Recycling

East Cambridgeshire District Council proposes move to fortnightly general waste collections

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Weekly black bag collections look set to stop in a bid to increase recycling rates and more recycling and green waste bins will be supplied for free.

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Bin changes set to improve district recycling rate

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East Cambs District Council is proposing to replace bags with bins and increase food waste collections.

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Council plans to enhance waste service

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Reference:  Date:  Wed, 09/11/2024 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.  The aim is to provide the best possible service to residents whilst also increasing the district’s recycling rate. The plans drawn up by East Cambridgeshire…

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Cambridgeshire household recycling will be sent to Northern Ireland after councils sign new contract

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Recycling will be sent to a facility in Newry, Northern Ireland – around 400 miles from Cambridgeshire

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New £3.9m household recycling centre approved

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Councillors agree the £3.9m facility should go ahead, with work due to start early next year.

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Cambridgeshire town to get £3.9million recycling facilities with improved parking

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The new site will include a shop where people can donate their unwanted but functioning items

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Loveheart winning name for new bin lorry

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Loveheart winning name for new bin lorry

Date:  Wed, 07/10/2024 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. Alex Hodson, aged 5,  from Sutton has had a love for bin lorries, recycling and the environment since he was just two-years-old.

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Waste recycling project over budget, says council

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Council officers say they now think the £3.4m project will cost about another £575,000.

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Live Milton Cambridge fire updates as 20 firefighters battling blaze at recycling centre

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Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue warn smoke is billowing out over the A14 and other local roads

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‘Miracle’ scalable recycling process for cement could be key in drive to net zero, say Cambridge researchers

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The Cambridge Electric Cement process uses electrically-powered arc furnaces used for steel recycling.

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