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 [...]

Recycle your Christmas tree

Don’t forget to recycle your real Christmas tree this year. There are 3 ways to recycle it:
1. Chop it up and put it in your Green Bin for collection (please make sure the bin lid is closed)
2. Take it to Cherry hinton Hall car park before January 18th, and leave it near the recycling point
3. [...]

Affordable solar power on the horizon

Solar panels may be affordable for all householders within 10 years, as a result of a new Cambridge initiative funded by the Carbon Trust. Currently solar panels are made from silicon, which makes them expensive to manufacture. However, new technology being researched at the University of Cambridge uses plastic to create solar cells – a [...]

New car club launched

The Cambridge car Club has been launched by Cambridge City Council in partnership with the County Council and operator Streetcar. Hire by the hour cars will be available for members to access 24 hours a day, meaning they have the use of a car without having to own one. This should help reduce parking congestion [...]

Mill Road Winter Fair, Sat December 1

This is probably the most diverse street in Cambridge and the annual Winter Fair is an excellent chance to see community in Cambridge at its very best. A hugely diverse range of events including dancing, music, food, bouncy castles etc take place throughout the day from 10-4.30 plus the chance to get a discount or [...]

Carton (Tetra Pak) recycling success

The new carton recycling trial which was launched at 4 Cambridge recycling centres in July has been so popular that the council have replaced the 1100 litre capacity bins at the sites with larger banks. The new banks, which have been custom-made, have 4 times the capacity, and are emptied by a special vehicle which [...]

Welcome

Welcome to the new blog for Cambridge Matters magazine. Cambridge Matters is a magazine about environmental issues which goes out to all Cambridge City residents about 3 times a year. Here you can find extra information about topics covered in the magazine, share your views and follow links to other useful websites.