RECYCLING NEWS
O come, all ye faithful Recyclers
The countdown to Christmas has started, and Huntingdonshire District Council would like to encourage you all to
keep the party going by remembering to recycle over the festive period. We are recycling more at home than ever
before, which is great, and we don’t want it to be forgotten about during the festivities.
Christmas is a time for entertaining, which means we all have more waste to dispose of. In Huntingdonshire, we
are fortunate to be able to recycle a wide range of materials within the blue bins or clear sacks, which helps us all
to recycle more this Christmas.
Remember to recycle all of your Christmas cards, wrapping paper (paper type only), sweet tins, and the plastic
packaging from your gifts within your recycling bin.
Don’t forget that all food waste, including your turkey carcass, vegetable peelings and any leftovers can be placed
in your garden waste bin for composting.
Collections of all waste types will continue throughout the festive period, but your day of collection will change for
a few weeks. Collection arrangements are below and you can also download your collection calendar from
www.huntingdonshire.gov.uk/bins
Normal
Change To
Monday 23 Dec
No change
Tuesday 24 Dec No change
Wednesday 25
Friday 27 Dec
Thursday 26 Dec Saturday 28 Dec
Friday 27 Dec
Monday 30 Dec
Monday 30 Dec
Tuesday 31 Dec
Tuesday 31 Dec Thursday 2 Jan
Wednesday 1 Jan Friday 3 Jan
Thursday 2 Jan
Saturday 4 Jan
Friday 3 Jan
Monday 6 Jan
Monday 6 Jan
Tuesday 7 Jan
Tuesday 7 Jan
Wednesday 8 Jan
Wednesday 8 Jan Thursday 9 Jan
Thursday 9 Jan
Friday 10 Jan
Friday 10 Jan
Saturday 11 Jan
When the festivities are over, recycling continues and
here are a few top tips for a green 2014
Save money and waste less food with great tips and
recipe ideas from
www.lovefoodhatewaste.com
Enjoy truly local food sold by the people who produce
it from your Local Farmers’ market. Find your local
market at
www.huntingdonshire.gov.uk/markets
Recycle unwanted small electrical items in one of the
banks in Cattle Market - St Ives, Bridge Place Car
Park - Godmanchester and Tebbutts Road Car Park -
St Neots
Know what materials can be recycled within your bins
at
www.huntingdonshire.gov.uk/whatgoesinwhichbin
Compost at home – you can buy one compost bin and
get another half price at
www.ccc.getcomposting.com
Find out when your bins are collected at
www.huntingdonshire.gov.uk/bins
Many unwanted materials can be recycled at your local Household Waste Recycling Centre.
Find your nearest at
www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/environment/recycling
Recycling Banks for clothes, textiles, DVD’s, CD’s and books are located throughout the district. Find your local
bank at
www.huntingdonshire.gov.uk/recyclingcentres
Avoid your blue bin being rejected for collection by keeping out black sacks and textiles
Alconbury
9am – 4pm
Sites close at 1pm on Christ-
mas Eve, and are closed on
Christmas Day, Boxing Day
and New Year’s Day.
Bluntisham
8am – 4pm
St Neots
8am – 6pm
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