With the festive season approaching, Babergh and Mid Suffolk District Councils are urging residents to forget about a white Christmas and turn this one green instead!
The Christmas period produces huge amounts of rubbish from wrapping paper, cards and toy packaging to trees and excess food. All black bin rubbish will end up in landfill were it is buried in a huge hole in the ground.
Both councils are encouraging households to shop smartly, avoid excess waste and over-packaging and recycle more in a bid to control the amount of rubbish that ends up in landfill.
Babergh and Mid Suffolk have also revised then bin collection timetables over the festive period to ensure bins are collected throughout the festive period.
BABERGH’S AND MID SUFFOLK COLLECTION DAYS
Usual collection day Your collection day - Christmas and New Year
Monday, December 21 Saturday, December 19
Tuesday, December 22 Monday, December 21
Wednesday, December 23 Tuesday, December 22
Thursday, December 24 Wednesday, December 23
Friday, December 25 Thursday, December 24
Monday, December 28 Tuesday, December 29
Tuesday, December 29 Wednesday, December 30
Wednesday, December 30 Thursday, December 31
Thursday, December 31 Saturday, January 2
Friday, January 1 Monday, January 4
Monday, January 4 Tuesday, January 5
Tuesday, January 5 Wednesday, January 6
Wednesday, January 6 Thursday, January 7
Thursday, January 7 Friday, January 8
Friday, January 8 Saturday, January 9
Babergh, which in partnership with Mid Suffolk District Council, Serco and Parish Councils, will also be providing a Christmas tree composting service to get rid of those unwanted pines.
There are more than 40 drop-off collection points throughout Babergh and Mid Suffolk where you can leave your old fir trees during the weekend of Saturday & Sunday, the 9th and 10th January 2010.
These will then be collected on Monday, 11th January 2010 before being taken to a local composting facility for processing into soil improver and compost. There will be marked off designated areas for residents to leave their Christmas trees, with all decorations completely removed.
Babergh Parish Collection points
Alpheton Village Hall (car park by the bins)
Boxford Boxford Spinney (entrance)
Burstall At the Village Sign (near the Church)
Capel St Mary By Pass Nurseries
Cockfield Opposite the Cockfield war memorial
Chattisham & Hintlesham Community Hall Hintlesham
Chelmondiston Collimer Close Car Park
Elmsett Elmsett Village hall
Glemsford Park next to Glemsford Village Hall
Great Cornard Poplar Road Shops
Hadleigh Stonehouse Road car park
Harkstead Millenium Green, opposite the Village hall
Lawshall The Glebe bottle bank
Leavenheath Village hall
Lindsey Red Rose (Car park)
Long Melford Old School car park (Melford Community Association)
Monks Eleigh Primary School
Newton Church Road bring site
Polstead Cock Inn (in paddock next to bottle bank)
Shimpling Adjacent to Bush Inn by bottle bank
Stratford St Mary Car park at Village Hall
Stutton Community Hall
Sproughton Village Green (Corner of Lower Street, High Street and Bramford Road)
Sudbury Kingfisher car park next to bottle banks
Whatfield Primary School
Mid Suffolk Parish Collection Points
Bacton Village hall car park
Barking Beside the village hall
Buxhall Near the sports field
Claydon / Barham Near Scout Hut
Coddenham Recreation ground /village
Cotton Village Hall car park
Crowfield Village Hall car park
Debenham Debenham Leisure Centre car park
Elmswell Blackborne Recreation car park
Eye Playingfield near the skate park
Fressingfield Sandcroft Hall
Great Finborough Opposite the village shop (near car park)
Gislingham The 6 Bells car park
Mendlesham Community Centre
Needham Market Crowley Road car park
Palgrave The Community Centre off Rose Lane
Rattlesden Behind the playingfield in Bird Green
Stowmarket Recreation ground
Stowupland Village hall car park
Walsham Le Willows Four Ashes Farm opposite Nursery
Wickham Skeith Village hall car park
Worlingworth Community centre
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