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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