Disclosure Log
the enforcement of household waste receptacle requirements under Sections 46 and 46A of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 (FOI/8553)
Message from Nottinghamshire County Council - 02 September 2026
Your Request
Please provide the following information concerning the enforcement of household waste receptacle requirements under Sections 46 and 46A of the Environmental Protection Act 1990.
This request does not include enforcement relating to fly-tipping, littering or breaches of the household waste duty of care.
Please provide the information for each of these financial years:
2023/24
2024/25
2025/26
How many written warnings were issued to householders for failing to comply with requirements concerning the presentation, placement or storage of household waste receptacles
How many notices of intent to issue a fixed penalty were served
How many final notices requiring payment of a fixed penalty were issued
Please provide a breakdown of the written warnings and final notices by the reason or offence category recorded in the council’s system.
This might include:
Leaving bins or waste out too early
Failing to remove bins following collection
Obstructing a pavement, road or other public access
Placing waste in the wrong location
Using an incorrect receptacle
Placing incorrect waste in a receptacle
Leaving excess or side waste
Allowing waste to attract vermin
Any other recorded reason
I am requesting the council’s existing recorded categories and do not expect individual cases to be manually reviewed or reclassified.
For each financial year, please provide:
The standard value of the fixed penalty
The total monetary value of fixed penalties issued
The number and total value of fixed penalties paid
The number withdrawn or cancelled
The number successfully challenged or overturned
Please provide a street-level breakdown of the written warnings and final notices issued. I am requesting street names only and do not require house numbers, residents’ names or complete addresses.
Our Response
Nottinghamshire County Council does not have responsibility for such matters and we do not hold this information.
The district and borough councils and the city council will hold this information. You may have contacted these councils already in connection with your request, but if not, their contact details are:
Ashfield District Council: [email protected]
Bassetlaw District Council: [email protected]
Broxtowe Borough Council: [email protected]
Gedling Borough Council: [email protected]
Mansfield District Council: [email protected]
Newark & Sherwood District: [email protected]
Rushcliffe Borough Council: [email protected]
Nottingham City Council: [email protected]