In 2006 we
launched a new improved recycling service for 9,000 homes in
the district, giving people the chance to have their
cardboard, plastics, foil and cans collected every
fortnight.
9,500 more homes received the service in 2007 and another 17,500
will have it by the end of October 2008 bringing the total to
around 36,000, or roughly two-thirds of the homes in the district.
We plan to roll out this service to every home by March 2010.
These homes now
have two wheeled bins in addition to their
brown bin for green and food waste.
The blue lidded bin is for recyclable materials, and the
all grey bin is for household refuse that cannot currently be
recycled.
The all grey bins are emptied one week, and the following week
the recycling teams empty the blue lidded bins and the brown bins.
All homes in the scheme will get a calendar telling them which
weeks to put out their different coloured bins.
For these homes, and these homes only, the
green
crates for paper will no longer be emptied as all waste paper,
catalogues and other paper products should now go in the blue
lidded bin. The green crates can be useful for storing glass
bottles and jars before they are taken to a local recycling
site.
Homes getting the new service will no longer be able to put out
black sacks - their non-recyclable rubbish should go in the
all grey waste bins that will be emptied every fortnight.
Green sacks with garden waste will also no longer be
collected in areas that have wheeled bins.
Like our other household refuse collection services, this new
service will operate as normal on bank holidays, except during the
Christmas and New Year holiday period.
When will I get the new service?
We plan to roll out this service to every home in the district
by March 2010. Follow this link to see a map showing our
proposed introduction timetable (new window PDF
42KB). Please note that the boundaries shown on the map are
parish boundaries and do not necessarily show precisely the
areas planned to receive the service at the time indicated.
Information will be sent to each household before the service
starts in that area and you will be given the chance to go along to
a local roadshow to see the new bins and ask any questions. Details
will be published here nearer the time.
Follow this link for help with downloading and opening PDF files.
Any questions?
Follow the links below for answers to some of the questions
we have been asked about the new service:
If you still have any questions please call our helpline on
01394 444050. If you have any general waste
enquiries call 01394 444000 or email
scsltd@suffolkcoastal.gov.uk