following agreed extensions.
• National rules require four waste streams and weekly household food waste collections, sit within DEFRA’s 65% municipal recycling goal for 2035, and are due to operate alongside a 2027 Deposit Return Scheme.