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.
Most households in the district now receive the new service -
the roll out will be completed in March this year, when the
remaining 5,000 or so homes will receive it.
For homes that do not yet have the new wheeled bin collection
service, we operate a
weekly black sack collection service for
household refuse and a fortnightly collection of waste paper from
green crates.
Every home in the district 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 48.5%, which is
well above the English average of 37.6%.
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 being 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.
Information about the weekly black sack collection for household
refuse.
Waste paper collection
service.
Information about the fortnightly collection service for waste
paper.
Recycling in Suffolk
Coastal.
Information about recycling, recycling facilities, how you can
minimise your waste and other intiatives.
Home composting.
Find out about the environmental benefits of home composting.
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 & clinical
waste.
Details of the Suffolk Coastal Services trade and
clinical waste services.
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."