Skip to content

Discarded needles or drug-related waste

Information and contacts for you to report this type of anti-social behaviour.

If you find discarded needles or syringes, please contact the council with as many details as possible about where, and how many needles there are, so that they can be removed quickly. Please don't attempt to remove them yourself. 

Amber Valley

Report discarded needles to Amber Valley Borough Council's 24-hour Needle Hotline, tel: 0800 092 5131.

Bolsover

Report discarded needles to Bolsover District Council, tel: 01246 242424.

In an out of hours emergency, tel: 01246 242295.

Chesterfield

Report discarded needles to Chesterfield Borough Council, tel: 01246 345345.

In an out of hours emergency, tel: 0300 323 0076.

Derby

Report discarded needles to Derby City Council, tel: 0333 200 6981 (24-hour automated line).

Derbyshire Dales

Report discarded needles to Derbyshire Dales District Council, tel: 01629 761215.

Erewash

Report discarded needles to Erewash Borough Council:
email: enquiries@erewash.gov.uk or tel: 0115 907 2244 or 0115 850 8383 (24-hour confidential environmental hotline).

High Peak

Report discarded needles to High Peak Borough Council, tel: 0345 129 7777 or 01298 28400.

North East Derbyshire

Report discarded needles to North East Derbyshire District Council, tel: 01246 231111.

South Derbyshire

Report discarded needles to South Derbyshire District Council's Clean Team, tel: 01283 595795.