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16/02/2010 - The groundbreaking waste management RECAP Design Guide is available for public consultation from 15 February to 29 March 2010.

Local communities and developers across Cambridgeshire and Peterborough are being asked to help shape a new guide which will mean new developments are built with recycling in mind.

29/01/2010 - Cambridgeshire Councils sign recycling contract with Viridor to improve environmental performance, efficiency and cut down costs

On 28 January Cambridge City, Fenland and Huntingdonshire District Councils signed a five-year contract with leading recycling company Viridor for the sorting of recyclables collected by the authorities. The new contract is expected to increase recycling...

06/01/2010 - Happy New Year for Local Food Lovers Rewarded for Their Efforts

Six residents from across Cambridgeshire have won prizes for their commitment to reduce the amount of food they put in their bins.

04/01/2010 - Peterborough Shortlists Bidders for Waste Tenders

Peterborough City Council will announce its shortlist of bidders for an energy-from-waste facility, improved materials recycling facility and various operational services currently carried out by Peterborough City Services.

24/12/2009 - Ice disrupts bin collections further

Cambridge City Council's refuse and recycling services are still being disrupted due to compacted ice on roads and footpaths.

23/12/2009 - Snow and ice disrupts bin collections further

Cambridge City Council's refuse and recycling services are still being disrupted due to compacted snow and ice on roads and footpaths

21/12/2009 - Snow and ice disrupts some council services

Cambridge City Council's refuse and recycling services are being disrupted due to compacted snow and ice on roads and footpaths.

21/12/2009 - Festive bin collections easier this year

Cambridge City Council has announced that disruption to bin collections in Cambridge over the Christmas and New Year period will be minimal this year.

16/12/2009 - Waste Partnership leads the way in recycling

A national report has rated the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Waste Partnership as exceptional on driving up recycling and reducing waste to landfill.

16/12/2009 - Schools Big Success in Reducing Waste

Around 5,000 pupils and staff from 19 primary schools across Cambridgeshire and Peterborough have taken part in a challenge over the past 8 weeks to reduce the amount of rubbish they throw away, and recycle more of what's left. And the results have been...

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