Your blue lidded bin is for:
- Plastics - such as milk containers, shampoo
and drinks bottles, margarine and ice cream tubs, yoghurt pots but
no bags, film, wrapping or expanded polystyrene
packaging. Please remove any lids and put them in your
bin.
- Steel & aluminium cans and tins - such as
food and drinks cans, pet food tins but no
aerosols.
- Paper - such as newspaper, magazines,
catalogues, brochures, junk mail (please remove any plastic
covers), telephone directories including Yellow Pages, greetings
cards, wrapping paper, office-type paper and envelopes.
- Cardboard - cardboard boxes and food packaging
such as cereal boxes, greetings cards.
- Foil - such as clean food trays and milk
bottle tops and yoghurt pot tops.
- Metal jar lids and bottle tops.
All the material for recycling should be clean and dry and
placed loose in the blue lidded bin.
You can reduce the amount of junk mail you receive by
registering with the Mail Preference Service or Royal Mail's
Door-to-Door Opt-Out service. Follow this link to find out more
about
reducing the amount of junk mail you
receive.
Do not put any of the following in your blue
lidded bin:
- Plastic bags and film, wrappers, expanded polystyrene
food trays and packaging.
- Any mixed materials - for example
paper-based cartons such as Tetra Paks,
crisp packets and cat food pouches.
- Shredded paper, cardboard-based egg boxes and garden
waste - please put these in the brown bin for
composting.
- Food waste - this can be put in the brown bin
for composting.
- Glass - please place glass bottles and jars in
your local glass banks.
- Aerosol cans and batteries - these can be
taken to the
household waste recycling centres (new
window) at Foxhall, Felixstowe and Leiston.
- Clothing or textiles - these can
be taken to your local textile bank or charity shop if in
reusable condition.
- String, wire, video tapes, audio tapes - these
all cause breakdowns at the sorting facility.
- Disposable nappies - put them in the grey
lidded bin.
- Hazardous waste - contact 01394
444000 for advice.
Follow this link to
find your local recycling centre for glass,
textiles and cans.
Your brown bin is for:
- Garden waste - such as grass cuttings, hedge
trimmings, weeds, dead flowers, light shrub cuttings and
leaves.
- Kitchen food waste - raw or cooked fish
and meat, vegetables and fruit, eggs and dairy, bread, pasta and
rice, tea bags and coffee grounds.
- Shredded paper and cardboard egg boxes.
- Paper and card - if there is insufficient room
in your blue lidded bin.
Double wrapping the food waste in newspaper will help stop
smells and flies. If you do not want food waste in your brown bin
for up to a fortnight, it can also be placed in the grey lidded bin
for collection during the other week.
Do not put any of the following in your brown
bin:
- Bagged waste.
- Soil and stones.
- Disposable nappies - put them in the grey
lidded bin.
- Cat or dog waste - see the grey
lidded bin section below.
- Branches thicker than 1.5 inches.
- Cigarette butts or chewing gum - put them in
the grey lidded bin.
- Japanese Knotweed.
Follow this link for
more
about the brown bin collection service and to find out what
happens to the waste collected in the brown bin.
Your grey lidded bin is for:
- Household waste which cannot be recycled as part of our
scheme.
- Disposable nappies.
- Cat or dog waste - provided it is from your
own household pet and only forms a small element of your household
waste. It should be double-wrapped (placed inside a plastic bag
which is tied and then placed inside another plastic bag - for
example, a poop-scoop bag then placed inside a bin liner) before
being placed in the grey lidded bin.
If you have excessive amounts of such waste (for instance if you
have several large dogs) then the household waste collection
service is not an appropriate method of disposal and you should
contact 01394 444000 to make alternative
arrangements.
Do not put any of the following in your grey
bin:
- Hazardous waste or liquids - contact
01394 444000 for advice.
- Garden waste.
Any questions?
Follow the links below for answers to some of the most
frequently asked questions about the new service:
Or you can call our wheeled bin helpline number on 01394
444050. If you have any general waste enquiries call
01394 444000 or email
scsltd@suffolkcoastal.gov.uk.
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