Cllr Andrea Reiner is a member of the Environment Scrutiny Committee and at yesterday’s meeting the committee considered an item on how to increase the rate of recycling in the city. Here are some highlights from our discussion.
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At the current rate, a 1% increase in dry recycling saves the County Council £28,544 of landfill tax. Right now the recycling credit paid by the county council for waste diverted from landfill is £38.65 per tonne which, for a 1% increase in dry recycling, would generate an extra income of £17,100. We do not receive recycling credits for green waste as this material is composted through a county council contract with AmeyCespa at Waterbeach, which the county pays for.

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You can now recycle your plastic pots, tubs and trays with all your plastic bottles. City council increased the range of recyclable items over the summer, in an effort to increase our recycling rates. Read more about what you can recycle here.

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You can recycle food waste in your green bin. The easiest way to do this is to collect food waste in your kitchen.

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Cambridge City Council gives away free kitchen caddies to help with the collection of food waste. The caddies have lids to help keep odours at bay. City Council also sells paper liners to help keep the caddy clean; the liners can be tossed into the green bin with the food waste. Read more about this here.

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City Council runs a kerbside collection scheme for batteries. Just place your portable household batteries in a battery bag which you can collect from any council reception. Read more about this here.