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.
Around 42,000 homes, or nearly three-quarters of the district,
now have the new service. We plan to roll out the service to every
home in the district by March 2010.
These homes now
have two wheeled bins in addition to their
brown bin for garden and food waste.
The blue lidded bin is for recyclable materials, and the grey
lidded bin is for household refuse that cannot currently be
recycled.
The grey lidded bins are emptied one week, and the blue lidded
bins and the brown bins the following week. All homes in the scheme
will get a refuse and recycling calendar telling them which weeks
to put out their different 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 grey
lidded waste bins that will be emptied every fortnight. Green
sacks with garden waste will also no longer be collected.
When to put out your bins
Your blue lidded and brown bins should be put out for emptying
on your collection day in each recycling week shown on the refuse
and recycling calendar. The grey lidded bin should be put out on
your collection day during each non-recycling week shown on the
calendar.
The bins should be out ready for emptying at 7.30am as
collections start early. Please note that the time of collection
may change at any time, so to avoid missing the collection, always
put your bin out by 7.30am.
If you are not sure of your collection day, or haven't received
a calendar, or have lost your copy, you can look up your next
collection day and download a calendar by following the link
below:
Look up your collection day and download a
recycling calendar (opens in a new window).
Alternatively, call Suffolk Coastal Services on 01394
444000 or email
scsltd@suffolkcoastal.gov.uk
and they will confirm your collection day or send you a new
calendar.
Our waste collection services operate as normal on bank
holidays, except during the Christmas and New Year holiday
period.
When will I get the new service?
Further expansions of the service are planned for July and
November this year. Information will be sent to each household
before the service starts in a new area and you will be given the
chance to go along to a local roadshow to see the new bins and ask
any questions.
The July expansion of the service will affect a large part of
Felixstowe. Each home included will receive information on how and
when to use the new service when their two wheeled bins are
delivered. A special helpline is also available to deal with any
questions about the new service - just call 01394
444050.
Collections for homes getting the new service in the July
start during the week commencing 27 July.
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
44KB). 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.
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