When are my bins emptied?
Your bins are emptied on alternate weeks. When there is a public holiday, the collection days will be revised. To see when your bins are emptied, use our Find my nearest service and enter your postcode into the Search for a location box and select your address. Your bin collection information will be displayed.
May 2024 bank holiday bin collection day changes
Your bin collection days are changing over the May bank holidays. See the table below or use our Find my nearest service to check your bin collection day.
May Day Bank Holiday bin collection day changes
Important notice
While the bank holiday is affecting most refuse collections and bins are being emptied a day late, there are some roads in Bury St Edmunds town centre which will not be impacted. The refuse crew will endeavour to empty the bins on the normal collection day (Friday 10 May) in:
- Abbeygate Street
- Guildhall Street
- Hatter Street
- Skinner Street
- Whiting Street
Any bins not collected will be emptied on the next working day (Monday 13 May). This is due to restricted road access as a result of the Saturday Bury St Edmunds market.
| Usual collection | Revised collection | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Monday 6 May | Tuesday 7 May | 1 day late |
| Tuesday 7 May | Wednesday 8 May | 1 day late |
| Wednesday 8 May | Thursday 9 May | 1 day late |
| Thursday 9 May | Friday 10 May | 1 day late |
| Friday 10 May | Saturday 11 May | 1 day late |
Spring Bank Holiday bin collection day changes
| Usual collection | Revised collection | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Monday 27 May | Tuesday 28 May | 1 day late |
| Tuesday 28 May | Wednesday 29 May | 1 day late |
| Wednesday 29 May | Thursday 30 May | 1 day late |
| Thursday 30 May | Friday 31 May | 1 day late |
| Friday 31 May | Saturday 1 June | 1 day late |
Things to remember
We always try to collect your bin at a similar time each week but now and again we may have to change our rounds. You can help us by making sure that:
- you put the right items in the right bin
- your bin is put out by 6.15am the morning of your collection day
- your bin is placed next to the kerb with the lid shut
- bin lids closed - all wheeled bin lids should be closed when the bins are presented for collection – this is to reduce the incidence of spillages, avoid damaging the lifting machinery and to reduce the potential for injury to collection operatives. If wheeled bins are presented with open lids or partially open or ajar, they may not be collected
- any recycling that will not fit in your blue bin is put in council issued blue sacks; we will collect a maximum of two.
Occasionally, the bin collections can be affected by weather.
For tips to try and avoid frozen bins, and other information, please read Waste collections in colder weather, or for advice on how to cope in warmer weather, please read Keep your wheelie bin fresh this summer