Bins, recycling and street cleaning

Coronavirus update

If you are suffering symptoms of coronavirus please follow our advice on how to handle your waste

We’re asking all residents to please wash your bin handles and lids with mild disinfectant before you put them out for collection and again once your bin has been emptied Remember each of our crews are handling up to 1200 bins every day.

Dog waste and litter bins

With more people at home and going for walks please take your litter and dog poo home to put it in your black bin. This will help ease pressure on our street cleaning crews, who may have been redeployed to help with bin collections.

Garden Waste Collection Service

You can now sign up for the service that runs from 1 June 2022 to 31 May 2023.

For more information, visit our Garden waste collection page.
You can check your garden waste bin collection day using Find my nearest.

Reduce waste

Our collection services are under more pressure during the coronavirus outbreak so we’re asking residents to help cut down on the amount of waste they produce by:

reducing food waste by following our #foodsavvy tips
getting your recycling right by only putting the right items in your recycling bin
Suffolk recycling centres are reopen. You will need to book a time slot online to deposit waste at your local recycling centre. Please do not go to a recycling centre without a booking
start composting at home by taking advantage of our great subsidised offers on our composting webpages
getting crafty - think of all the fun you can have reusing packaging to make junk models with your kids! Here's a few ideas for starters!

Jubilee bank holiday bin collection days

Bins will be collected late over the Jubilee bank holiday period. Check your bin collection day using find my nearest

Usual collection	New collection
Thursday 2 June	Saturday 4 June
Friday 3 June	Monday 6 June
Monday 6 June	Tuesday 7 June
Tuesday 7 June	Wednesday 8 June
Wednesday 8 June	Thursday 9 June
Thursday 9 June	Friday 10 June
Friday 10 June	Saturday 11 June

The vast majority of our residents make sure their waste is disposed of responsibly, but fly tipping is still something we have to deal with. To make sure your waste doesn't end up being disposed of illegally, follow the advice in our tripping up the tippers campaign and on our Fly-tipping page. You could get a fine of up to £5,000 if your waste is found fly tipped.

Residents are also asked not to burn waste at home as this creates air pollution and causes a nuisance to your neighbours. Fires can quickly get out of control and the fire service is reporting an increase in call outs.

In West Suffolk, we recycled 38.2% in 2020-21. Recycling for both residents and businesses is easy with our kerbside collections and 174 bring sites. To find out more about what you can recycle as part of our blue bin recycling collections why not take a look at our together we can get our recycling right leaflet? For more tips on reducing, reusing and recycling, the Suffolk Waste Partnership website Suffolk Recycling is packed with offers, tips and ideas.

Waste guide

The waste guide has been created for residents who would like a concise document about how to deal with unwanted items that are no longer needed. Landlords, housing associations and estate agents are strongly encouraged to include this document in their 'Residents welcome pack'. The document is designed to work both electronically and on paper too, so can be sent by email or printed out depending on the requirements. It meets the accessibility criteria to reach as many people as possible.

It includes information about: