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East Suffolk bin collection dates
- Add your dates to Google, Apple or Outlook calendar
- Get an email the evening before
- Print an A4 sheet for the fridge
Bins in East Suffolk
These are the containers used in East Suffolk. Which ones a home has depends on its address.
Mixed containers
Blue lid bin
Food waste
Larger caddy, kept outside and used for collection
Paper and cardboard
Green lid bin
Container details
The container pictures and words are East Suffolk Council's own. This may not be every container it uses.
Container descriptions checked 18 September 2026; list of collections built from East Suffolk Council's own service names 22 September 2026.
Order, book and apply
- Garden waste collectionsEast Suffolk Council
- Food waste collectionsEast Suffolk Council
- Get rid of a bulky itemEast Suffolk Council
Links checked 20 September 2026.
Missed bin or a problem
Tell East Suffolk Council first - it can only fix what it knows about.
- Report a missed binA bin that wasn't emptied on the day.
- Make a complaint to East Suffolk CouncilIf reporting it didn't fix it.
Complaint didn't work either? Ask your councillors
If you've already reported the problem and used the council's complaints process, your district councillors can take up a repeated problem or a wider service failure. Find and write to my district councillors on East Suffolk Council.
WriteToThem is an independent mySociety service. You'll enter your postcode there before choosing who to contact.
Complaint routes verified 6 September 2026.
How East Suffolk compares
- Recycled or composted
- 41%of household waste, 2024 to 2025
- Rubbish not recycled
- 456 kgper household a year
- Cost of collections
- £80per household a year. Similar councils: £49
- Value for money
- 1 out of 10 An independently constructed WhenIsBins rating, not an official government rating.
Official figures for England, 2024 to 2025.
Local bins and recycling news
AI-generated summary, reviewed before publication. Checked 18 September 2026.
East Suffolk apologised in July 2026 for repeated missed collections following its Better Recycling rollout. The council blamed adjustments to new food-waste vehicles, unfamiliar routes, staff sickness and hot weather. It said most households still received weekly food collections, but crews were prioritising avoiding two consecutive missed weeks. Other bin rounds had also been affected as staff addressed food-waste problems. An earlier June statement from councillor Paul Ashton said paper, cardboard and expanded container recycling were working well, while acknowledging the difficulty of introducing the new service to 120,000 households.
- Waste and recycling collection delays — www.eastsuffolk.gov.uk
- Food waste collection in East Suffolk — www.eastsuffolk.gov.uk
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