Waste and recycling

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.

East Cambridgeshire District Council is trialling Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO) in one of its new recycling vehicles.

The number of fly-tips in East Cambridgeshire has fallen to its lowest level since 2017, thanks to a multi-agency campaign.

Cambridgeshire County Council has confirmed items such as upholstered sofas, upholstered chairs, cushions and beanbags can now be accepted at Cambridgeshire County Council-owned household waste and recycling centres, such as the one at Witchford.