Hot off the Press, September 2025:

You can now recycle your small broken electrical items, like coffee machines, kettles, mobile phones, tablets, and anything smaller than a 4-slice toaster. The nearest pink bin is at the Buckshorn Lane car park, Eye. Larger items will still need to be taken to a Suffolk Recycling Centre.

Better Recycling 2026


The Government is requiring local councils to implement its enhanced recycling strategy, which aims to improve recycling rates and encourage a more consistent national approach to recycling across England. 

To support the Government’s strategy, from 2026 Suffolk Councils will be introducing Better Recycling, our new campaign to improve the recycling services we provide to residents.  As well as the materials we already collect, we’ll also start collecting the following from households directly:

  • glass bottles and jars
  • cartons e.g. Tetra Pak
  • food waste (on a weekly basis)

Two of the most frequent questions we get asked are “why don’t you collect food” or “why don’t you collect glass or cartons”? These changes will ensure all households will be able to recycle or compost more of their household waste.

The changes will also help the environment by increasing Suffolk’s recycling rate, reducing the amount of waste that goes into our rubbish bins and decreasing the carbon impacts of Suffolk's waste and recycling collection service.

This is all vital in our efforts to combat the climate emergency and promote a circular economy that ensures precious resources can be repeatedly recycled and reused. It will also help Suffolk play our part in achieving the Government’s aim to recycling or compost 65% of our waste by 2035.

 

 

Bin collection dates for 2025: BMSDC have issued the annual collection calendars for 2025.

Bin not emptied as scheduled?

Sometimes, collections can be delayed for reasons outside of our control.

If your bin has not been emptied as scheduled, please check for service delays or report a missed collection.

Please find some useful links from Mid Suffolk to get you started:

The 3 main messages –

    • Put glass in a bottle bank, not in your wheelie bin
    • No bagged items. Keep your recycling empty, clean and dry
    • Keep all food out of your recycling bin. Put any food you cannot eat or compost in your rubbish bin.

Suffolk recycling produce very useful newsletters full of new and interesting information that can be accessed via the following link: 

Suffolk Recycles Winter newsletter

Still no space in the bin? In Mid Suffolk residents can purchase additional sacks, or why not check our bulky collection service