Non-metropolitan district · East Midlands, England

Harborough bin collection day

Everything you need for bin day in Harborough: the official bin day checker, bank holiday changes and which bin is which. Harborough District Council empties bins in 9 postcode districts, including LE7, LE8, LE9 and LE15, covering places such as Arnesby, Arthingworth and Ashby Magna.

Check a postcode in Harborough

Not sure whether your street is in Harborough? Postcode districts on council borders can be split, so enter your full postcode to check.

Harborough at a glance

95,537residents (2020)

592 km²area

9postcode districts

102places listed

About 95,537 people live in Harborough (mid-2020 estimate) across 592 square kilometres. That makes it a largely rural area, where some lanes are served by smaller lorries and collection times vary a lot.

Council: Harborough District Council
Type: Non-metropolitan district
County council: Leicestershire County Council
Region: East Midlands

Who collects what in Harborough

Harborough District Council collects household bins, recycling, garden waste and bulky items. Leicestershire County Council is the waste disposal authority, so it runs the household waste recycling centres (the tips) and decides where the waste goes after collection. If you have a question about your bin day, missed bins or new bins, contact Harborough. For tip opening hours, van permits or booking a tip slot, contact Leicestershire County Council.

Bank holidays and Harborough bin days

When a bank holiday lands on or before your collection day, Harborough may collect as normal or move collections later in the week. These are the next bank holidays in England and Wales:

Christmas and New Year cause the biggest changes. See Christmas bin collections for what usually happens.

Recycling rules in England

Under Simpler Recycling, councils in England must collect the same core recycling from every home: paper and card, glass, metal, plastic (including cartons), food waste every week, and garden waste for households that ask and pay any charge. The rules applied from 31 March 2026, with plastic film and bags joining the plastic stream from 31 March 2027. Councils still choose their own bins, colours and rotas.

GOV.UK: Simpler Recycling household guidance

Not sure which bin something goes in? Our which bin A to Z covers everyday items, and bin colours explained covers what each colour usually means. Harborough has the final say, so check its website if your bin label disagrees.

Postcode districts in Harborough

Harborough collects bins in all or part of these postcode districts. Districts marked on more than one council page cross a boundary.

• LE7
• LE8
• LE9
• LE15
• LE16
• LE17
• LE94
• NN6
• OX8

Towns and villages in Harborough

Bins in these places are collected by Harborough.

• Arnesby (LE8)
• Arthingworth (LE16)
• Ashby Magna (LE17)
• Ashby Parva (LE17)
• Billesdon (LE7)
• Bitteswell (LE17)
• Blaston (LE16)
• Bringhurst (LE16)
• Broughton Astley (LE9)
• Bruntingthorpe (LE17)
• Burton Overy (LE8)
• Carlton Curlieu (LE8)
• Catthorpe (LE17)
• Church Langton (LE16)
• Claybrooke Magna (LE17)
• Claybrooke Parva (LE17)
• Clipston (LE16)
• Cold Newton (LE7)
• Cotesbach (LE17)
• Countes-thorpe (LE8)
• Cranoe (LE16)
• Drayton (LE16)
• Dunton Bassett (LE17)
• East Farndon (LE16)
• East Langton (LE16)
• East Norton (LE7)
• Fleckney (LE8)
• Foxton (LE16)
• Frolesworth (LE17)
• Gaulby (LE7)
• Gilmorton (LE17)
• Glooston (LE16)
• Goadby (LE7)
• Great Bowden (LE16)
• Great Easton (LE16)
• Great Glen (LE8)
• Great Oxendon (LE16)
• Gumley (LE16)
• Hallaton (LE16)
• Harborough (LE94)
• Haselbech (NN6)
• Horninghold (LE16)
• Houghton on the Hill (LE7)
• Hungarton (LE7)
• Husbands Bosworth (LE17)
• Illston on the Hill (LE7)
• Kelmarsh (NN6)
• Keyham (LE7)
• Kibworth Beauchamp (LE8)
• Kibworth Harcourt (LE8)
• Kimcote (LE17)
• King's Norton (LE7)
• Laughton (LE17)
• Leire (LE17)
• Little Bowden (LE16)
• Loddington (LE7)
• Lowesby (LE7)
• Lubenham (LE16)
• Lutterworth (LE17)
• Maidwell (NN6)
• Market Harborough (LE16)
• Marston Trussell (LE16)
• Medbourne (LE16)
• Misterton (LE17)
• Mowsley (LE17)
• Naseby (NN6)
• Nevill Holt (LE16)
• Newton Harcourt (LE8)
• North Kilworth (LE17)
• Owston (LE15)
• Peatling Magna (LE8)
• Peatling Parva (LE17)
• Rolleston (LE7)
• Saddington (LE8)
• Scraptoft (LE7)
• Shangton (LE8)
• Shawell (LE17)
• Shearsby (LE17)
• Sibbertoft (LE16)
• Skeffington (LE7)
• Slawston (LE16)
• Smeeton Westerby (LE8)
• South Kilworth (LE17)
• Stockerston (LE15)
• Stonton Wyville (LE16)
• Sutton Bassett (LE16)
• Swinford (LE17, OX8)
• Theddingworth (LE17)
• Thorpe Langton (LE16)
• Thurnby (LE7)
• Tilton on the Hill (LE7)
• Tugby (LE7)
• Tur Langton (LE8)
• Ullesthorpe (LE17)
• Walcote (LE17)
• Walton (LE17)
• Welford (NN6)
• Welham (LE16)
• Weston by Welland (LE16)
• Wibtoft (LE17)
• Willoughby Waterleys (LE8)
• Withcote (LE15)

Councils near Harborough

• Oadby and Wigston bin collection
• Leicester bin collection
• Blaby bin collection
• Charnwood bin collection
• Hinckley and Bosworth bin collection
• Rutland bin collection

Bin Collection Day is independent and not run by Harborough District Council. Collection dates and services can change at short notice; the council's website is always the final word.