Waste and recycling

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Large mound of rubbish from a skip

Thieves steal skip and fly-tip contents

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People who have skips in their gardens or at business premises are warned to be extra vigilant after thieves stole a skip and fly-tipped the contents.

Date
18 February 2025
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Loveheart winning name for new bin lorry

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Loveheart will be the new name for one of East Cambridgeshire’s Waste and Recycling vehicles after councillors were won over by the five-year-old boy who suggested it.

Date
10 July 2024
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cardboard boxes and carpet fly tipped on the side of a verge

Cannabis production waste found in fly-tips

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Environmental Services officers at East Cambridgeshire District Council are appealing for information following the discovery of fly-tipped cannabis production waste that was dumped over the weekend (1 and 2 February 2025).

Date
5 February 2025
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Mooncup offer to help reduce impact on landfill

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East Cambridgeshire District Council has joined a new initiative designed to help reduce the five million disposable menstrual products which it estimates go to landfill from across the district every year.

Date
28 January 2025
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Crumpled takeaway menus on the ground

Soham leaflet litterer to pay over £1,300

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A Soham man who dumped a box of takeaway leaflets along the side of the road in Isleham must pay over £1,300 after being found guilty of littering in court.

Date
19 December 2024
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New bin lorry

Council plans to enhance waste service

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Plans for black wheelie bins, a weekly food waste collection and the retention and improvement of a free garden waste service are to go before councillors.

Date
11 September 2024
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New bin lorry

Love Your Street lorry artwork competition

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Young people across East Cambridgeshire are being given the opportunity to design artwork for its new fleet of waste and recycling lorries.

Date
15 February 2024
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ECSS lorry

Waste vehicles go green

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East Cambridgeshire’s first vegetable powered vehicle is now collecting recycling from homes across the district.

Date
11 March 2024