In 2006 a new improved
recycling service was launched for over 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 new service in 2007 and another 18,400
will have it by the end of October 2008 bringing the
total to just under 37,000, or roughly two-thirds of the
district.
Residents are currently recycling a record 45 per cent of
their household waste, and those with the improved service have
been hitting 54 per cent.
These homes now have two special wheeled bins. One of
the bins is grey with a
blue lid for the new recycling service, and the other is all
grey and is for waste that cannot currently be recycled.
The all grey bin will be emptied one week, and the following
week the recycling teams will empty the blue lidded bin
and the brown bin for green waste.
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 will go in the all grey
waste bins that will be emptied every fortnight.
When will I get the new service?
This April another 6,000 homes in the district received the new
wheeled bin service. Two further expansions of the service will
commence in July and October this year. Each home included in the
roll out of the new service will receive information on how
and when to use the service.
Nearly 5,000 households will receive the new service in the July
expansion which includes Alderton, Bawdsey, Campsea Ashe,
Chediston, Cratfield, Culpho, Eyke, Farnham, Great Bealings,
Heveningham, Huntingfield, Linstead, Little Glemham, Stratford St
Andrew, Swilland, Tuddenham St Martin, Walpole, Westerfield,
Witnesham, Ubbeston and parts of Hollesley, Kelsale, Leiston,
Martlesham, Saxmundham and Trimley St Martin.
The new service for these areas starts week commencing 14 July -
grey bins are emptied that week, brown and blue-lidded bins are
emptied the week after that.
A special helpline is available to deal with any questions about
the new service - just call 01394 444050.
We plan to roll out this service to every home in the district
by the end of 2010, although we will continue to bid for funding
from the Government in order to speed up introduction.
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.
Follow this link for help with downloading and opening PDF files.
Any questions?
Follow the links below for answers to some of the most
frequently asked questions 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