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Hart bin collection dates
- Add your dates to Google, Apple or Outlook calendar
- Get an email the evening before
- Print an A4 sheet for the fridge
Bins in Hart
These are the containers used in Hart. Which ones a home has depends on its address.
Recycling
Blue recycling bin
Food waste
Garden waste
Container details
The container pictures and words are Hart District Council's own. This may not be every container it uses.
Greyed-out bin icons are placeholders where the container type or colour is not confirmed.
Container descriptions checked 17 September 2026; list of collections built from Hart District Council's own service names 22 September 2026.
Order, book and apply
- New and replacement binsHart District Council
- Glass recycling boxes and optional binsHart District Council
- When and where to put your bins out (also get rid of a bulky item)Hart District Council
- Garden waste collectionsHart District Council
- Food waste collectionsHart District Council
- Recycling centres and tipsHart District Council
- Get help putting your bins outHart District Council
Links checked 17 September 2026.
Missed bin or a problem
Tell Hart District Council first - it can only fix what it knows about.
- Report a missed binA bin that wasn't emptied on the day.
- Report another bin collection problemAnything else about the collection or your bins.
- Make a complaint to Hart 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 Hart 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 Hart compares
- Recycled or composted
- 42%of household waste, 2024 to 2025
- Rubbish not recycled
- 464 kgper household a year
- Cost of collections
- £27per household a year. Similar councils: £77
- Value for money
- 7 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.
Hart households recycled 1,640 tonnes of food waste in the first seven months of the weekly collection service, the council reported in June 2026. Council leader David Neighbour said around 60% of households were taking part and Hart’s overall recycling rate was above 50%. He urged residents who had not yet tried the service to join in. Food collections began in October 2025 through the joint service with Basingstoke and Deane. Residents can request a caddy if needed and use a liner or reused plastic bag, which is removed before the food is recycled.
- Residents across Basingstoke and Hart get a taste for food waste ... — www.basingstoke.gov.uk