Waste

Sometimes we have big household items which we need to replace. Quite often the replacements are second-hand, and households are left with large things which are difficult to get rid of, especially if you don't have access to a van or a trailer or something. And so sometimes they get dumped in back alleys or on the street. Fly-tipping. No one wants that.

Lowestoft Town Council has a remedy. They are funding a trial scheme 'Bulky Waste Free Collection and Disposal' service.

  The High Street is on Calender 1, Tuesdays. Other streets might be different. To look it up, go here: Bin Collection   What you can and can't blue bin, and some info on 'bring banks' and 'recycling centres'. Find BLUE BIN INFO HERE   

  We hope to have leaflets ready by January for distribution in the New Year.  

East Suffolk Cleansing are responsible for removing litter and fly-tipping, or dumped rubbish, from public land. Public land includes roads, pavements, adopted passageways, council-owned car parks, parks and recreation areas, lay-bys, and so forth. There is no charge for this service.

Officers will clear incidents of fly-tipping on public land as soon as possible, with the majority of incidents being removed within 24 hours of reporting.

Gunton Warren area

"To ensure that household waste and recycling collections are prioritised, East Suffolk Council and East Suffolk Norse have taken the decision to temporarily suspend the bulky waste collection service...from Friday 22 January" Bulk waste is things like fridges, cookers, washing machines, TVs and the like. For full details follow the link below to the East Suffolk Council site. East Suffolk/Norse are trying to make sure our usual household bin collection service keeps operating, as they suffer from Corona-Virus absences and stretched resources.

East Suffolk Council are asking us to be more careful with the way we use our recycle and waste bins.  

"Residents in east Suffolk have been urged to improve their "bin etiquette" after a rise in household waste during the coronavirus pandemic.  

East Suffolk Council have encouraged residents to follow bin guidelines to help refuse teams provide an efficient, essential service." 

Click to see the story and guidelines.  

CV-19 Home Testing Kit

The kit is not recyclable. It should go in the Black Bin.

But the outer packaging, if it's cardboard, can go in the BLUE bin.

Disposable masks (or gloves) are NOT recyclable

Seen the result of an obvious fly-tip? Here's how to get it removed.

If it's on public land - back alleys, roadside and so on - Norse will remove it.

If it's on private land, it's up to the owner of the land to report it. 

Have photos and/or map available before you start. The postcode is really helpful.

Click here to take you straight to the page, but read this first.

Could the High Street be the Street that Saved? Food Savvy are looking for one Norwich based and one Suffolk based community to take part in a supported challenge to collectively make your food go further and help save it from the bin.

Householders will be provided with personalised advice, a free food saving kit and join challenges and ongoing prizes to help keep things lively! And there may even be a chance to be on TV…