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Ipswich bin collection dates

Then choose your address. Dates come from Ipswich Borough Council's own bin checker. We are not the council.

  • Add your dates to Google, Apple or Outlook calendar
  • Get an email the evening before
  • Print an A4 sheet for the fridge

Missed bin or a problem

Bins in Ipswich

These are the containers used in Ipswich. Which ones a home has depends on its address.

  • Black refuse bin

  • Blue recycling bin

  • Green-lidded recycling bin

  • Large food waste caddy

  • Garden waste

    Brown garden waste bin

  • Black bin

    Black bin for general rubbish

  • Blue bin

    Blue bin for plastics, glass bottles, cartons and cans

  • Green lidded bin

    Green lidded bin for cardboard and paper

Container details

The container pictures and words are Ipswich Borough Council's own. This may not be every container it uses.

  • Black bin: Households with wheeled bins rather than recycling sacks
  • Blue bin: Households with wheeled bins rather than recycling sacks
  • Green lidded bin: Households with wheeled bins rather than recycling sacks

Container descriptions checked 17 September 2026; list of collections built from Ipswich Borough Council's own service names 22 September 2026.

Links checked 17 September 2026.

Missed bin or a problem

Tell Ipswich Borough Council first - it can only fix what it knows about.

Missed-bin guidance checked 20 September 2026.

  1. Report a missed binA bin that wasn't emptied on the day.
  2. Report another bin collection problemAnything else about the collection or your bins.
  3. Make a complaint to Ipswich Borough 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 Ipswich Borough 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 Ipswich compares

Recycled or composted
34%of household waste, 2024 to 2025
Rubbish not recycled
537 kgper household a year
Cost of collections
£59per household a year. Similar councils: £66
Value for money
5 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.

Ipswich introduced its new recycling arrangements on 1 June 2026, including weekly food-waste collections and separate paper-and-card recycling. General rubbish remains fortnightly, while each of the two recycling streams is collected every four weeks. The council reported delivering more than 200,000 containers for 68,000 properties.

The changes allow glass bottles and jars, cartons and plastic film to be recycled at home. It says separating paper and card improves recycling quality and offers better value than the other collection options considered. Residents struggling with bin space can discuss smaller containers or sacks; people unable to move bins may qualify for assistance.

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