This map shows the recycling points in Cambridge and the two nearest household recycling centres (‘tips’) at Milton (Butt Lane, CB24 6DQ) and Thriplow (Gravel Pit Hill, SG8 7HZ).
Full information about what can be recycled at each point is listed below the map.
Recycling points information
Abbey Road
Below Elizabeth Way bridge.
- Cardboard
- 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.
Adam and Eve Street
- Cardboard
- 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
- 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
- Shoes
- Textiles
- 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.
Castle Park
- Cardboard
- Food and drink cans, aerosols and clean foil
- Mixed glass bottles and jars
- Newspapers, magazines, white paper and white envelopes
- Paper-based cartons
- Plastic bags (empty) wrapping and film. No black bags.
Cherry Hinton Hall
- Batteries and light bulbs
- Cardboard
- 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
Chesterton Road
This site is currently not available due to maintenance works. Please use other sites for example Castle Park, Stretton Avenue, Church Street or Abbey Road. Apologies for the inconvenience.
- Cardboard
- 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
- Cardboard
- 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
- Shoes
- Textiles
- Plastic bags (empty) wrapping and film. No black bags
Coldham's Lane: Beehive centre
- Books, tapes and discs
- Textiles and shoes
Colville Road
- Batteries and lightbulbs
- Shoes
- Textiles
Fawcett Road
- Cardboard
- 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.
George IV Street
- Batteries and light bulbs
- Books, tapes and discs
- Textiles and shoes
Glebe Farm Drive
- Cardboard
- 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
- Cardboard
- 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
- Textiles and shoes
There are ongoing fly-tipping and misuse of bins at this site. If this continues, we will remove the mixed recycling bins. The textiles and shoe bank will remain.
Hauxton Road: Waitrose
- Batteries and light bulbs
- Books, tapes and discs
- Cardboard
- Textiles and shoes
Hawkey Road
- Cardboard
- 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
Howard Road: Barnwell Baptist Church
- Books, tapes and discs
- Textiles and shoes
Kilmaine Close: Outside Daily Bread
- Batteries and light bulbs
- Books, tapes and discs
- Shoes
- Textiles
Lammas Land
- Batteries and light bulbs
- Books, tapes and discs
- Cardboard
- 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
Newmarket Road: Tesco
- Batteries and light bulbs
- Textiles and shoes
Northfield Avenue: The Ship public house
- Batteries and light bulbs
- Books, tapes and discs
- Textiles and shoes
Pool Way: Abbey pool complex
- Batteries and lightbulbs
- Books, tapes and discs
- Shoes
- Textiles
St Catherine's Road: Meadows Community Centre
- Books, tapes and discs
- Textiles and shoes
Stretten Avenue
- Cardboard
- 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
- Shoes
- Plastic bags (empty) wrapping and film. No black bags
- Textiles
Wulfstan Way
- Cardboard
- 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
