A message from West Suffolk Council:-

We are delighted to announce that to make recycling easier and more accessible, we have launched a new recycling initiative to encourage residents and visitors to recycle their small electricals.

There are 18 new small electrical recycling points across the district, installed at existing mini recycling centres in high footfall areas. Please see the list attached for the exact locations.

Residents can locate their nearest recycling point here.

The new collection points can be filled with small electricals including mobile phones, tablets, cables, kettles, toasters and kids toys, anything smaller than a standard sized microwave.

This exciting initiative aligns with West Suffolk Council’s ongoing commitment to environmental resilience and sustainable growth, whilst encouraging positive behavioural change.

This recycling initiative was funded by Material Focus, an independent not-for-profit organisation, who provided £34,822 to support this project.

The items placed in the bins will be collected by Wiser Recycling, with regular updates to West Suffolk Council to measure the impact and effectiveness of the new bins, and with the hope to secure additional funding to encourage a further roll out across the district.

A press release regarding this new initiative has been sent out, and will be followed by social media posts encouraging the community to make use of the collection points.