Rubbish collection

Collection day for Hatley St George and East Hatley is Thursday – or Friday in weeks when there is a bank holiday .

The District Council, which is responsible for collecting our rubbish, asks that refuse be placed out by 7.00 am on collection day.

SCDC has published a list of what goes in which bin on its website. Not specifically mentioned in that list are:

• Blue bin: yoghurt tubs, cellophane wrapping.
• Black bin: CD and DVDs, bicycle tyres and inner tubes, inkjet cartridges (although these can be recycled at most supermarkets or at computer / printer ink shops).
• Green bin: used tea bags, coffee filters (provided they are not plastic, otherwise they should be placed in the black bin), egg shells, orange peel, butter pack wrappers (these are not of sufficient quality to place in the blue bin).
  
  
• Textiles should NOT be placed in the green or blue bin – please take them to a recycling centre, such as the Oxfam one in Gamlingay.
  
  
• NB  Items should be placed loosely in the blue bin – but plastic bags / liners (provided they are empty) can also be collected via the main compartment of the blue bin.

The appropriate page from the Autumn 2010 South Cambs magazine also has details what will go in which bin.

It does begin to look as though with far less stuff going into black bins, SCDC's landfill tax will reduce substantially in the months and years to come.

Collection calendar

For the black, green and blue wheeled bins.

Refuse Service Line

The Waste and Recycling Service, run by South Cambridgeshire District Council, can be contacted through the Refuse Service Line.

South Cambridgeshire District Council, Commercial Services, Dickerson Industrial Estate, Ely Road, Waterbeach, Cambridge, CB5 9PG

Tel 0845 650 0280
open from 8.00 am to 8.00 pm, Monday to Saturday

Fax 01954 713149
E-mail refuse@scambs.gov.uk

Missed collections

For missed collections, to request a replacement or an extra green box, or to complain about poor service or litter left in the road or on your driveway, contact the Refuse Service Line above.

Cleanaway, the contractor who makes the green box collections, can also be contacted on 01223 566 411.

Additional services

Contact the Refuse Service Line if you require any additional services such as:

• Assisted collections (for residents unable to carry their refuse sacks or wheel their bins to the collection point)
• Bulky and special collections (including fridges and freezers)
• Clinical waste collections
• Trade waste collections

South Cambridgeshire District Council website

The South Cambridgeshire District Council website has full details of the wheeled bin scheme.

Recap website

For news and information about recycling waste in Cambridgeshire. Visit www.recap.co.uk

Recycling credits

By using the green box kerbside recycling scheme, it is estimated that an average household will be recycling 33% of its waste, 'helping to save valuable resources, protect the environment and support the local community'.

Parish councils and community groups currently receive £5.85 for every tonne of material collected under the green box scheme.  This is a proportion of the money saved in not having to landfill the recycled material.  The more material recycled, the larger the community payments.

Page updated 8 December 2010