Helping Suffolk to recycle

Welcome to SuffolkRecycling Website - the one-stop shop for all your household waste recycling needs if you are a Suffolk resident.

Suffolk Master Composter Volunteers

Are you interested in the environment, or perhaps you are a keen gardener with a little spare time on your hands? Why not meet like-minded people and share your knowledge to help educate Suffolk residents in the many benefits of home composting.

The next round of FREE Master Composter Foundation training will take place on Friday 17th & Sat 18th September 2010 at Lackford Lakes Nature Reserve. To find out more information on the scheme and further details of this exciting training opportunity click here

Improvements at the Household Waste Recycling Centres (HWRCs)

Many of the 18 HWRCs are undergoing improvements at the moment with new layouts and bins.

View Felixstowe TV's coverage of the changes at the site in Felixstowe as an example of the good work that is going on to improve your local site and increase recycling.

Love Food, Hate Waste

Whatever food you love, we can help you waste less and save up to £50 a month. Read on or click on the Love Food Hate Waste logo to find out how.

Each year UK householders throw away 8.3 million tonnes of food and drink. Most of this is good food and drink like bread, meat, cheese, salad, milk and carbonated drinks that we simply have not got around to consuming. In fact, we waste £12 billion worth of good food every year. Each household can save up to £50 a month by reducing the amount of food that is wasted.

Click here to find tips to minimise food waste and save money.

Are you unsure about what to do with a particular item of waste?

Follow our 3 point plan:

1. Look at our A-Z of materials page to see if there are ways it can be reused or recycled. (let us know if there's anything you think is missing and we'll add to it - simply email us.)
2. Visit your local council's webpages to check whether you can put in the recycling bin and composting bin.
3. Check out whether it can be taken to your local HWRC.

Click here to visit the Recycle Now website for more tips on how to decrease your waste. If you found the information on this website useful and would like to know more about recycling and waste issues in Suffolk please register with Suffolkrecycling below. By registering you will gain access to more in-depth information on current strategies and progress; past campaigns and successes and challenges which face waste management organisations in Suffolk in the future.

Happy reducing, reusing and recycling!