Waste and recycling

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.

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.

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).

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.

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.

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.

Residents are being encouraged mark Recycle Week (14 to 20 October) by rescuing five recyclable items from their black bin.

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

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

A competition is being launched to name a new fleet of 10 waste and recycling vehicles.