| Where are we delivering the new bins? | What month should I expect delivery? |
|---|---|
| Parts of Felixstowe, Trimley St Mary, Trimley St Martin, Kirton, Kesgrave, Melton, Leiston, Rendlesham and Grundisburgh |
By the end of February |
| Parts of Felixstowe, Leiston, Kesgrave, Rushmere St Andrew, Woodbridge, Martlesham, Melton, Saxmundham, Wickham Market, and Framlingham | By the end of March |
| Parts of Framlingham, Woodbridge, Wenhaston, Walberswick, Yoxford, Westleton, Peasenhall, Lowestoft, Kessingland, Carlton Colville, Wrentham, Wangford, Corton, Bungay, Oulton and Worlingham | By the end of April |
| Parts of Lowestoft, Carlton Colville, Halesworth, Beccles , Reydon and Southwold | By the end of May |
| Flats and properties with communal waste services across East Suffolk will receive their new bin and caddies in May | By the end of May |
Ahead of the launch, East Suffolk Council will supply all households in East Suffolk with an additional wheelie bin or other container to collect paper and card separately from plastics, metal, cartons (including Tetra Pak) and glass bottles or jars. Food waste collection caddies will also be provided. Your new recycling bin will have a green lid, and your food caddy will be light grey.
The additional bins and food collection caddies will be delivered over between February and May.
Check when your additional bin and food caddy will be delivered
Please store the new bins safely but please don’t use them until June when the new service starts.
Every household will receive information leaflets in the post explaining the changes.
View the current information leaflets
Recycling more, reducing waste
National targets require us to divert 60% of waste to recycling by 2030 and 65% by 2035. The current co-mingled method of collecting recycling in one bin means that a large amount of the paper and card we collect is contaminated by the other items. The ‘twin stream’ method, with an additional recycling bin, will transform the quality of materials for re-use, with huge environmental benefits.
Why three-weekly waste collections?
The new service means that much less residual waste will need to be collected, allowing the council to adopt a three-weekly waste collection service without a reduction in the overall, combined capacity of household bins.
Suffolk has the potential to divert over 58% of waste from rubbish bins to other recycling and organic waste collections. On this basis, and to encourage improved recycling habits, a twin stream recycling plus food waste collection service, will greatly increase recycling rates and reduce the waste which is unnecessarily disposed of.
Three-weekly waste collections will also save an extra 6,500 tonnes of carbon emissions a year compared to two-weekly waste collections.
All you need to know and all your questions answered about the new service
A range of additional information including how to report missed bins and ordering replacements