Non-metropolitan district · East of England, England

West Suffolk bin collection day

Everything you need for bin day in West Suffolk: the official bin day checker, bank holiday changes and which bin is which. West Suffolk Council empties bins in 12 postcode districts, including CB8, CB9, CO10 and IP22, covering places such as Ampton, Bardwell and Barnardiston.

Check a postcode in West Suffolk

Not sure whether your street is in West Suffolk? Postcode districts on council borders can be split, so enter your full postcode to check.

West Suffolk at a glance

177,302residents (2020)

1,035 km²area

12postcode districts

113places listed

About 177,302 people live in West Suffolk (mid-2020 estimate) across 1,035 square kilometres. That makes it a largely rural area, where some lanes are served by smaller lorries and collection times vary a lot.

Council: West Suffolk Council
Type: Non-metropolitan district
County council: Suffolk County Council
Region: East of England

Who collects what in West Suffolk

West Suffolk Council collects household bins, recycling, garden waste and bulky items. Suffolk County Council is the waste disposal authority, so it runs the household waste recycling centres (the tips) and decides where the waste goes after collection. If you have a question about your bin day, missed bins or new bins, contact West Suffolk. For tip opening hours, van permits or booking a tip slot, contact Suffolk County Council.

Bank holidays and West Suffolk bin days

When a bank holiday lands on or before your collection day, West Suffolk may collect as normal or move collections later in the week. These are the next bank holidays in England and Wales:

Christmas and New Year cause the biggest changes. See Christmas bin collections for what usually happens.

Recycling rules in England

Under Simpler Recycling, councils in England must collect the same core recycling from every home: paper and card, glass, metal, plastic (including cartons), food waste every week, and garden waste for households that ask and pay any charge. The rules applied from 31 March 2026, with plastic film and bags joining the plastic stream from 31 March 2027. Councils still choose their own bins, colours and rotas.

GOV.UK: Simpler Recycling household guidance

Not sure which bin something goes in? Our which bin A to Z covers everyday items, and bin colours explained covers what each colour usually means. West Suffolk has the final say, so check its website if your bin label disagrees.

Postcode districts in West Suffolk

West Suffolk collects bins in all or part of these postcode districts. Districts marked on more than one council page cross a boundary.

• CB8
• CB9
• CO10
• IP22
• IP24
• IP27
• IP28
• IP29
• IP30
• IP31
• IP32
• IP33

Towns and villages in West Suffolk

Bins in these places are collected by West Suffolk.

• Ampton (IP31)
• Bardwell (IP31)
• Barnardiston (CB9)
• Barnham (IP24)
• Barningham (IP31)
• Barrow (IP29)
• Barton Mills (IP28)
• Beck Row (IP28)
• Bradfield St George (IP30)
• Brandon (IP27)
• Brockley Green (IP29)
• Bury St Edmunds (IP33)
• Bury St. Edmunds (IP32)
• Cavendish (CO10)
• Cavenham (IP28)
• Chedburgh (IP29)
• Chevington (IP29)
• Clare (CO10)
• Coney Weston (IP31)
• Cowlinge (CB8)
• Cranmer Green (IP31)
• Crowland (IP31)
• Culford (IP28)
• Dalham (CB8)
• Denham (IP29)
• Denston (CB8)
• Depden (IP29)
• Elveden (IP24)
• Eriswell (IP28)
• Euston (IP24)
• Exning (CB8)
• Flempton (IP28)
• Fornham All Saints (IP28)
• Fornham St Martin (IP31)
• Four Ashes (IP31)
• Freckenham (IP28)
• Gazeley (CB8)
• Great Barton (IP31)
• Great Bradley (CB8)
• Great Hockham (IP24)
• Great Livermere (IP31)
• Great Saxham (IP29)
• Great Thurlow (CB9)
• Great Welnetham (IP30)
• Great Wratting (CB9)
• Hargrave (IP29)
• Haverhill (CB9)
• Hawkedon (IP29)
• Hawstead (IP29)
• Hengrave (IP28)
• Hepworth (IP22)
• Herringswell (IP28)
• Higham (IP28)
• Holywell Row (IP28)
• Honington (IP31)
• Hopton (IP22)
• Horringer (IP29)
• Hundon (CO10)
• Icklingham (IP28)
• Ingham (IP31)
• Ixworth (IP31)
• Ixworth Thorpe (IP31)
• Kedington (CB9)
• Kennyhill (IP28)
• Kentford (CB8)
• Knettishall (IP22)
• Lackford (IP28)
• Lakenheath (IP27)
• Lidgate (CB8)
• Little Bradley (CB9)
• Little Fakenham (IP24)
• Little Saxham (IP29)
• Little Thurlow (CB9)
• Little Welnetham (IP30)
• Little Wratting (CB9)
• Long Thurlow (IP31)
• Market Weston (IP22)
• Mildenhall (IP28)
• Moulton (CB8)
• Newmarket (CB8)
• Nowton (IP29)
• Ousden (CB8)
• Pakenham (IP31)
• Poslingford (CO10)
• Red Lodge (IP28)
• Rede (IP29)
• Risby (IP28)
• Rougham (IP30)
• Rushbrooke (IP30)
• Sapiston (IP31)
• Shimpling Street (IP29)
• Stanningfield (IP29)
• Stansfield (CO10)
• Stanton (IP31)
• Stanton Street (IP31)
• Stoke by Clare (CO10)
• Stradishall (CB8)
• Thelnetham (IP22)
• Thistley Green (IP28)
• Timworth Green (IP31)
• Town Street (IP27)
• Troston (IP31)
• Tuddenham (IP28)
• Wangford (IP27)
• West Row (IP28)
• West Stow (IP28)
• Westley (IP33)
• Whepstead (IP29)
• Wickhambrook (CB8)
• Withersfield (CB9)
• Wixoe (CO10)
• Wordwell (IP28)
• Worlington (IP28)

Councils near West Suffolk

• East Cambridgeshire bin collection
• Babergh bin collection
• Mid Suffolk bin collection
• Cambridge bin collection
• Braintree bin collection
• Breckland bin collection

Bin Collection Day is independent and not run by West Suffolk Council. Collection dates and services can change at short notice; the council's website is always the final word.