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Green Box
From 10th October 2005, textile and shoe collections were withdrawn from the green box
service. Please take your textiles and shoes to one of the banks at the recycling centres
or to your nearest charity shop.
Click
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What goes in the wheeled bins and green
box?
Released on 10/10/2005 by South Cambridgeshire District Council, Click Here to see the article.
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Green Box |
Green Wheeled Bins
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Black Wheeled Bins |
Yes Please:
- Newspapers
- Magazines
- Junk mail
- General clean paper
- Glass bottles
- Glass jars (with lids removed and put with cans)
- Food/aluminium cans/jar lids/pet food cans (washed out)
- Aerosol cans
- Biscuit/sweet tins
- Tin foil and foil trays
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Yes Please:
- Grass cuttings
- Leaves, prunings and clippings
- Untreated wood and bark
- Cardboard (i.e. brown cardboard boxes, toilet rolls, egg boxes and food
packaging cardboard such as cereal boxes)
- Catalogues, shredded paper and Yellow Pages
- Brown paper
- Rabbit/Guinea pig waste (i.e. straw, hay and newspaper)
- Windfall fruit
- Cooked food
- Meat and bones
- Vegetables and fruit peelings
- Coffee filters and tea bags
- Stale bread
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Yes Please:
- Non-recyclable waste
- Fruit juice cartons (with foiled lining)
- Plastics
- Polystyrene
- Cat litter
- Light bulbs
- Pyrex
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No Thanks:
- Cardboard (i.e. brown cardboard boxes, toilet rolls, egg boxes and food
packaging cardboard such as cereal boxes - put these in the green bin)
- Catalogues, shredded paper/Yellow Pages (put these in the green bin)
- Broken glass (put directly into glass banks)
- Large panes of glass (i.e. mirrors, windscreens, Pyrex)
- Light bulbs and flourescent tubes
- Ceramics and tiles
- Paint tins
- Copper and lead pipes *
- Sheets of metal *
- Carpets and rugs
- Pillows and duvets
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No Thanks:
- Pernicious weeds (e.g. Japanese knotweed, bindweed)
- Any type of plastic (inc. bags/sacks, magazine wrappers)
- Polystyrene
- Fruit juice cartons (with foiled lining)
- Painted wood
- Oil of any type
- Carpets/rugs
- Cat litter
- Turf and soil (due to its weight)
- Disposable nappies
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No Thanks:
- Any items for the green bin, green box or local recycling sites
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Plastic Recycling at St Andrews Church Car Park
There are many different types of plastic used in
packaging and some are not yet recyclable. But at present South Cambs residents
can recycle three types of plastic bottle – 1, 2 and 3.
These include water, squash, fizzy drinks, cleaning products
and toiletry bottles.
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PET |
Polyethylene
terephthalate - fizzy drink
bottles
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HDPE |
High-density
polyethylene - bottles for milk and
washing-up liquids
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PVC |
Polyvinyl chloride - bottles for squash, mineral water and
shampoo
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These codes can be found on the bottom of most bottles.
Plastics bottles with codes 4, 5, 6, and 7 cannot be recycled using the banks,
these should be put into the black wheeled bin.
Labels do not need to be removed, but residents are advised to squash
them and remove the lids.
Click Here to view the instruction notice on the bank
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General Recycling at St Andrews Church Car Park
| Clear Glass Bottles |
Seperate banks for each colour are available |
| Green Glass Bottles |
| Brown Glass Bottles |
| Drink Cans |
Please crush the cans before putting in the bank |
| Good Quality Clothing |
The Salavation Army - Clean clothing, shoes in pairs, handbags, belts, sheets, towels, blankets, textiles and other hosehold linen. |
| Newspapers |
Newspapers, magazines, directories, catalogues, envelopes and junk mail.
Not cardboard or plastic bags
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| Plastic (type 1, 2 & 3 only) |
Click Here to view the instruction notice on the bank
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