Black household waste bin
Black-lidded wheeled household waste bin
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Harborough bin collection dates
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- Get an email the evening before
- Print an A4 sheet for the fridge
Bins in Harborough
These are the containers used in Harborough. Which ones a home has depends on its address.
Blue-lidded recycling bin
Blue-lidded wheeled recycling bin
Container details
The container pictures and words are Harborough District Council's own. This may not be every container it uses.
Container descriptions checked 19 September 2026.
Order, book and apply
- Request a different-sized household binHarborough District Council
- Garden waste collectionsHarborough District Council
- Food waste collectionsHarborough District Council
- Get rid of a bulky itemHarborough District Council
Links checked 19 September 2026.
Missed bin or a problem
Tell Harborough District Council first - it can only fix what it knows about.
Missed-bin guidance checked 20 September 2026.
- Report a missed binA bin that wasn't emptied on the day.
- Make a complaint to Harborough District CouncilIf reporting it didn't fix it.
Complaint didn't work either? Ask your councillors
If you've already reported the problem and used the council's complaints process, your district councillors can take up a repeated problem or a wider service failure. Find and write to my district councillors on Harborough District Council.
WriteToThem is an independent mySociety service. You'll enter your postcode there before choosing who to contact.
Complaint routes verified 6 September 2026.
How Harborough compares
- Recycled or composted
- 43%of household waste, 2024 to 2025
- Rubbish not recycled
- 453 kgper household a year
- Cost of collections
- £75per household a year. Similar councils: £62
- Value for money
- 2 out of 10 An independently constructed WhenIsBins rating, not an official government rating.
Official figures for England, 2024 to 2025.
Local bins and recycling news
AI-generated summary, reviewed before publication. Checked 18 September 2026.
A new weekly food waste collection, originally due in November 2026, was pushed back to 1 April 2027 because the council's specialist collection vehicles won't arrive until late November 2026; cabinet member David Page called the delay "beyond the council's control" (BBC, 18 July 2026).
The council confirmed on 4 September 2026 that it has now finalised a new contract covering waste, recycling, street cleansing and grounds maintenance, also starting 1 April 2027 (Find a Tender award notice, 4 September 2026). This means the delayed food waste rollout will launch alongside the new contract, with no further date changes confirmed so far.
- Harborough food waste collection set for six month delay – BBC News, 18 July 2026 — www.bbc.com
- Harborough District Council contract award notice – Find a Tender, 4 September 2026 — www.find-tender.service.gov.uk