Your waste and recycling services
In 2006 we launched a new
wheeled bin recycling and refuse collection
service, giving people alternate fortnightly collections of
recyclable materials and household refuse that cannot be
recycled.
All households in the district now receive the new service - the
roll out was completed in March this year, when the remaining 5,000
or so homes were included.
Every home in the district also has a
fortnightly brown bin collection service for
their garden and food waste.
Thanks to the willingness of residents to make use of their
recycling services, the current amount of household waste that is
being recycled rather than going into landfill is nearly 52%,
which is well above the English average.
Our waste and recycling services are operated by our partners,
Suffolk Coastal Services Ltd (new window), a
subsidiary of Norse Commercial Services. If you have any questions
about our waste and recycling services or if you would like any
more information or advice, please contact Suffolk Coastal Services
on 01394 444000 or email
scsltd@suffolkcoastal.gov.uk.
In this section ...
Wheeled bin recycling and refuse collection
service.
Information about the wheeled bin recycling and refuse collection
service which has now been rolled out across the district.
Brown bin collection
service.
Information about the fortnightly brown bin collection
service for garden and food waste.
Black sack refuse collection
service.
This service has now been replaced with the
wheeled bin recycling and refuse collection
service.
Waste paper collection
service.
This service has now been replaced with the
wheeled bin recycling and refuse collection
service.
Recycling in Suffolk
Coastal.
Information about recycling, recycling facilities and how you can
minimise your waste.
Home composting.
Find out about the benefits of home composting and the reduced
price compost bins on offer to Suffolk residents through the
Suffolk Waste Partnership.
Waste electrical and electronic equipment
(WEEE).
Advice on how to safely dispose of waste electrical and electronic
equipment.
Bulky household items.
Tips for recycling unwanted household items and details of the
Suffolk Coastal Services' bulky household waste collection
service.
Household paint and other hazardous
household waste.
Information about how to safely dispose of household paint and
other hazardous household waste.
Householder's duty of
care.
Information about the regulations that require all householders in
England to ensure that all of their waste is disposed of
properly.
Spring Clean litter pick
scheme.
Find out about the help available to any local community group
organising a litter pick in their area.
Litter and flytipping.
Information about the penalties for dropping litter and flytipping
and how to report problems.
Trade waste, refuse and
recycling
Suffolk Coastal Services offer businesses a complete trade waste
and recycling service.
Partners in waste
management
Suffolk Coastal is working in
partnership with other councils in the county through the Suffolk
Waste Partnership and the Joint Municipal Waste Management Strategy
"to minimise levels of waste generated and to manage waste in ways
that are environmentally, economically and socially
sustainable."