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If your bin is full, or an item is too big to fit in, you may want to consider the following options.
Any refuse (general rubbish) or garden waste left by the bin in unauthorised sacks, such as black bags, will not be collected.
Extra household refuse and garden waste can be taken to a recycling centre in Suffolk.
In Mid Suffolk, we offer an authorised council sack scheme for extra household refuse and garden waste. Sacks are available to buy from our stockists.
Visit our authorised council sacks webpage
Extra household recycling that can't fit into the recycling bin can be put in any clear, see-through sack.
Clear sacks can also be purchased from our authorised council sack stockists.
Place the clear sacks by the recycling bin on your recycling collection day.
Sacks must be able to be easily lifted and tied at the top, to prevent being overfilled.
Any cardboard that can’t fit into the recycling bin needs to be flattened, with any packaging materials and polystyrene removed.
Place the flattened cardboard by the recycling bin on your recycling collection day.
We are unable to collect soaked cardboard and would advise not to leave out any cardboard if it is due to rain.
Plastic packaging materials and polystyrene should be put in your refuse (general rubbish) bin.
Household and garden waste, plus larger and electrical items, can be taken to a Suffolk Recycling Centre (rubbish tip).
Please visit the Suffolk County Council website to view further information, including site locations and the function to book a time slot.
There are also community-run recycling centres within the districts:
There are more than 1,000 recycling banks in Suffolk for a wide range of materials, including:
Find your nearest recycling bring bank at Recycle Now
To report a full recycling bring bank, please use the contact information listed on the container. If no contact information is listed, please email Waste Services.
We can collect and dispose of larger household items for you, including:
Find out more about our bulky item collection service
Please visit the Suffolk Recycles website for useful information on how to reduce and reuse your waste, including:
If you're struggling to reduce your household waste, and your bins are regularly full, you may be eligible for a larger or additional bin.
Find out how to apply for a larger or additional bin
Please note that we will only empty authorised Babergh and Mid Suffolk District Council bins that we have issued to the address.