Recycling

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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Cement recycling method could help solve one of the world’s biggest climate challenges

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Cement recycling method could help solve one of the world’s biggest climate challenges

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Bronze Age ‘recycling bin’ found at quarry site

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Archaeologists say it is “rare” to find such details about people’s lives 3,000 years ago.

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Interactive map shows Cambridgeshire’s recycling ‘postcode lottery’

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You can also find out what kerbside collections are made by your local council

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Plastic fantastic – Cambridge University Varsity football match kit is made from recycled bottles

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The kit to mark the 150th anniversary of the Varsity match is a modern marvel of recycling innovation.

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Waste vehicles go green

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Reference:  Date:  Mon, 03/11/2024 East Cambridgeshire’s first vegetable powered vehicle is now collecting recycling from homes across the district. The new lorry is able to run on hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) which is renewable, sustainable and 100 per cent biodegradable. Residents will be able to easily spot the vehicle thanks to its “Red Lorry, Yellow…

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