Rushcliffe glass bin collections at the kerbside on its way!
Last updated: 10/3/2025
Rushcliffe households are set to benefit from new Simpler Recycling legislation that is set to see kerbside glass collections introduced from outside their homes from later this year.
By March 2026, all councils in Nottinghamshire will have the collection in place.
Rushcliffe Borough Council (RBC) plan to roll out the new collection service from December 2025 with new 180 litre grey bins with a purple lid that will be collected every six weeks.
Collection dates for the new bin will be detailed on the new collection calendar the authority distributes each year at the end of November. However, its aim will be to collect on same day as residents current grey bin collections, albeit every sixth week.
The simpler recycling changes are all part of central government plans announced in 2023 which intends to ensure all homes in England recycle the same materials at the kerbside outside your home.
Existing bring bank sites for glass and tetra pak items will continue until further notice.
RBC’s current and extensive bring bank sites for glass collect around 2,500 tonnes each year, which is colour separated throughout the collection and disposal process, which allows the glass to then be remanufactured into new glass bottles and jars.
Leader of RBC Cllr Neil Clarke said: “This is a very welcome update for many residents who we know will very much appreciate being able to recycle glass at the kerbside.
“Thank you to everyone who already utilises our bring banks that has helped Rushcliffe have the best recycling rate in the county.
“Importantly, just like with bring bank recycling, this will help to ensure that the glass collected from this new service will continue to be made into new glass jars and similar items.”
Further work will be undertaken on the best collection options for communal bin stores and flat complexes where different receptacles for glass and other recyclables may be more appropriate.
RBC’s Cabinet Portfolio Holder for Environment and Safety Cllr Rob Inglis added: “We’re pleased glass will be collected from the kerbside in Rushcliffe from December.
“Under this new service, the glass collected can be mixed of any colour as there have been recent and significant improvements in separation technology, which now allows glass to be colour sorted at the reprocessor.
“As well as being a valuable resource, it also means glass can be kept separate and not contaminate paper and cardboard.
“A consistent Notts wide waste system will mean we retain the existing single mixed blue recycling bin for most of your recyclables.
“Thank you for helping Rushcliffe already have the highest recycling rate in the County of nearly 50% each year. These new changes should provide a further opportunity for you to help us reach even closer to 60% by the time food waste collections are launched.”
Most businesses will be expected to recycle glass and a range of wider materials in their own trade waste collections from March 31 this year. Business owners can find out more.
From March 2026 as part of the national Simpler Recycling initiative, even more materials will be able to be recycled from a household’s recycling bin.
The expanded range of materials in a blue bin will include cans, plastic bottles, pots, tubs and trays, tetra pak, and foil.
In 2027, the Council hope to introduce a new collection service for soft plastics such as plastic bags and clingfilm but until then please do not place these in your blue bin.
A weekly kerbside food waste collection service is also set to be introduced in October 2027 by all district and borough Councils in Nottinghamshire however until then, there is still the opportunity to recycle your waste food by using home wormeries and other sustainable methods.