Unitary authority · East Midlands, England

West Northamptonshire bin collection day

Find your West Northamptonshire bin collection day, check what goes in each bin and see how bank holidays change collections. West Northamptonshire Council empties bins in 13 postcode districts, including CV23, MK19, NN1 and NN2, covering places such as Abthorpe, Adstone and Alderton.

Check your West Northamptonshire bin day

West 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 West Northamptonshire website

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

Check a postcode in West Northamptonshire

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

West Northamptonshire at a glance

Map showing where West Northamptonshire is in the UK

406,733residents (2020)

1,377 km²area

13postcode districts

177places listed

About 406,733 people live in West Northamptonshire (mid-2020 estimate) across 1,377 square kilometres. That makes it a mix of towns and countryside, where rural rounds can be long and run early.

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

Who collects what in West Northamptonshire

West 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 West Northamptonshire bin days

When a bank holiday lands on or before your collection day, West 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. West Northamptonshire has the final say, so check its website if your bin label disagrees.

Postcode districts in West Northamptonshire

West 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 West Northamptonshire

Bins in these places are collected by West Northamptonshire (the first 160 of 177 alphabetically).

Abthorpe (NN12)
Adstone (NN12)
Alderton (NN12)
Ashby St Ledgers (CV23)
Ashton (NN7)
Astcote (NN12)
Aston le Walls (NN11)
Aynho (OX17)
Badby (NN11)
Blakesley (NN12)
Blisworth (NN7)
Boothville (NN3)
Boughton (NN2)
Brackley (NN13)
Bradden (NN12)
Brafield-on-the-Green (NN7)
Braunston (NN11)
Brixworth (NN6)
Brockhall (NN7)
Buckby Wharf (NN11)
Bugbrooke (NN7)
Byfield (NN11)
Canons Ashby (NN11)
Castle Ashby (NN7)
Catesby (NN11)
Chacombe (OX17)
Chapel Brampton (NN6)
Charlton (OX17)
Charwelton (NN11)
Chipping Warden (OX17)
Church Brampton (NN6)
Church Stowe (NN7)
Claydon (OX17)
Cogenhoe (NN7)
Cold Ashby (NN6)
Cold Higham (NN12)
Collingtree (NN4)
Cosgrove (MK19)
Coton (NN6)
Cottesbrooke (NN6)
Courteenhall (NN7)
Creaton (NN6)
Croughton (NN13)
Crowfield (NN13)
Culworth (OX17)
Dallington (NN5)
Daventry (NN11)
Deanshanger (MK19)
Denton (NN7)
Dodford (NN7)
Duston (NN5)
East Haddon (NN6)
Eastcote (NN12)
Evenley (NN13)
Everdon (NN11)
Eydon (NN11)
Far Cotton (NN4)
Farthinghoe (NN13)
Farthingstone (NN12)
Flore (NN7)
Foster's Booth (NN12)
Foxley (NN12)
Gayton (NN7)
Grafton Regis (NN12)
Great Billing (NN3)
Great Bourton (OX17)
Great Brington (NN7)
Great Houghton (NN4)
Greatworth (OX17)
Greens Norton (NN12)
Grimscote (NN12)
Guilsborough (NN6)
Hackleton (NN7)
Halse (NN13)
Hardingstone (NN4)
Harlestone (NN7)
Harpole (NN7)
Hartwell (NN7)
Hellidon (NN11)
Helmdon (NN13)
Hinton (NN11)
Hinton-in-the-Hedges (NN13)
Holcot (NN6)
Holdenby (NN6)
Hollowell (NN6)
Horton (NN7)
King's Sutton (OX17)
Kingsthorpe (NN2)
Kislingbury (NN7)
Lamport (NN6)
Litchborough (NN12)
Little Billing (NN3)
Little Brington (NN7)
Little Houghton (NN7)
Long Buckby (NN6)
Long Street (MK19)
Lower Boddington (NN11)
Lower End (NN7)
Maidford (NN12)
Marston St Lawrence (OX17)
Middleton Cheney (OX17)
Milton Malsor (NN7)
Moreton Pinkney (NN11)
Moulton (NN3)
Nether Heyford (NN7)
New Duston (NN5)
Newbottle (OX17)
Newnham (NN11)
Nobottle (NN7)
Northampton (NN1)
Norton (NN11)
Old Stratford (MK19)
Olney (NN12)
Overstone (NN6)
Passenham (MK19)
Pattishall (NN12)
Paulerspury (NN12)
Piddington (NN7)
Pitsford (NN6)
Plumpton End (NN12)
Potterspury (NN12)
Preston Capes (NN11)
Preston Deanery (NN7)
Pury End (NN12)
Quinton (NN7)
Radstone (NN13)
Ravensthorpe (NN6)
Roade (NN7)
Rothersthorpe (NN7)
Scaldwell (NN6)
Shutlanger (NN12)
Silverstone (NN12)
Slapton (NN12)
Spratton (NN6)
Staverton (NN11)
Steane (NN13)
Stoke Bruerne (NN12)
Sulgrave (OX17)
Syresham (NN13)
Teeton (NN6)
Thenford (OX17)
Thornby (NN6)
Thorpe Mandeville (OX17)
Tiffield (NN12)
Towcester (NN12)
Turweston (NN13)
Twyford (OX17)
Upper Astrop (OX17)
Upper Boddington (NN11)
Upper Stowe (NN7)
Upper Wardington (OX17)
Upper Weald (MK19)
Upper Weedon (NN7)
Upton (NN5)
Wappenham (NN12)
Warkworth (OX17)
Watford (NN6)
Weedon Bec (NN7)
Weedon Lois (NN12)
Welton (NN11)

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West Northamptonshire bin questions

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

Enter your postcode on this page to confirm that West Northamptonshire collects your bins, then use the West 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 West 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. West 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 West 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 West 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 West 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 West Northamptonshire website if you have not received a food caddy yet.

Where is the tip for West Northamptonshire?

West 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 West Northamptonshire cover?

West Northamptonshire collects bins in all or part of these postcode districts: CV23, MK19, NN1, NN2, NN3, NN4, NN5, NN6, NN7, NN11, NN12, NN13, OX17. 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 West Northamptonshire Council. Collection dates and services can change at short notice; the council's website is always the final word.