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Household Waste and Recycling Centres

Cambridgeshire County Council provides nine recycling centres. These operate free of charge for members of the public to dispose of their household waste, so that as much as possible can be recycled.

Your nearest Household Waste and Recycling Centres are located at:

Milton
Butt Lane
Milton
Cambridgeshire
CB24 6DQ
Tel: (01223) 860674

Summer - 9am-8pm (weekdays), 9am - 6pm (weekends)*
Winter - 9am-4pm*

* This site will close at dusk if earlier than these times.

Thriplow
Gravel Pit Hill
Thriplow
Cambridgeshire
SG8 7HZ
Tel: (01223) 839001

Summer - 8am-5pm
Winter - 8am-4pm

Summer Opening - 1 April to 30 September
Winter Opening - 1 October to 31 March

Entrance gates shut 10 minutes before closing times on all sites.

Bank holidays:
Sites are open on most bank holidays. They operate their Sunday opening hours.
Sites close at 1pm on Christmas Eve, and are closed on Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year's Day.

Please Note: Both of these sites will only accept waste from household sources. Trade waste collections can be arranged by telephoning 03450 450 063.

Visit Cambridgeshire County Council's website (This link will open in a new window) for a list of wastes accepted and locations of other recycling centres in Cambridgeshire.