Products such as paint,
weed killers, pesticides, household cleaners and chemicals,
creosote, fuel and other flammable liquids, motor oil, motor
fluids, tyres, fluorescent tubes, etc, are all deemed
hazardous and potentially damaging to the environment if
disposed of incorrectly and should never be disposed of by
placing in your normal rubbish bin or by tipping down the
drain.
Try to avoid these products becoming waste in the first place by
only buying enough of the product required for the job and try
and use up all of the product, for example,
by spreading another coat to use up the last amount.
Once completely empty, the containers of paint products and
other chemical products may be placed in the normal rubbish
bin.
Household waste recycling centres
Certain hazardous wastes only can be taken to the
household waste recycling centres for safe
disposal. These include:
- Used engine oil.
- Domestic and vehicle batteries.
- Fluorescent tubes.
If you take these to the household waste recycling centres, they
must be placed in the designated container. Do not take
paint or any other hazardous waste to the household waste
recycling centres as they will not accept any containers with paint
or any other substance that is still in liquid form.
Emulsion paint
In the case of emulsion paint only, please leave any left-over
paint that you will not use at a later date, in the container with
the lid left off and some sand added to it, until it goes
completely dry. Then, only when it is completely dry and is no
longer in liquid form, it can be disposed of in the normal rubbish
bin. This does not apply to solvent based paint or to any other
liquid hazardous waste.
Hazardous household waste collection
A special collection service for hazardous waste from domestic
premises is available for unused solvent based paint and other
hazardous household waste. This is a subsidised service carried out
at a charge of £33 to the householder, so please only use this
service if absolutely necessary, and do not to use it for emulsion
paint - follow the instructions for safe disposal of emulsion paint
as described above, and please remember to try to buy only enough
of a product for the job required.
Asbestos
Collection of cement based asbestos products, for example, sheet
material, water tanks and guttering and down pipes, from domestic
premises can be arranged for a charge of £62 for up to ten sheets
of asbestos (maximum size of sheet is 6ft by 3ft). We cannot
arrange to collect asbestos insulation or lagging - these must be
dealt with by a specialist licensed asbestos contractor.
To arrange a collection service please call Suffolk Coastal
Services on 01394
444000.