Unitary authority · East Midlands, England

North Northamptonshire bin collection day

Everything you need for bin day in North Northamptonshire: the official bin day checker, bank holiday changes and which bin is which. North Northamptonshire Council empties bins in 15 postcode districts, including LE15, LE16, NN6 and NN7, covering places such as Achurch, Aldwincle and Apethorpe.

Check your North Northamptonshire bin day

North Northamptonshire publishes bin days on its own website. Use the official finder below to reach the right page, then pick your address.

GOV.UK bin day finder North Northamptonshire website

Once you have your dates, our bin calendar turns them into reminders.

Check a postcode in North Northamptonshire

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

North Northamptonshire at a glance

Map showing where North Northamptonshire is in the UK

350,448residents (2020)

987 km²area

15postcode districts

128places listed

About 350,448 people live in North Northamptonshire (mid-2020 estimate) across 987 square kilometres. That makes it a mix of towns and countryside, where rural rounds can be long and run early.

Council: North Northamptonshire Council
Type: Unitary authority
Region: East Midlands

Who collects what in North Northamptonshire

North Northamptonshire Council is a unitary council, so it handles both bin collections and the household waste recycling centres (the tips). One website covers your bin day, missed bins, garden waste, bulky waste and tip bookings.

Bank holidays and North Northamptonshire bin days

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

Date	Bank holiday
Friday, 25 December 2026	Christmas Day
Monday, 28 December 2026	Boxing Day (substitute day)
Friday, 1 January 2027	New Year's Day
Friday, 26 March 2027	Good Friday
Monday, 29 March 2027	Easter Monday

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. North Northamptonshire has the final say, so check its website if your bin label disagrees.

Postcode districts in North Northamptonshire

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

Towns and villages in North Northamptonshire

Bins in these places are collected by North Northamptonshire.

Achurch (PE8)
Aldwincle (NN14)
Apethorpe (PE8)
Armston (PE8)
Ashley (LE16)
Ashton (PE8)
Barnwell All Saints (PE8)
Barnwell St Andrew (PE8)
Barton Seagrave (NN15)
Blatherwycke (PE8)
Bozeat (NN29)
Brampton Ash (LE16)
Braybrooke (LE16)
Brigstock (NN14)
Broughton (NN14)
Bulwick (NN17)
Burton Latimer (NN15)
Caldecott (LE16, NN9)
Chelveston (NN9)
Clopton (NN14)
Collyweston (PE9)
Corby (NN17)
Cotterstock (PE8)
Cottingham (LE16)
Cranford St Andrew (NN14)
Cranford St John (NN14)
Deene (NN17)
Deenethorpe (NN17)
Denford (NN14)
Desborough (NN14)
Dingley (LE16)
Draughton (NN6)
Duddington (PE9)
Eaglethorpe (PE8)
Earls Barton (NN6)
East Carlton (LE16)
Easton Maudit (NN29)
Easton on the Hill (PE9)
Ecton (NN6)
Faxton (NN6)
Finedon (NN9)
Fotheringhay (PE8)
Geddington (NN14)
Glapthorn (PE8)
Grafton Underwood (NN14)
Great Addington (NN14)
Great Cransley (NN14)
Great Doddington (NN29)
Great Harrowden (NN9)
Great Oakley (NN14)
Grendon (NN7)
Gretton (NN17)
Hannington (NN6)
Hardwick (NN9)
Hargrave (NN9)
Harrington (NN6)
Harringworth (NN17)
Hemington (PE8)
Higham Ferrers (NN10)
Hinwick (NN29)
Irchester (NN29)
Irthlingborough (NN9)
Isham (NN14)
Islip (NN14)
Kettering (NN16)
King's Cliffe (PE8)
Laxton (NN17)
Little Addington (NN14)
Little Harrowden (NN9)
Little Oakley (NN18)
Loddington (NN14)
Lower Benefield (PE8)
Lowick (NN14)
Luddington in the Brook (PE8)
Lutton (PE8)
Mears Ashby (NN6)
Middleton (LE16)
Nassington (PE8)
Newton (NN14)
Old (NN6)
Orlingbury (NN14)
Orton (NN14)
Oundle (PE8)
Pilton (PE8)
Pipewell (NN14)
Polebrook (PE8)
Pytchley (NN14)
Raunds (NN9)
Ringstead (NN14)
Rockingham (LE16)
Rothwell (NN14)
Rushden (NN10)
Rushton (NN14)
Sibson (PE8)
Slipton (NN14)
Southwick (PE8)
Stanion (NN14)
Stanwick (NN9)
Stibbington (PE8)
Stoke Albany (LE16)
Stoke Doyle (PE8)
Strixton (NN29)
Sudborough (NN14)
Sywell (NN6)
Tansor (PE8)
Thorpe Malsor (NN14)
Thorpe Waterville (NN14)
Thrapston (NN14)
Thurning (PE8)
Titchmarsh (NN14)
Twywell (NN14)
Upper Benefield (PE8)
Wadenhoe (PE8)
Wakerley (LE15)
Walgrave (NN6)
Wansford (PE8)
Warkton (NN16)
Warmington (PE8)
Weekley (NN16)
Weldon (NN17)
Wellingborough (NN8)
Wigsthorpe (NN14)
Wilbarston (LE16)
Wilby (NN8)
Wollaston (NN29)
Woodford (NN14)
Woodnewton (PE8)
Yarwell (PE8)

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North Northamptonshire bin questions

How do I find my bin collection day in North Northamptonshire?

Enter your postcode on this page to confirm that North Northamptonshire collects your bins, then use the North Northamptonshire website. Pick your address and it shows the next date for each bin. Copy those dates into our bin calendar to get reminders.

Do North Northamptonshire bin days change on bank holidays?

Many councils keep normal collection days on most bank holidays and only change around Christmas and New Year, while others move every collection in a bank holiday week by a day. North Northamptonshire publishes any changes on its website before each holiday. Our bank holiday page lists the dates for England and Wales.

What should I do if North Northamptonshire misses my bin?

Check your bin day first, as collections sometimes run late into the evening. If the rest of your street has been emptied and yours has not, report it on the North Northamptonshire website, usually within one or two working days. Leave the bin out unless the council says otherwise. Our missed bin guide explains what to expect.

Does North Northamptonshire collect food waste?

Under Simpler Recycling, councils in England must collect food waste every week from all households, free of charge, from 31 March 2026. A few councils were given a later start date, so check the North Northamptonshire website if you have not received a food caddy yet.

Where is the tip for North Northamptonshire?

North Northamptonshire or its waste partnership runs the local household waste recycling centres. Many tips now need a booking, and vans and trailers may need a permit, so check before you go.

Which postcodes does North Northamptonshire cover?

North Northamptonshire collects bins in all or part of these postcode districts: LE15, LE16, NN6, NN7, NN8, NN9, NN10, NN14, NN15, NN16, NN17, NN18, NN29, PE8, PE9. Districts on the edge of the council area can be shared with a neighbouring council, so enter your full postcode to be sure.

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