Christmas and New Year waste collection schedule
Christmas and New Year bin collection days will be different than the normal schedule for some people living across the west of Suffolk.
West Suffolk Council, Babergh District Council and Mid Suffolk District Council, the authorities who collect all the household waste across the region, have released details of the collection days.
Some will be three days later than normal while others are just a day late.
West Suffolk
Collections will take place as normal up to, and including, tomorrow (Christmas Eve, Tuesday, December 24). Collections return to normal from Monday, January 13.
The details are below:
| Usual collection | Revised collection | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Wednesday 25 December | Friday 27 December | 2 days late |
| Thursday 26 December | Saturday 28 December | 2 days late |
| Friday 27 December | Monday 30 December | 3 days late |
| Monday 30 December | Tuesday 31 December | 1 day late |
| Tuesday 31 December | Thursday 2 January | 2 days late |
| Wednesday 1 January | Friday 3 January | 2 days late |
| Thursday 2 January | Saturday 4 January | 2 days late |
| Friday 3 January | Monday 6 January | 3 days late |
| Monday 6 January | Tuesday 7 January | 1 day late |
| Tuesday 7 January | Wednesday 8 January | 1 day late |
| Wednesday 8 January | Thursday 9 January | 1 day late |
| Thursday 9 January | Friday 10 January | 1 day late |
| Friday 10 January | Saturday 11 January | 1 day late |
Mid Suffolk and Babergh
Collections will take place as normal up to, and including tomorrow, Christmas Eve, Tuesday, December 24. From Wednesday, Christmas Day, December 25, to Saturday, January 11, refuse and recycling collections will be on an amended schedule.
See. below:
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Usual collection date Amended collection date Change
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Refuse
Monday, December 23 No change None
Tuesday, December 24 No change None
Wednesday, December 25 Friday, December 27 Two days later
Thursday, December 26 Saturday, December 28 Two days later
Friday, December 27 Monday, December 30. Three days later
Recycling
Monday, December 30 Tuesday, December 31. One day later
Tuesday, December 31 Thursday, January 2 Two days later
Wednesday, January 1 Friday, January 3 Two days later
Thursday, January 2 Saturday, January 4 Two days later
Friday, January 3 Monday, January 6 Three days later
Refuse
Monday, January 6 Tuesday, January 7 One day later
Tuesday, January 7 Wednesday, January 8 One day later
Wednesday, January 8 Thursday, January 9 One day later
Thursday, January 9 Friday, January 10 One day later
Friday, January 10 Saturday, January 11. One day later
From Monday, January 13, refuse and recycling collections return to the normal schedule.
For full details and information about the collections in the Mid Suffolk and Babergh areas go to https://www.babergh.gov.uk/christmas-waste-collections