East Suffolk Council
Christmas and New Year bin collections
Residents in East Suffolk are encouraged to check their bin collection dates over the Christmas and New Year period.
Refuse crews will not be collecting bins on Wednesday 25 December (Christmas Day), Thursday 26 December (Boxing Day), or Wednesday 1 January (New Year’s Day). This means collection days will change over the Christmas and New Year period and residents are urged to check the bin collection day finder for their revised collection date.
Cllr Sally Noble, East Suffolk’s cabinet member for the Environment said: “Refuse crews will be working hard to ensure bins are collected as near to Christmas as possible and I would urge residents to check their collection date, especially as some collections will be taking place earlier than usual.
“As we prepare to host friends and family, households can often generate more waste and I would like to encourage people to carefully consider what they are buying, and whether packaging or wrapping paper can be recycled through their household recycling bin.”
Christmas and New Year Collection Dates
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Usual collection date |
Revised collection date |
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Monday 23 December |
Saturday 21 December |
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Tuesday 24 December |
Monday 23 December |
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Wednesday 25 December |
Tuesday 24 December |
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Thursday 26 December |
Friday 27 December |
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Friday 27 December |
Saturday 28 December |
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Monday 30 December |
Monday 30 December |
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Tuesday 31 December |
Tuesday 31 December |
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Wednesday 1 January |
Thursday 2 January |
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Thursday 2 January |
Friday 3 January |
|
Friday 3 January |
Saturday 4 January |
Collections will then return to normal from Monday 6 January.
Residents whose bin is not collected as expected are advised to check the delayed bin collection information.
Anyone unable to access this service online is asked to contact our Customer Services team on 03330 162000.
To help refuse teams to continue to collect bins as easily as possible, households are asked to:
• Put bins out by 6am on collection day
• Recycle where possible through your household recycling bin. Check what you can recycle at home.
• Present the bin at the boundary of your property where your access meets the public highway or other agreed collection point
• Don’t force too much waste into a bin as it can stick inside, meaning it won’t come out when emptied
• Make sure the bin lid is closed, otherwise crews may not be able to empty it
• Take bins in as soon as possible after collection as they can cause obstructions to pavements.