Please remember to wear sensible footwear and gloves when you
visit your local
Household Waste Recycling Centre to ensure your
safety.
Who do I contact when I have a query about my bin
collection?
Bin collections are the responsibility of the borough or
district council you pay your council tax to. If you have enquiries
concerning bins or their collection, please contact your council
using the web links above.
How can I get rid of large items such as a
sofa? I am unable to take it to one of the Household
Waste Recycling Centres myself.
Borough and district councils provide a collection service for
bulky items such as sofas and beds. Depending on which council
you belong to, a fee may be charged for the
service.
This list provides links to the relevant web sites for more
information:
How can I get rid of my garden waste?
Garden waste may be collected by your district or borough
council as part of the household waste collection or through a
special kerbside collection system. Some districts also collect
food waste with your garden waste.
Please check with your District/Borough Council to see if they
provide this service.
This list provides links to the relevant web sites for more
information:
What about hazardous waste?
Services for the disposal of household hazardous waste are
provided by the Suffolk district and borough councils. Read
the
hazardous waste page for more information.
What does Suffolk County Council do?
Suffolk County Council is responsible for the disposal of the
waste following collection by the borough and district
councils, and the provision
of
18 Household Waste Recycling Centres (HWRCs) for
householders in Suffolk to bring their recycling and bulky
waste.
How can I dispose of my old computer safely?
You can bring it to your local
HWRC.
We would advise that you ensure your hard drive is wiped of all
personal data before bringing it to us, and there are local
companies who will do this for you for a small charge.
The base units of computers are placed in metal recycling bins and
compacted on site. They are then taken to metal reprocessors
where all the metals go through a shredder and are sorted.
The computer monitors and screens are sent to a company in Boston,
Lincolnshire where they are checked to see if they are in working
order. If not, they are reprocessed in the UK. If the
screens do work, they are exported to Africa where they are
repaired and used.
Where can I get more information about recycling in my local
area?
All local councils provide recycling facilities. This list
provides links to the relevant web sites for more information:
Alternatively, you can find your nearest recycling facility
by visiting
Recycle
more. On the bank locator page, after entering your postcode,
the facilities nearest to you are displayed on a map.
To find out more about waste reduction, reuse and recycling in
Suffolk, please visit
http://www.suffolkrecycling.org.uk,
a joint partnership website between all the local authorities in
Suffolk.
External sites
Suffolk County Council does
not maintain any of the sites provided through links,
and therefore does not assume responsibility for their
contents. If you have any queries about information accessed
through links, you are advised to check with the
organisation concerned directly.