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North Hertfordshire 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 North Hertfordshire
These are the containers used in North Hertfordshire. Which ones a home has depends on its address.
Mixed Recycling
Food Waste
Garden waste
Brown bin
Cardboard & Paper
Container details
The container pictures and words are North Hertfordshire 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 18 September 2026; list of collections built from North Hertfordshire District Council's own service names 22 September 2026.
Order, book and apply
- Guidance on new, replacement and larger binsNorth Herts Council
- How to recycle batteries safelyNorth Herts Council
- Council recycling advice and guidanceNorth Herts Council
- Food waste, caddy liners and repair guidanceNorth Herts Council
- Recycling centre locations and ePass guidanceNorth Herts Council
- Assisted bin collection guidanceNorth Herts Council
- What happens to your recyclingNorth Herts Council
- Garden waste subscriptions and additional binsNorth Herts Council
- Get rid of a bulky itemNorth Hertfordshire District Council
Links checked 13 September 2026.
Missed bin or a problem
Tell North Hertfordshire 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.
- Report another bin collection problemAnything else about the collection or your bins.
- Make a complaint to North Hertfordshire 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 North Hertfordshire 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 North Hertfordshire compares
- Recycled or composted
- 56%of household waste, 2024 to 2025
- Rubbish not recycled
- 330 kgper household a year
- Cost of collections
- £84per household a year. Similar councils: £69
- Value for money
- 5 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.
North Herts residents were recycling more a year after the August 2025 collection changes, according to figures reported in August 2026. North and East Herts jointly reported 36% less non-recyclable household waste across both districts. North Herts alone collected around 5,000 tonnes of food waste over the year, an increase of 570 tonnes.
The changes included larger paper and cardboard bins and collections for plastic bags and wrapping. Councillor Amy Allen acknowledged that adapting had not always been easy and thanked residents for using the additional recycling options.
- Recycling rates rise and rubbish falls one year after North ... — hitchin.nub.news
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