Non-metropolitan district · East of England, England

East Cambridgeshire bin collection day

Check your East Cambridgeshire bin day, plan around bank holidays and set up free reminders for every collection. East Cambridgeshire District Council empties bins in 4 postcode districts, including CB6, CB7, CB8 and CB25, covering places such as Abbey Ward, Aldreth and Apes Hall.

Check a postcode in East Cambridgeshire

Not sure whether your street is in East Cambridgeshire? Postcode districts on council borders can be split, so enter your full postcode to check.

East Cambridgeshire at a glance

90,172residents (2020)

651 km²area

4postcode districts

61places listed

About 90,172 people live in East Cambridgeshire (mid-2020 estimate) across 651 square kilometres. That makes it a largely rural area, where some lanes are served by smaller lorries and collection times vary a lot.

Council: East Cambridgeshire District Council
Type: Non-metropolitan district
County council: Cambridgeshire County Council
Region: East of England

Who collects what in East Cambridgeshire

East Cambridgeshire District Council collects household bins, recycling, garden waste and bulky items. Cambridgeshire County Council is the waste disposal authority, so it runs the household waste recycling centres (the tips) and decides where the waste goes after collection. If you have a question about your bin day, missed bins or new bins, contact East Cambridgeshire. For tip opening hours, van permits or booking a tip slot, contact Cambridgeshire County Council.

Bank holidays and East Cambridgeshire bin days

When a bank holiday lands on or before your collection day, East Cambridgeshire may collect as normal or move collections later in the week. These are the next bank holidays in England and Wales:

Christmas and New Year cause the biggest changes. See Christmas bin collections for what usually happens.

Recycling rules in England

Under Simpler Recycling, councils in England must collect the same core recycling from every home: paper and card, glass, metal, plastic (including cartons), food waste every week, and garden waste for households that ask and pay any charge. The rules applied from 31 March 2026, with plastic film and bags joining the plastic stream from 31 March 2027. Councils still choose their own bins, colours and rotas.

GOV.UK: Simpler Recycling household guidance

Not sure which bin something goes in? Our which bin A to Z covers everyday items, and bin colours explained covers what each colour usually means. East Cambridgeshire has the final say, so check its website if your bin label disagrees.

Postcode districts in East Cambridgeshire

East Cambridgeshire collects bins in all or part of these postcode districts. Districts marked on more than one council page cross a boundary.

• CB6
• CB7
• CB8
• CB25

Towns and villages in East Cambridgeshire

Bins in these places are collected by East Cambridgeshire.

• Abbey Ward (CB25)
• Aldreth (CB6)
• Apes Hall (CB6)
• Ashley (CB8)
• Barway (CB7)
• Bottisham (CB25)
• Brandon Bank (CB7)
• Brandon Creek (CB7)
• Brinkley (CB8)
• Broad Hill (CB7)
• Burrough End (CB8)
• Burrough Green (CB8)
• Burwell (CB25)
• Chettisham (CB6)
• Cheveley (CB8)
• Chippenham (CB7)
• Clopton Green (CB8)
• Coveney (CB6)
• Ditton Green (CB8)
• Down Field (CB7)
• Dullingham (CB8)
• Dunstall Green (CB8)
• Ely (CB7)
• Fordham (CB7)
• Haddenham (CB6)
• Isleham (CB7)
• Kennett (CB8)
• Kirtling (CB8)
• Kirtling Green (CB8)
• Lady's Green (CB8)
• Landwade (CB8)
• Little Downham (CB6)
• Little Thetford (CB6)
• Littleport (CB6)
• Lode (CB25)
• Mepal (CB6)
• Prickwillow (CB7)
• Pymore (CB6)
• Queen Adelaide (CB7)
• Reach (CB25)
• River Bank (CB7)
• Saxon Street (CB8)
• Snailwell (CB8)
• Soham (CB7)
• Stetchworth (CB8)
• Stretham (CB25, CB6)
• Stuntney (CB7)
• Sutton (CB6)
• Swaffham Bulbeck (CB25)
• Swaffham Prior (CB25)
• Thorns (CB8)
• Upend (CB8)
• Upware (CB7)
• Wardy Hill (CB6)
• Wentworth (CB6)
• Westley Waterless (CB8)
• Wicken (CB7)
• Wilburton (CB6)
• Witcham (CB6)
• Witchford (CB6)
• Woodditton (CB8)

Councils near East Cambridgeshire

• Cambridge bin collection
• West Suffolk bin collection
• South Cambridgeshire bin collection
• Fenland bin collection
• Huntingdonshire bin collection
• King's Lynn and West Norfolk bin collection

Bin Collection Day is independent and not run by East Cambridgeshire District Council. Collection dates and services can change at short notice; the council's website is always the final word.