Bins and Recycling in Southwold
Bins are emptied every Wednesday on a fortnightly basis in Southwold so it’s important you put them out on Tuesday night. Collection alternates between black (for general waste), and green (garden waste) and blue (recycling). As what you can put in your bin varies around the country, we’ve created this page to help you know what the rules are in East Suffolk.
What you can put in a blue recycling bin
Plastic bottles
Empty, wash, squash and recycle with lid on.
Plastic pots, tubs and food trays
Empty, wash, squash and recycle with lid on.
Bathroom and household cleaning
Empty and recycle with top on.
Food and drinks cans
Empty, clean and dry.
Aluminium foil and trays
Should be clean and rolled into a tennis ball size.
Empty Aerosols
Please empty but do not squash. Put plastic lids in rubbish bin. Empty paint or hazardous aerosols are not accepted.
Paper, newspapers, magazines and junk mail
Keep dry.
Cardboard, clean food packaging and cards
Flatten, keep dry and remove excess tape. Cartons such as Tetra-pak can’t be put into a recycling bin and should be taken to a recycling centre instead.
Books (paperback and hardback)
Donate books in good condition to charity shops.
What you can put in a green bin
- 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)
Recycling
A bottle bank and paper bank can be found on East Green, next to the Adnams maintenance building. The nearest household recycling centres are in Lowestoft and Leiston, both sites require you to book your slot online.