Street care and cleaning

Working every day to keep Cambridge clean and tidy

Street cleaning teams

StreetScene and the City Rangers work to keep Cambridge clean and safe

Enforcement

We investigate environmental crime and can issue fines to offenders

City rangers

Raise any cleanliness and public safety issues at street-level with the city rangers

Local groups

Bringing together people who want to help keep the city clean

Graffiti

We aim to remove offensive graffiti within one day and all other graffiti within five days

Abandoned vehicles

How to report an abandoned or untaxed vehicle

Littering

Why litter is a problem and what the council is doing about it

Fly-tipping

How the council deals with fly-tipping

Verge parking

We do not promote or support parking on grass verges

Abandoned shopping trolleys

Help us keep the streets clear of abandoned trolleys

Keeping the city clean

Cutting grass, sweeping streets, cleaning shop fronts and removing flyposting

Illegal advertising

You may receive a fixed penalty notice if caught posting an illegal advertisement

Nuisance vehicles

Vehicles for sale on the road and vehicles repaired on the road

Duty of care for waste

Household and business waste must be managed and disposed of correctly

Chewing gum

You could be fined up to £75 if you do not dispose of your gum in a bin

Litter code

A voluntary code that businesses in Cambridge can pledge to support

Abandoned bicycles

How to report an abandoned bicycle, and how we deal with them

Translation

Interpreting and translation services