Waste Collections

Christmas & New Year Waste Collection Schedule 2023 - 2024

Refuse (general rubbish) & recycling collections Collections will take place as normal up to, and including, Friday 22 December 2023.

From Monday 25 December 2023 to Saturday 13 January 2024, refuse and recycling collections will be on an amended schedule.

Christmas and New Year 23 /24 Schedule

Bin collection dates for 2024: BMSDC have also issued their annual collection calendars for 2024.

Please find some useful links to get you started:

https://suffolkrecycling.org.uk/my-bins/together-we-can-get-our-recycling-right

The 3 main messages –

• • Put glass in a bottle bank, not in your wheelie bin
  • No bagged items. Keep your recycling empty, clean and dry
  • Keep all food out of your recycling bin. Put any food you cannot eat or compost in your rubbish bin.

Suffolk recycling produce very useful newsletters full of new and interesting information that can be accessed via the following link: 

Suffolk Recycles Summer newsletter

• Christmas calendars and information about Christmas tree recycling
• Tool to check your collection day – most residents should know their own collection day, however, anyone who doesn’t have internet access can contact our waste team to check.
• Information about reducing waste and food waste
• What can go in your bins
• Glass recycling
• Recycling Centres
• Recycling specific items A-Z
• Home composting
• Hazardous waste? Head to a household recycling centre or check our hazardous waste collection service.

Still no space in the bin? In Mid Suffolk residents can purchase additional sacks, or why not check our bulky collection service