This map shows the recycling points in Cambridge. Full information about what can be recycled at each point is listed below the map.
If you often run out of space in your recycling bin at home, you can order an extra blue bin for free. We also accept some additional recycling left out with your bin.
Some textile banks have not been emptied recently. The companies that empty them are currently short-staffed but will empty them as soon as possible.
The recycling points on Osprey Drive and St Catherine’s Road are temporarily closed. We apologise for any inconvenience this causes.
- Blue markers: Recycling points
There are also household recycling centres (‘tips’) at Milton and Thriplow.
Recycling points information
Adam and Eve Street
- Cardboard – break down and flatten boxes. Do not leave next to the bins – this is flytipping
- Food and drink cans, aerosols and clean foil
- Mixed glass bottles and jars
- Newspapers, magazines, white paper and white envelopes
- Paper-based cartons
- Plastic bottles, pots, tubs and
- Plastic bags ( empty) wrapping and film. No black bags.
Arbury Court
- Batteries and light bulbs
- Textiles and shoes
Byron Square
- Cardboard – break down and flatten boxes. Do not leave next to the bins – this is flytipping
- Food and drink cans, aerosols and clean foil
- Mixed glass bottles and jars
- Newspapers, magazines, white paper and white envelopes
- Paper-based cartons
- Plastic bottles, pots, tubs and trays
- Textiles and shoes
- Plastic bags (empty) wrapping and film. No black bags.
Campkin Road
- Food and drink cans, aerosols and clean foil
- Mixed glass bottles and jars
- Newspapers, magazines, white paper and white envelopes
- Paper-based cartons
- Plastic bottles, pots, tubs and trays
- Plastic bags (empty) wrapping and film. No black bags.
Cherry Hinton Hall
- Textiles and shoes
Chesterton Road
- Cardboard – break down and flatten boxes. Do not leave next to the bins – this is flytipping
- Food and drink cans, aerosols and clean foil
- Mixed glass bottles and jars
- Newspapers, magazines, white paper and white envelopes
- Paper-based cartons
- Plastic bottles, pots, tubs and trays
- Plastic bags (empty) wrapping and film. No black bags
Church Street: Chesterton recreation ground
- Batteries and light bulbs
- Textiles and shoes
Coldham's Lane: Beehive centre
- Textiles and shoes
Fawcett Road
- Cardboard – break down and flatten boxes. Do not leave next to the bins – this is flytipping
- Food and drink cans, aerosols and clean foil
- Mixed glass bottles and jars
- Newspapers, magazines, white paper and white envelopes
- Paper-based cartons
- Plastic bottles, pots, tubs and trays
- Plastic bags (empty), wrapping and film. No black bags
- Small electrical items (anything with a plug or battery, up to 29cm along its largest side)
George IV Street
- Batteries and light bulbs
- Textiles and shoes
Glebe Farm Drive
- Cardboard – break down and flatten boxes. Do not leave next to the bins – this is flytipping
- Food and drink cans, aerosols and clean foil
- Mixed glass bottles and jars
- Newspapers, magazines, white paper and white envelopes
- Paper-based cartons
- Plastic bottles, pots, tubs and trays
- Plastic bags (empty), wrapping and film. No black bags
- Small electrical items (anything with a plug or battery, up to 29cm along its largest dimension)
Gwydir Street
- Textiles and shoes
Hauxton Road: Waitrose
- Batteries and light bulbs
- Cardboard
- Textiles and shoes
Hawkey Road
- Cardboard – break down and flatten boxes. Do not leave next to the bins – this is flytipping
- Food and drink cans, aerosols and clean foil
- Mixed glass bottles and jars
- Newspapers, magazines, white paper and white envelopes
- Paper-based cartons
- Plastic bottles, pots, tubs and trays
- Plastic bags (empty), wrapping and film. No black bags
- Small electrical items (anything with a plug or battery, up to 29cm along its largest dimension)
Hills Road Sports Centre
- Textiles and shoes
Histon Road: Bermuda Terrace
- Textiles and shoes
Howard Road: Barnwell Baptist Church
- Textiles and shoes
Kilmaine Close: Outside Daily Bread
- Batteries and light bulbs
- Textiles and shoes
Kingsway
- Textiles
Lammas Land
- Batteries and light bulbs
- Textiles and shoes
Newmarket Road: Tesco
- Batteries and light bulbs
- Textiles and shoes
Osprey Drive
This recycling point is closed until further notice, due to technical problems with the underground banks. We apologise for any inconvenience this causes.
- Small electrical items (anything with a plug or battery, up to 29cm along its largest side)
- Textiles and shoes
Pool Way: Abbey pool complex
- Batteries and lightbulbs
- Textiles and shoes
St Catherine’s Road: Meadows Community Centre
This recycling point is temporarily closed, due to building work. We apologise for any inconvenience this causes.
- Textiles and shoes
Wulfstan Way
- Textiles and shoes
