Non-metropolitan district · East of England, England

South Cambridgeshire bin collection day

Find your South Cambridgeshire bin collection day, check what goes in each bin and see how bank holidays change collections. South Cambridgeshire District Council empties bins in 14 postcode districts, including CB1, CB3, CB4 and CB5, covering places such as Abington Pigotts, Arrington and Babraham.

Check a postcode in South Cambridgeshire

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

South Cambridgeshire at a glance

160,904residents (2020)

902 km²area

14postcode districts

109places listed

About 160,904 people live in South Cambridgeshire (mid-2020 estimate) across 902 square kilometres. That makes it a largely rural area, where some lanes are served by smaller lorries and collection times vary a lot.

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

Who collects what in South Cambridgeshire

South 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 South Cambridgeshire. For tip opening hours, van permits or booking a tip slot, contact Cambridgeshire County Council.

Bank holidays and South Cambridgeshire bin days

When a bank holiday lands on or before your collection day, South 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. South Cambridgeshire has the final say, so check its website if your bin label disagrees.

Postcode districts in South Cambridgeshire

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

• CB1
• CB3
• CB4
• CB5
• CB8
• CB10
• CB21
• CB22
• CB23
• CB24
• CB25
• PE19
• SG8
• SG19

Towns and villages in South Cambridgeshire

Bins in these places are collected by South Cambridgeshire.

• Abington Pigotts (SG8)
• Arrington (SG8)
• Babraham (CB22)
• Balsham (CB21, CB22)
• Bar Hill (CB23)
• Barrington (CB22)
• Bartlow (CB21)
• Barton (CB23)
• Bassingbourn (SG8)
• Bourn (CB23)
• Boxworth (CB23)
• Bridgefoot (SG8)
• Caldecote (CB23)
• Cambourne (CB23)
• Carlton (CB8)
• Castle Camps (CB21)
• Caxton (CB23)
• Childerley (CB23)
• Chrishall Grange (SG8)
• Comberton (CB23)
• Conington (CB23)
• Coton (CB23, CB3)
• Cottenham (CB24, CB25)
• Croxton (PE19)
• Croydon (SG8)
• Dry Drayton (CB23)
• Duxford (CB22)
• East Hatley (SG19)
• Elsworth (CB23)
• Eltisley (CB23, PE19)
• Fen Ditton (CB24, CB5)
• Fen Drayton (CB24)
• Flint Cross (SG8)
• Fowlmere (SG8)
• Foxton (CB22)
• Fulbourn (CB1, CB21)
• Gamlingay (SG19)
• Girton (CB3)
• Grantchester (CB23, CB3)
• Great Abington (CB21)
• Great Chishill (SG8)
• Great Eversden (CB23)
• Great Shelford (CB22)
• Great Wilbraham (CB21)
• Guilden Morden (SG8)
• Hardwick (CB23)
• Harlton (CB23)
• Harston (CB22, CB23)
• Haslingfield (CB22, CB23)
• Hatley St George (SG19)
• Hauxton (CB22)
• Heydon (SG8)
• Hildersham (CB21)
• Hinxton (CB10, CB22)
• Histon (CB24)
• Horningsea (CB25)
• Horseheath (CB21)
• Ickleton (CB10)
• Impington (CB24, CB4)
• Kingston (CB23)
• Knapwell (CB23)
• Kneesworth (SG8)
• Landbeach (CB25)
• Linton (CB21)
• Litlington (SG8)
• Little Abington (CB21)
• Little Chishill (SG8)
• Little Eversden (CB23)
• Little Gransden (SG19)
• Little Shelford (CB22)
• Little Wilbraham (CB21)
• Lolworth (CB23)
• Longstanton (CB23, CB24)
• Longstowe (CB23)
• Madingley (CB23)
• Melbourn (SG8)
• Meldreth (SG8)
• Milton (CB24, CB4)
• New Wimpole (SG8)
• Newton (CB22)
• Oakington and Westwick (CB23, CB24)
• Orwell (SG8)
• Over (CB24)
• Pampisford (CB21, CB22)
• Papworth Everard (CB23)
• Papworth St. Agnes (CB23)
• Rampton (CB24)
• Sawston (CB22)
• Shepreth (SG8)
• Shingay (SG8)
• Shudy Camps (CB21)
• Six Mile Bottom (CB8)
• Stapleford (CB22)
• Steeple Morden (SG8)
• Stow cum Quy (CB25)
• Swavesey (CB23, CB24)
• Tadlow (SG8)
• Teversham (CB1)
• Thriplow (CB22, SG8)
• Toft (CB23)
• Waterbeach (CB24, CB25)
• Wendy (SG8)
• West Wickham (CB21)
• West Wratting (CB21)
• Weston Colville (CB21)
• Whaddon (SG8)
• Whaddon Gap (SG8)
• Whittlesford (CB22)
• Willingham (CB24)

Councils near South Cambridgeshire

• Cambridge bin collection
• East Cambridgeshire bin collection
• Uttlesford bin collection
• North Hertfordshire bin collection
• Huntingdonshire bin collection
• East Hertfordshire bin collection

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