Village information What goes in the BLUE BIN? YES • Plastic bottles • Plastic bottle tops & triggers • Plastic packaging (pots, tubs and trays) • Plastic bags • Plastic film (clean food wrapping) • Glass bottles and jars • Food & drinks cans • Aerosols • Tin foil & foil trays • Cartons (e.g. Tetrapak) • Cardboard • Greeting cards • Wrapping paper (paper only) NO • Expanded polystyrene • Pyrex • Flat glass • DVDs/CDs • Plastic toys • Light bulbs and fluorescent tubes
Household Waste and Recycling Centres Milton Butt Lane, Milton Tel: 01223 860674 • 9am–8pm Mon to Fri • 9am–6pm Bank Holidays, Sat & Sun • 9am–4pm Mon to Sun (1 October–31 March)
Thriplow Gravel Pit Hill, Thriplow Tel: 01223 839001 • 8am–5pm Mon to Fri • 8am–5pm Bank Holidays, Sat & Sun (Summer) • 8am–4pm Mon to Sun (1 October–31 March)
Items that are accepted • • • • • • • • • • • •
Green waste Hardcore (bricks, rubble) Paper Glass Scrap metal Waste oil Fridges/freezers Car batteries Textiles Cardboard Plastic TVs and computers (incl. monitors)
Please Note: The sites will only accept waste from household sources.
Bin collection MELBOURN 1 September*
Black Bin
7 September
Green & Blue Bin
14 September
Black Bin
21 September
Green & Blue Bin
28 September
Black Bin
5 October
Green & Blue Bin
12 October
Black Bin
19 October
Green & Blue Bin
26 October
Black Bin
2 November
Green & Blue Bin
9 November
Black Bin
16 November
Green & Blue Bin
23 November
Black Bin
30 November
Green & Blue Bin
7 December
Black Bin
14 December
Green & Blue Bin
21 December
Black Bin
* Saturday Collection
For an update on collections visit: www.scambs.gov.uk/BinCollection/default.htm?location=72 For more information and collections of large household items Telephone 03450 450 063
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