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Cambridge bin collection dates
- Add your dates to Google, Apple or Outlook calendar
- Get an email the evening before
- Print an A4 sheet for the fridge
Bins in Cambridge
These are the containers used in Cambridge. Which ones a home has depends on its address.
Black bin
Black bin for non-recyclable and non-compostable material
Blue bin
Blue bin for recyclable materials
Green Bin
Container details
The container pictures and words are Cambridge City Council's own. This may not be every container it uses.
- Black bin: Homes with their own coloured bins, not flats with shared collections
- Blue bin: Homes with their own coloured bins, not flats with shared collections
- What are your bins for? - Greater Cambridge Shared Waste
- Bins, recycling and rubbish - Cambridge City Council
Container descriptions checked 20 September 2026; list of collections built from Cambridge City Council's own service names 22 September 2026.
Order, book and apply
- Council links to household bin and recycling servicesCambridge City Council
- Food waste collectionsGreater Cambridge Shared Waste
- Get rid of a bulky itemGreater Cambridge Shared Waste
- Get help putting your bins outGreater Cambridge Shared Waste
Links checked 19 September 2026.
Missed bin or a problem
Tell Cambridge City Council first - it can only fix what it knows about.
- Report a missed binA bin that wasn't emptied on the day.
- Report another bin collection problemAnything else about the collection or your bins.
- Make a complaint to Cambridge City CouncilIf reporting it didn't fix it.
Complaint didn't work either? Ask your councillors
If you've already reported the problem and used the council's complaints process, your district councillors can take up a repeated problem or a wider service failure. Find and write to my district councillors on Cambridge City Council.
WriteToThem is an independent mySociety service. You'll enter your postcode there before choosing who to contact.
Complaint routes verified 6 September 2026.