Greater Cambridge Recycles

04/06/2026

In our area, if you have your own wheelie bins you can simply pop batteries in a small bag, tie or seal it shut, and leave on top of any wheelie bin lid on collection day.

If you live in a flat, please take batteries to a drop-off point. All large shops selling batteries, and most smaller ones like Co-ops etc have a battery recycling bin.

Vapes contain batteries too, these can also be recycled at v**e shops or supermarkets.

Larger batteries from e-bikes or similar are some of the worst culprits for starting fires. These can be recycled at Halfords or one of the large Recycling Centres near Milton or Thriplow.

04/06/2026

The next local Repair Cafes are taking place this Saturday in the Cambridge Room at the Grafton Centre in Cambridge from 9am-12pm (drop-in only), and this Sunday at Coton Village Hall from 2pm-5pm. For more details see https://cambridgecarbonfootprint.org/what-you-can-do/events/

Cambridge Carbon Footprint

03/06/2026

03/06/2026

Want to find out how to make your Greater Cambridge-based business more energy efficient and reduce its carbon footprint while saving money?

Join us on 10 June for an informal drop-in event in Cambourne for where you can talk to a range of sustainability experts including our Climate, Waste and Business teams.

Between 11am and 3pm you will have the opportunity to explore practical approaches to improving environmental performance and reducing operating costs, such as:

• Planning your journey to net zero
• Solar energy solutions
• Heat pumps and alternative energy sources
• Strategies for reducing carbon emissions
• Sustainable building improvements
• Upcoming grants and support opportunities

Click this link to book your free place: https://bit.ly/4tK0NGk

28/05/2026

Today marks so we'd like to remind you of our schemes to help everyone to access reusable period products, which support health and help save money and the environment:

🩸Free Hey Girls period products for South Cambs residents. You can choose either washable pads, period pants or a period cup (including sterilising pot). Order here: https://www.heygirls.co.uk/south-cambridgeshire-home-packs/

🩸£5 Mooncup period cup for all Cambridgeshire residents. Order here: https://wearemooncup.com/pages/recap

🩸15-20% discount off period, incontinence, wipe and nappy products from selected retailers for Cambridge City and South Cambridgeshire residents. Apply here: https://www.greatercambridgewaste.org/how-to-reduce-waste/zero-waste-products-and-discount-schemes

27/05/2026

🔥BBQ over? Don't forget to recycle bones and any other unwanted food scraps in your caddy.🍖🌭

If you don't have a weekly food waste collection yet, you can still put food waste in your green bin to be composted, just please do not include any caddy liners (except paper).

To find out when you're due to get weekly food waste collections, visit www.greatercambridgewaste.org and put your postcode into the 'In My Area' section.

27/05/2026

Want to make your Greater Cambridge-based business more sustainable, energy efficient and reduce its carbon footprint while saving money?

On 10 June our drop-in event in Cambourne for will bring together a range of sustainability experts to advise local businesses across South Cambridgeshire.

Between 11am and 3pm you will have the opportunity to explore practical approaches to improving environmental performance and reducing operating costs.

Topics will include:

• Planning your journey to net zero
• Solar energy solutions
• Heat pumps and alternative energy sources
• Strategies for reducing carbon emissions
• Sustainable building improvements
• Upcoming grants and support opportunities

Click this link to book your free place: https://bit.ly/4tK0NGk

26/05/2026

🚛 Come and work with us! We're hiring drivers♻️

19/05/2026

Your unused kitchenware could help someone feel at home again. 🍽️💛

Many individuals and families are starting over with very little — and everyday essentials like pots, pans, plates, kettles, and cutlery can make a huge difference.

Instead of letting your spare kitchen items gather dust, donate them to someone who truly needs them. ♻️

We offer FREE doorstep collections, making it easy to give your unwanted kitchenware a second life.

Book a free collection here: www.anglodoorstepcollections.co.uk/fb📦🔗

16/05/2026

Wouldn’t it be cheaper to just landfill everything? 🤔

🚧No! Landfilling is the worst environmental option for disposal, and uses up land. Therefore every tonne of rubbish that is put in landfill is taxed on top of the costs charged by operators to use their sites.

💷Last year landfill costs for Greater Cambridge black bin were over £7million.

♻️By separating materials like food, garden waste, metal cans, paper and glass into the correct recycling containers they can sold and used again, offsetting the cost of collecting and processing them and avoiding landfill.

All recycling options are significantly cheaper for councils than landfilling – the more we recycle the more we save. Thanks to everyone out there doing their bit!🤗

Cambridge City Council Cambridgeshire District Council