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Garden Waste
Reuse your garden waste by home composting. Alternatively we offer a garden waste collection (brown bin) service on an annual subscription basis and a bulk bag scheme. For more information telephone the Refuse Hotline on 0845 6066045 (Local Rate Call). Alternatively garden waste can be taken to one of the household waste and recycling centres in Babergh free of charge.
Gas Cylinders
Empty gas cylinders should be returned to the retailer they are purchased from.
Glass
Glass bottles and jars can be recycled at your local Community Recycling Centre. Glass does not lose quality even after being recycled repeatedly. There are also glass containers at the household waste and recycling centres in Babergh.
Glass (sheet)
Sheet glass can be taken to most of the household waste and recycling centres in Babergh. All of the sites in Babergh accept sheet glass. (Sudbury, Hadleigh, Chelmondiston).
Hardcore & Soil
Clean hardcore and soil can be taken to the household waste and recycling centres in Babergh. There is a limit on two bags per day.
Household Appliances
Unwanted household appliances can be taken to one of the household waste and recycling centres in Babergh. Alternatively we are able to offer a bulk refuse collection service for a small charge. For more information telephone the Refuse Hotline on 0845 6066045 (Local Rate Call).
Ice Cream Cartons
These can be recycled in your blue bin, see what can I recycle in my blue bin?
Inkjet Cartridges
Inject Appeal recycle used inkjet cartridges and donate £1 to the British Red Cross for every cartridge recycled. Freepost bags can be obtained by emailing freepost@redcross.org.uk or calling 01638 552082
Juice Cartons
You can recycle drink and milk cartons, including Tetra-pak, at all our household waste and recycling centres in Babergh where they are collected separately and the collection points are clearly marked. If you cannot take them to the Recyling Centre, unfortunately juice cartons cannot be recycled in your blue bin. Please place them in your black bin.
Junk Mail
Reduce your junk mail by signing up to the Mailing Preference Service.
Kitchen Waste
Teabags, dead flowers uncooked fruit and vegetable peelings and coffee grounds can all be recycled by home composting. To find out more about home composting telephone the Refuse Hotline on 0845 6066045 (Local Rate Call).
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Litter (cat)
Where possible buy a biodegradable cat litter made of recycled paper.
Low energy light bulbs
All type of lightbulbs, including Halogen, flourescent light bulbs and energy saving lightbulbs, can be taken to one of the household waste and recycling centres in Babergh for recycling. If a light bulb needs replacing, try using an energy efficient bulb instead. Traditional bulbs waste a lot of their energy by turning it into heat. Each energy saving bulb can reduce your electricity bill by around £7 a year. They also last, on average, up to 12 times longer than ordinary light bulbs.
The advice for smashed low energy light bulbs is not to touch them. Instead sweep them up and empty them into a container, e.g. a small cardboard box or juice carton (tetra-pak), secure it and place in the regular household dustbin. For your information all new low energy light bulbs now sold do not contain mercury, only the older type may have trace amounts of mercury.
Magazines
Donate old magazines to hospitals' or doctors' waiting rooms. Alternatively they can be recycled in your blue bin, see what can I recycle in my blue bin?.
Medicine Bottles
Most chemists will accept your returned medicine bottles.
Metals
Clean steel and aluminium cans should be recycled in your blue bin, see what can I recycle in my blue bin?. Other larger pieces of metal can be taken to one of the household waste and recycling centres in Babergh.
Microwaves
Unwanted household appliances can be taken to one of the household waste and recycling centres in Babergh. Alternatively we are able to offer a bulk refuse collection service for a small charge. For more information telephone the Refuse Hotline on 0845 6066045 (Local Rate Call).
Milk Bottle Tops
Milk bottle tops should be rinsed and placed in your blue bin, see what can I recycle in my blue bin?.
Milk Bottles
The toughened glass of a milk bottle makes them unsuitable for bottle banks. Return any old milk bottles to your milkman. For information on where to take old milk bottles call the National Dairyman's association on 0207 935 4562.
Mobile Phones
Unwanted mobile phones can be recycled at a growing number of collection points. Many phone shops collect old phones as do charity shops. There is also a collection point for old mobiles at one of the household waste and recycling centres in Babergh.
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