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Harborough bin collection dates

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Christmas and New Year bin collections in Harborough

We had not found Harborough District Council’s arrangements for Christmas 2026 and New Year 2027 when we checked on 10 November 2026. We check every week until Christmas; councils often publish in late November or December.

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Missed bin or a problem

Bins in Harborough

These are the containers used in Harborough. Which ones a home has depends on its address.

  • Black household waste bin

    Black-lidded wheeled household waste bin

  • 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.

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.

  1. Report a missed binA bin that wasn't emptied on the day.
  2. 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.

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