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.
Bank holiday bin collection day changes
Important notice
While the bank holiday is affecting most refuse collections and bins are being emptied more than one 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 in:
- Abbeygate Street
- Guildhall Street
- Hatter Street
- Skinner Street
- Whiting Street
Any bins not collected will be emptied as soon as possible. This is due to restricted road access as a result of the Saturday Bury St Edmunds markets.
August Bank Holiday 2024 bin collection day changes
Your bin collection days are changing over the August bank holiday. See the table below or use our Find my nearest service to check your bin collection day.
| Usual collection | Revised collection | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Monday 26 August | Tuesday 27 August | 1 day late |
| Tuesday 27 August | Wednesday 28 August | 1 day late |
| Wednesday 28 August | Thursday 29 August | 1 day late |
| Thursday 29 August | Friday 20 August | 1 day late |
| Friday 20 August | Saturday 31 August | 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 are 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 four.
Remember - all your bins are collected from the same collection point.
Occasionally, the bin collections can be affected by weather.
For advice on how to keep your wheelie bin fresh in warmer weather, please read Keep your wheelie bin fresh this summer and for tips to try and avoid frozen bins, and other information, please read Waste collections in colder weather.