New litter recycling bin pilot

If you are out and about in the city centre this week, you might notice

some new additions to the street furniture – four specially designed litter-recycling bins.
 
 

The bins, located on St Andrews Street, Market Square and Kings Parade, mark the beginning of a pilot scheme to recycle litter in the city. If successful, the council [...]

What makes a sustainable loo?

Some of Cambridge’s public toilets have won awards for their design – but there’s more to them than meets the eye, as Bob Kerry explains

It’s all in the mind – the psychology of littering

Ask the average person whether they drop litter and they will answer “No”. And yet we spend £1.6 million on cleaning the streets of Cambridge every year – so who is dropping litter?

Home Street Home

You probably won’t be surprised to learn that your local environment affects your quality of life. Recent research supports this view and identifies 3 factors that lead to a reduction in well-being in the community.