Gotham bin collection days
Run by Rushcliffe. Enter your postcode and pick your address.
Council for Gotham
Gotham sits inside Rushcliffe. The bin schedule, missed-bin reporting, garden waste sign-up and bulky-waste booking all run through the council.
Bin colours and collections in Rushcliffe
The 4 bin types Bin Day has seen at addresses in Rushcliffe. Your specific road may have a slightly different mix.
Rushcliffe bins include the blue, black and green bin. Tap a colour to see what it usually holds, or check your address above for the next date.
Blue bin
Mixed recycling (likely)The main recycling bin. Plastics, metals, cartons and (in many councils) glass go in together. Items go in loose, not bagged.
Rushcliffe labels this bin by colour only. The lookup above shows the exact next date and what your address gets, which is the authority on what goes in.
What goes in
- Plastic bottles, pots, tubs and trays (clean)
- Drinks cans, food tins, clean foil
- Drinks cartons and Tetra Pak
- Aerosol cans (empty)
What stays out
- Soft plastics and carrier bags (until 31 March 2027 in England)
- Polystyrene and foam
- Coffee cups (specialist drop-off)
- Anything contaminated with food
Grey bin
General wasteAnything that cannot be recycled or composted. Most councils have moved general waste to fortnightly to make room for the new weekly food collection.
What goes in
- Cling film and food packaging that cannot be recycled
- Used tissues, nappies, sanitary products
- Polystyrene, broken china, vacuum dust
- Pet waste in sealed bags
What stays out
- Items that should go in recycling
- Food waste (use the caddy)
- Electricals and batteries (separate route or HWRC)
- Garden waste in volume
Glass bin
GlassGlass bottles and jars collected on their own. A handful of councils still take glass in the mixed recycling bin instead of a separate one.
What goes in
- Glass bottles in any colour
- Glass jars (lids on or off)
- Empty glass containers
What stays out
- Drinking glasses and Pyrex
- Broken window glass and mirrors
- Ceramics and crockery
Garden waste bin
Garden wasteGarden cuttings, leaves and prunings. Most councils run this as a paid annual subscription with fortnightly collection from spring to autumn.
What goes in
- Grass cuttings and leaves
- Hedge trimmings and small branches
- Plants, weeds and flowers
- Twigs up to the council's diameter limit
What stays out
- Soil, stones and rubble
- Plastic plant pots and bags
- Food waste (use the food caddy)
- Treated or painted wood
Bin day guides for Gotham
Practical guides on the common bin collection questions for residents of Gotham.
Postcode districts in Rushcliffe
Rushcliffe covers these postcode districts.
- DE74
- LE12
- LE14
- NG2
- NG11
- NG12
- NG13
- NG23
- NG80
Common questions about bins in Gotham
- What day are bins collected in Gotham?
- Collection days vary by street. Enter your postcode at the top of this page and pick your address to see the next collection day for every bin Rushcliffe empties.
- Who collects bins in Gotham?
- Rushcliffe collects household bins in Gotham. Sign-ups, missed-bin reports and bulky-waste bookings all run through the council.
- How do I report a missed bin in Gotham?
- Wait until the working day after the missed collection, then report it on the council's site. Most councils ask for the report within 24 to 48 hours. The Rushcliffe site is the right place to file it.
- Do bin days change on bank holidays in Gotham?
- Yes. Most councils slide collections by a day or two when a bank holiday lands on a working day. Christmas and New Year usually have a published two-week revised schedule.
- Does Rushcliffe collect food waste in Gotham?
- Not in the data Bin Day has gathered for Rushcliffe so far. The household side of Simpler Recycling went live on 31 March 2026, and some English councils have a transitional exemption.
Other places in Rushcliffe
- Aslockton bin collection
- Bassingfield bin collection
- Bingham bin collection
- Costock bin collection
- Cotgrave bin collection
- Cropwell Bishop bin collection
- Cropwell Butler bin collection
- East Bridgford bin collection
- East Leake bin collection
- Edwalton bin collection
- Gamston bin collection
- Hickling bin collection
- Rushcliffe bin collection page