Fenland refuse teams shift waste equivalent to more than 6,000 elephants a year
Fenland's refuse service collected waste equivalent to more than 6,000 elephants in weight in the first 11 months of the last financial year.
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The team collected 37,000 tonnes of domestic and commercial waste to the end of February, a report before Fenland's full council on Monday (May 20) says.
Garden waste and recycling accounted for more than 40 per cent of that - but we want to see even more going into blue bins.
Blue bins
Discover more about what you can recycle at: Blue bin (recycling)
Garden waste service
We have more than 22,000 subscribers for our garden waste service. You can join them at: Subscribe to the service
Commercial waste service
Fenland has 590 commercial waste customers, including 25 who use the commercial food waste service.
Discover the service at: Trade Commercial Waste and Recycling
Bulky waste service
We offer a bulky waste collection service for items that are too large for your bin.
We collect up to 5 items per visit for £35.
May's Council meeting
View Monday's (May 20) full council report and find out how to sit in on the meeting via: Calendar of Meetings
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May 2024