Waste and Recycling

Reducing, reusing and recycling our waste conserves natural resources and saves energy. Read more about how to manage your household waste.

Reduce

• Avoid creating waste in the first place - buy only as much as you need and choose products that are not excessively packaged.

Stop Junk Mail

• Reduce the amount of junk mail you receive by registering with the Mailing Preference Service.

Reuse

• Before throwing away unwanted items such as furniture or household appliances, consider giving them to someone else – or even selling them! Good quality furniture can be redistributed to those on lower incomes through a re-use scheme. Contact your local Council for more details.

• Advertise unwanted items on a Materials Exchange website such as East-Ex or Freecycle or donate unwanted items to a local charity.

Recycle

• Use your kerbside recycling scheme to recycle paper, card, cans and plastic bottles/containers. Glass and textiles can be recycled at local recycling banks.

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  Use your local centre to recycle garden waste, wood, glass, textiles, metal, batteries, fridges, electrical goods, fluorescent tubes and TetraPaks.

• For more information, contact Suffolk Recycling.

Home Composting

• Using a home compost bin to recycle vegetable peelings, tea bags, fruit skins and shredded paper can reduce the weight of your regular dustbin by a quarter and makes fantastic compost for your garden.

• Compost bins may be available at discount prices from your local Council or Suffolk Recycling

Food Waste

Research shows that a typical household throws away a third of the food it buys of which about half could have been eaten.

• Avoid buying too much and keep your fridge at the right temperature.

Nappies

• Save Money and reduce waste disposal by using reusable nappies.

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