Recycling

About your blue and brown bin collections, recycling centre locations, projects and campaigns.

Known bin collection delays

Sometimes, collections can be delayed due to factors out of our control. This includes roadworks, vehicle breakdowns, crew sickness, severe weather or parked cars preventing safe access. Please check here for any known delays in your area.

Bin collection dates...

Bin collections can change over Bank Holidays and the festive/New Year period.

Bin collection days

Find out what day your bin will be emptied

Using your blue bin

Your blue bin is for recycling clean, dry items such as paper, cans, cardboard and rigid plastic food and drink containers.

Using your brown bin

The brown bin composting scheme is proving a real hit with Ipswich residents and covers nearly 46,000 properties across the town.

#FoodSavvy Suffolk

Find out how you can reduce your food waste and save money with #FoodSavvy - a joint initiative between Suffolk and Norfolk Councils and the environmental charity Hubbub.

Recycling Points

Ipswich has many different sites where you can recycle a variety of items. Find out your nearest recycling point for books, cans, cardboard, glass, oil, paper, plastic, textiles and electrical waste.

Recycle your coffee pods with Podback

Ipswich Borough Council is working with Podback to provide this pioneering new service, enabling you to recycle your coffee pods every week as part of your normal kerbside waste and recycling collections.