East Suffolk Council
Check when your bins will be collected over the festive period
Residents in East Suffolk are being reminded to check when their bins will be collected over the Christmas and New Year period.
There will not be any bin collections on Thursday 25 December (Christmas Day), Friday 26 December (Boxing Day) or Thursday 1 January (New Year’s Day) which will affect when residents need to leave their bins out for collection.
In the days leading up to Christmas Day, collections will be made earlier than usual. Collections usually made on Monday 22 December will be made two days earlier on Saturday 20 December. Collections planned for Tuesday 23, Wednesday 24 and Thursday 25 December will be made one day earlier than normal.
Following the big day, collections planned for Friday 26, Thursday 1 January and Friday 2 January will be made one day later than usual. There will be no changes to collections on Monday 29 December, Tuesday 30 December and Wednesday 31 December.
Cllr Sally Noble, East Suffolk’s cabinet member for the Environment said: “As the busy festive season approaches, we’re encouraging residents to check for changes to their bin collections and to remind their neighbours, family and friends when their revised collections will be.
“As households are likely to have more waste at this time of year, we’re reminding everyone to think about how we can all reduce the amount of waste we produce and by reusing and recycling as much as possible.”
Residents can check their bin collection days online or by calling our Customer Services team on 0333 016 2000.
Household waste collections will return to normal from Monday 5 January.
Residents are reminded to leave their bins out by 6am on their collection days.
Residents are also reminded that small electrical items can be recycled through their household collections. Up to two items per week can be placed on top of any wheeled bin on your collection day and will be taken for recycling.