Your local district council is responsible for waste collection. For any queries relating to missed bins or other issues, please contact your local district council.
The list below shows you what can go in each composting wheelie bin across Suffolk.
Most waste collection authorities in Suffolk now charge for this service. Please contact your local waste collection authority if you have any questions.
If you're unsure which council area you live in, check the GOV.UK website.
Babergh and Mid Suffolk
- Windfall fruit and vegetables (from the garden)
- Garden waste (grass, hedge trimmings etc)
- Branches going into the household compost bin must be a maximum of 6cm in diameter. If they are any larger please take them to any Suffolk Recycling Centre and put them in the green container.
Find out more about Babergh and Mid Suffolk's garden waste collection service.
East Suffolk Council
- Grass, leaves and weeds
- Flowers and plants
- Hedge clippings
- Branches (not more than 6cm thick)
- Prunings and twigs
- Windfall fruit
- Hay/straw (bedding from non-meat eating animals only, such as rabbits)
- Vegetable waste from the garden (not kitchen waste)
Find out more about East Suffolk's garden waste collection service.
Ipswich
- Windfall fruit and vegetables (from the garden)
- Garden waste (grass, hedge trimmings etc.)
- Dead plants and flowers
- Branches going into the household compost bin must be a maximum of 6cm in diameter. If they are any larger please take them to any Suffolk Recycling Centre and put them in the green container.
- Real Christmas trees
Find out more about Ipswich Borough's brown bin service.
West Suffolk Council
- Dead plants and flowers
- Grass, leaves and weeds
- Hedge clippings
- Prunings and twigs
- Sawdust
- Small branches (not more than 6cm thick)
- Vegetable and fruit waste (windfalls and plants) from the garden (not kitchen waste)
Find out more about West Suffolk's garden waste collection service.
Questions?
If you have any questions about your household bin collections (needing a bin, information on when your bin is going to be collected, missed collection etc) please contact your waste collection authority.