West Suffolk: which bins go out tonight?
Find your bin collection schedule, what goes in each bin, and when it's collected in West Suffolk.
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What West Suffolk collects
Food waste
Your new Food waste bin
What goes in:
- leftover food, plate scrapings and peelings
- meat and fish (including bones)
- tea bags and coffee grounds
- bread, pasta and rice
- eggshells and dairy products
- fruit and vegetables
- pet food
What doesn't go in:
- Do not put windfall food (fallen fruit) in your food bin.
West Suffolk says: We have provided a small and large caddy, only the large caddy needs to be presented for collection.
Source: www.westsuffolk.gov.uk
Garden waste
Garden waste collection (brown bin) is a subscription service
What goes in:
- dead plants and flowers
- grass, leaves and weeds (excluding controlled weeds such as Giant Hogweed or Japanese Knotweed)
- hedge clippings
- prunings and twigs
- clean sawdust (not containing pet waste)
- small branches (less than 6cm thick)
- vegetable waste from the garden (not kitchen waste)
What doesn't go in:
- Do not put food items in your brown bin unless its windfall (fallen fruit).
- Do not put batteries, electrical items, paint, asbestos and hazardous items in any bin.
Source: www.westsuffolk.gov.uk
Paper and cardboard
Your new green lidded recycling bin for paper and card
What goes in:
- letters, envelopes and other paper including shredded paper
- cardboard
- newspapers, magazines and books
- cardboard egg boxes and punnets
What doesn't go in:
- Do not put dirty food wrappers or other items that can be recycled in with clean paper and card.
Source: www.westsuffolk.gov.uk
Mixed recycling or cans
What can go in your blue recycling bin
What goes in:
- glass bottles and jars
- clean foil trays and drinks cans
- cartons (including Tetra Pak)
- plastic bottles, clean pots, tubs and trays
- carrier bags
- bubble wrap
- empty food bags, such as cereal, pasta, mixed salad, frozen chips and frozen peas
- tin foil
Source: www.westsuffolk.gov.uk
Rubbish
General waste (non-recycling)
What goes in:
- bagged animal waste
- bagged vacuum contents
- nappies
- soiled fast food containers
- other non-recyclable waste
What doesn't go in:
- Do not put batteries, electrical items, paint, asbestos and hazardous items in this bin.
Source: www.westsuffolk.gov.uk
What West Suffolk says about bin day
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West Suffolk says only the large food caddy needs to be presented for collection.
From West Suffolk's website (checked 2026-10-21)
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West Suffolk says excess clean, dry paper and card at your bin collection point on green-lid bin day will be collected.
From West Suffolk's website (checked 2026-10-21)
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West Suffolk says to wash and squash plastic bottles, tubs and cartons.
From West Suffolk's website (checked 2026-10-21)
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West Suffolk says not to put batteries, electrical items, paint, asbestos and hazardous items in any bin.
From West Suffolk's website (checked 2026-10-21)
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