Extra waste

We always want to encourage households to generate as little waste as possible.

Visit the Suffolk Recycles website for useful information on how to reduce and reuse your waste, including:

• cloth nappies
• refill shop locator
• repair cafes and groups
• reusable period products

Also, visit the Food Savvy website for hints and tips on how you can reduce food waste, and make use of leftovers, including recipe ideas.

Household and garden waste, plus large and electrical items, can be taken to a Suffolk Recycling Centre, which are managed by Suffolk County Council.

Please visit the Suffolk County Council website for further information, including site locations, or to book a time slot.

There are also community-run recycling centres within the districts:

• Brome Community Recycling Centre
• The Peninsula Community Recycling Centre in Chelmondiston

There are more than 1,000 recycling banks in Suffolk for a wide range of materials, including; batteries, glass, textiles and clothing.

Visit the Recycle Now website to find the locations of your nearest recycling banks.

To report a full recycling bank, please use the contact information listed on the container.

We also have containers to recycle small electrical appliances at the following locations:

• Bures – Bures Community Centre, CO8 5BX
• Elmswell – The Railway Station, IP30 9HA
• Eye – Buckshorn Lane Recycling Centre, IP23 7BD
• Hadleigh – Magdalen Road, IP7 5BB
• Lavenham – Cock Inn Car Park, CO10 9SA
• Long Melford – Old School Car Park, CO10 9DX
• Needham Market – Station Yard, IP6 8AS
• Stowmarket – Iliffe Way Car Park, IP14 1SL
• Stowmarket – Mid Suffolk Leisure Centre, IP14 1LH

Large and electrical items can be taken to a Suffolk Recycling Centre.

Or, we can collect and dispose of these items for you via our bulky item collection service, including:

• fridges and freezers
• furniture
• sofas and armchairs
• TVs, monitors, and computers
• washing machines, tumble dryers and dishwashers

Find out more about our bulky item collection service

Authorised council sacks can be purchased from our sack stockists to dispose of extra household refuse, recycling, or garden waste.

For more information, please visit our authorised council sacks and stockists webpage.

Which type of waste won't fit into the bin?

• Food waste - grey bin
• Recycling - blue or blue-lidded bin
• Paper and card - green-lidded bin
• Refuse (general rubbish) - black bin
• Garden waste - brown bin

If you are unsure of how to dispose of an item, please visit the Suffolk Recycling A to Z.

If you're struggling to reduce your household waste, and your bins are often full before collection day, you may be eligible for a larger or additional bin.

Find out how to apply for a larger or additional bin

If extra waste is produced due to a medical condition, for example incontinence, please instead see how we can assist with the collection of clinical and medical waste.

Please note that we will only empty authorised Babergh and Mid Suffolk District Council bins that we have issued to the address.