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We collect refuse (general rubbish) and recycling from households on an alternating weekly schedule. This means that your refuse will be collected one week, and your recycling the next.
Collections which follow a bank holiday will usually be a day later than normal, for the rest of the week. Collections over the Christmas and New Year period are on an amended schedule.
For an address in Babergh, view the BABERGH refuse and recycling collection schedule.
For an address in Mid Suffolk, view the MID SUFFOLK refuse and recycling collection schedule.
If you are unsure which district the address is in, you can find your local council online.
If you are unsure of your refuse and recycling collection day, please email Waste Services.
Sometimes, collections can be delayed for reasons outside of our control.
If your bin has not been emptied as scheduled, please check for service delays or report a missed collection.
We collect garden waste on a fortnightly schedule, via our chargeable subscription service.
Collections which follow a bank holiday will usually be a day later than normal, for the rest of the week. We also pause garden waste collections for two weeks during the Christmas and New Year period.
If you do not know your garden waste collection day/week, please email Waste Services to find out.
Sometimes, collections can be delayed for reasons outside of our control.
If your bin has not been emptied as scheduled, please check for service delays or report a missed collection.
So that we can empty your bin(s), please ensure:
Once emptied, the bin must be taken back inside the boundary of your property by 7pm on collection day. This is unless your collection has been delayed, or we have specified otherwise.
Please note that we will only empty authorised Babergh and Mid Suffolk District Council bins that we have issued to the address.
Any refuse (general rubbish) or garden waste left next to your bin in unauthorised sacks, such as black bags, will not be collected.
If your bin is full, or an item is too big to fit in it, there are ways that you can dispose of additional waste.
Bins are designed to keep your waste safe until it is collected. It is your responsibility to keep your bins clean.
The following advice may help you keep your bins clean: