BLUE recycling bin collections look set to be stopped in the New Zealand area of Mackworth ward by the end of the year in a bid to reduce the number of bins in the street.
But the majority of people who responded to a consultation on the topic said they didn't believe the change should go ahead.
A vote of the ward's three councillors, Labour's Paul Pegg and John Whitby, and independent former Labour councillor Lisa Higginbottom was taken after the results were looked at.
The two Labour councillors voted to go ahead with the removal of fortnightly blue recycling bin collections beating Mrs Higginbottom's vote against.
Households in the New Zealand area would, instead, have weekly instead of fortnightly black bin collections.
Mr Pegg said this would tackle problems caused by people not recycling properly, including blue bins being filled with general waste so they cannot be picked up on bin rounds.
He said there was also contamination of blue bins with things that aren't recyclable, again leading to bins being left in the street.
He said the bins in the street then sometimes attracted fly-tippers who left things leaning against them.
But Mrs Higginbottom said removing the blue bins would lead to people "losing faith in the consultation process".
1,200 people were asked about removing the blue bin collections of which there were 233 responses – 143 in support of keeping them and 90 against.
Mrs Higginbottom said only a "very few bins are contaminated" and that the way to tackle the problem was to remove blue bins from those not recycling properly, leaving them with just a fortnightly black bin collection.
She said: "People take pride in recycling in some instances because they feel they are doing their bit for the city. Lets not punish everybody because some people aren't doing it right."
Mr Pegg said the response rate worked out at just over 19% which meant there was not enough data to properly inform the decision making process.
He said the decision was taken in the best interests of Mackworth ward as the bins in the streets were devaluing property prices and posing a health and safety hazard.
Mr Pegg said: "We need to do something and, in the main, the people I've spoken to want the weekly black bin collections.
"Until somebody can come up with another option that's viable and cost-effective this is the best way forward."
He said that, when Mrs Higginbottom had been out to look at levels of contamination, it was in summer "when 40% of the bins weren't out because the students weren't in the houses".
A final decision on the removal of the blue bin collections in Mackworth will be made by the council's cabinet.
Mr Pegg said that, if confirmed, the collections are likely to be stopped by the end of the year.
Blue bin collections were also stopped in dozens of streets in Arboretum ward last October.
