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Gardening in Cambridge

The Cambridge constituency is made up of 12 wards, all inside the Cambridge City Council area. It covers the city from Arbury and King's Hedges in the north to Trumpington in the south. The city council empties green bins through the Greater Cambridge Shared Waste Service. Cambridgeshire County Council runs the Household Recycling Centres. Green bins go fortnightly for most of the year and monthly over the winter. Milton, just north of the city, is the closest recycling centre and needs no booking.1 2 3 4 5

At a glance

Councils
Cambridge City Council runs household bin collections through the Greater Cambridge Shared Waste Service. Cambridgeshire County Council runs the nine Household Recycling Centres.1 2 4
Wards covered
12 wards: Abbey, Arbury, Castle, Coleridge, East Chesterton, King's Hedges, Market, Newnham, Petersfield, Romsey, Trumpington and West Chesterton.1
Climate
The Niab station in Cambridge records about 559 mm of rain, 1,523 sunshine hours and 40 air frost days a year (Met Office, 1991 to 2020). That makes it one of the drier places for lawns.6
Typical garden
ONS (April 2020) puts the median house garden in Cambridge at about 155 m², with 96.9% of houses having a private garden.7

Green bins, monthly through the winter2 3 8

  • Cost First green bin supplied free; extra bins carry an annual charge
  • How often Fortnightly March to November, monthly December to February
  • Season All year
  • Container 240 or 140 litre green wheeled bin

Cambridge does not sell a garden waste subscription for the first green bin.

  • The council's policy says the first green bin is supplied free of charge.
  • Households can ask for up to three extra bins, each with an annual charge.
  • Collections are fortnightly in the growing season and drop to monthly over winter.
  • Last winter the monthly pattern ran from 23 December to 2 March.
  • Grass, leaves and untreated wood up to 5cm across can all go in.
  • Soil, turf, stones, treated wood and any plastic bags are refused.
  • Food goes in the green bin only where weekly caddy collections have not started yet.
  • Bins must be out by 6am and are not emptied if the lid will not close.

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Recycling centres

Cambridgeshire's recycling centres need no booking, which is unusual for the region.

  • Gates shut 10 minutes before the published closing time at every site.
  • Vans, pickups and trailers over 1.5 metres need a free e-permit.
  • E-permits go only to Cambridgeshire residents, one per household.
  • Each permit allows 12 visits within 12 months in a qualifying vehicle.
  • Vehicles over 5.5 metres long or 2.3 metres high are turned away.
  • Driver and van services are banned, but self-drive hire vans are allowed.
  • Cyclists can use the sites, though people on foot cannot.
  • The council suggests avoiding 11am to 2pm, weekends and bank holidays.4 9 10

Milton Household Recycling Centre5 9 11 12

Butt Lane, Milton, CB24 6DQ · Directions

April to September, 9am to 8pm on weekdays and 9am to 6pm at weekends. October to March, 9am to 4pm daily.

Closed 25 and 26 December and 1 January. Closes at 1pm on Christmas Eve and 4pm on New Year's Eve.

  • Garden waste accepted
  • No booking needed
  • Vans: permit needed
  • Residents only

Bank holidays outside Christmas follow Sunday hours. The site may close at dusk if earlier.

Trade waste not accepted. Gardeners and other businesses need a commercial route. What a gardening business can do

Council page for Milton Household Recycling Centre

Thriplow Household Recycling Centre9 11 12 13

Gravel Pit Hill, Thriplow, SG8 7HZ · Directions

April to September, 8am to 5pm daily. October to March, 8am to 4pm daily.

Closed 25 and 26 December and 1 January. Closes at 1pm on Christmas Eve and 4pm on New Year's Eve.

  • Garden waste accepted
  • No booking needed
  • Vans: permit needed
  • Residents only

Opens an hour earlier than Milton, which helps for a morning run south of the city.

Trade waste not accepted. Gardeners and other businesses need a commercial route. What a gardening business can do

Council page for Thriplow Household Recycling Centre

If you are a gardening business9 10 14

Cambridgeshire's centres are for residents' own household waste and turn away business loads.

  • Sites refuse waste from businesses and from tradespeople working at a customer's home.
  • Landlords may only attend when accompanying tenants with their own household waste.
  • Staff log every e-permit van visit and check the type and amount of waste.
  • The county says accepting business waste could put the site licences at risk.
  • Gardeners carrying cuttings need a waste carrier registration and a licensed disposal site.

The year ahead

  1. December

    Winter green bins and Christmas hours3 5 8 13

    • Green bin rounds move to monthly collections over the winter months.
    • Last year the change ran from 23 December until 2 March.
    • Milton and Thriplow close at 1pm on Christmas Eve and 4pm on New Year's Eve.
    • Both centres shut on Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year's Day.

  2. April

    Longer evenings at Milton5

    • From April, Milton stays open until 8pm on weekdays and 6pm at weekends.
    • The later weekday close suits householders tidying gardens after work.

Questions people ask about Cambridge

Do I pay for a green bin in Cambridge?

No, the first green bin is free, but up to three extra bins carry a yearly charge.8

Do I need to book Milton tip?

No, Cambridgeshire's recycling centres need no booking, though vans need a free e-permit.5 10

How often are green bins emptied in Cambridge?

Every two weeks from March to November, then once a month from December to February.3 8

Can I take soil to a Cambridgeshire recycling centre?

Yes, soil and spent compost are accepted, but turf and Japanese knotweed are not.11

From the Ideas section

Sources

  1. ONS Open Geography: Ward to Westminster constituency to local authority lookup (2024). Checked 24 October 2026.
  2. Cambridge City Council: Domestic bins and bin collections. Checked 24 October 2026.
  3. Cambridge City Council: Changes to bin collections this Christmas (16 December 2025). Checked 24 October 2026.
  4. Cambridgeshire County Council: Household Recycling Centres. Checked 24 October 2026.
  5. Cambridgeshire County Council: Milton Recycling Centre. Checked 24 October 2026.
  6. Met Office: Cambridge, Niab climate averages, 1991-2020. Checked 24 October 2026.
  7. ONS: Access to garden spaces, Great Britain (April 2020). Checked 24 October 2026.
  8. Cambridge City Council: Household waste and recycling policies and procedures (v1.0). Checked 24 October 2026.
  9. Cambridgeshire County Council: Household Recycling Centre e-permit scheme. Checked 24 October 2026.
  10. Cambridgeshire County Council: Visiting a Household Recycling Centre. Checked 24 October 2026.
  11. Cambridgeshire County Council: What can I take to a Household Recycling Centre. Checked 24 October 2026.
  12. postcodes.io: postcode coordinates. Checked 24 October 2026.
  13. Cambridgeshire County Council: Thriplow Recycling Centre. Checked 24 October 2026.
  14. GOV.UK: Register as a waste carrier, broker or dealer (England). Checked 24 October 2026.

Local information last checked 24 October 2026. Spotted something out of date? Tell us.

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