Christmas Bin Collections

Changes to bin collections this Christmas and New Year

South Cambridgeshire and Cambridge residents are being asked to double-check their bin collection dates during the Christmas and New Year period – and recycle as much as possible during the festivities.

Many regular collection days will be changing due to the bank holidays. The collection for Christmas Day, Tuesday 25 December, has been brought forward to Saturday 22 December.

Date of usual collection	Revised collection date
Monday 24 December	No change
Tuesday 25 December	Saturday 22 December
Wednesday 26 December	Thursday 27 December
Thursday 27 December	Friday 28 December
Friday 28 December	Saturday 29 December
Monday 31 December	No change
Tuesday 1 January	Wednesday 2 January
Wednesday 2 January	Thursday 3 January
Thursday 3 January	Friday 4 January
Friday 4 January	Saturday 5 January
Monday 7 January	Back to normal collections

Collections return to their regularly scheduled days from Monday 7 January.

Possible disruptions to bin collections due to adverse weather

NOTICE FROM SOUTH CAMRIDGESHIRE DISTRICT COUNCIL

Good afternoon

The MET Office has issued a severe weather warning for possible snow this evening and for the next two days.

Some information has been posted on our website here to let people know in advance that blue and black bins will be prioritised over green if the crews are not able to complete all the rounds.

Additionally, more information will be posted on www.scambs.gov.uk/bin-collection-service-announcements when the team are aware how the weather is impacting them.

We would be grateful if you could share these links with your colleagues and on your social media groups.

District Council Contact Numbers

Ways to contact us

Do it online

You can use one of our self-service forms to pay for it, apply for it and report it online. If your query doesn’t fall under one of these categories you can also contact us 24 hours a day using our online form.

Have you received exceptional service, If yes, please be aware we have a staff recognition scheme, which you can use to nominate a member of staff and they may receive an award.

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If you couldn’t find what you were looking for online, you can contact us using the details below. Our contact centre is open between 8am and 5:30pm, Monday to Friday.

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South Cambridgeshire Hall
Cambourne Business Park
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Cambridge
CB23 6EA

Christmas Bin Collections

Changes to bin collections this Christmas and New Year

15 December 2017

Residents of Cambridge and South Cambridgeshire are being urged to check their bin collection dates this festive season, as the regular collection days are changing due to the extended bank holidays.

Date of usual collection	Revised collection date
Monday 25 December	Wednesday 27 December
Tuesday 26 December	Thursday 28 December
Wednesday 27 December	Friday 29 December
Thursday 28 December	Saturday 30 December
Friday 29 December	Tuesday 2 January
Monday 1 January	Wednesday 3 January
Tuesday 2 January	Thursday 4 January
Wednesday 3 January	Friday 5 January
Thursday 4 January	Saturday 6 January
Friday 5 January	Monday 8 January
Monday 8 January	Tuesday 9 January
Tuesday 9 January	Wednesday 10 January
Wednesday 10 January	Thursday 11 January
Thursday 11 January	Friday 12 January
Friday 12 January	Saturday 13 January

The Cambridge City Council and South Cambridgeshire District Council Shared Waste Service will resume normal service from Monday 15 January. From that day, collections will return to their regularly scheduled day.

Cllr Rosy Moore, Cambridge City Council’s Executive Councillor for Environmental Services and City Centre, said: “It’s vital that most of us recycle at Christmas as we use enough corrugated cardboard to cover The Eden Project Biomes over 11,000 times. So, all those boxes that presents have been delivered in can be flattened and broken-up to fit loosely in a blue bin. We can also recycle cardboard toothpaste boxes, toilet roll inner tubes and toothbrush packaging plus boxes for face cream and other toiletries. Christmas cards without glitter can be recycled in the blue bin and glittery bits can be cut up to be re-used as gift tags next year, otherwise they have to go in the black bin.”

Cllr Mark Howell, South Cambridgeshire District Council’s Cabinet Member for Environmental Services, said: “It’s a really busy time of year, but amongst all the festivities I’d urge people to double check their bin collection days. If you’re unsure, just head to our website where you can find your collection date using your postcode, or check the middle of the Winter 2017 edition of South Cambs Magazine. I’d also like to remind residents that we no longer need them to use paper caddies, and all waste paper should now be placed straight into the blue wheelie bin. It means recycling things we get more of this time of year, like envelopes and non-metallic wrapping paper, is now easier.”