Bin changes across Cambridgeshire amid ‘extreme’ hot weather

Temperatures are expected to soar up to 38C this week

Bins will be collected at earlier times across Cambridgeshire this week due to the hot weather. Temperatures are forecast to soar to 38C on Friday (June 26), with a rare red weather warning issued for the county.

As a result of the high temperatures, bins across Cambridgeshire will be collected earlier than usual. Here are when bins will be collected in each council district:

South Cambridgeshire District Council

• Bins will be collected at 5am instead of 6am. People are advised to put their bins out the night before.

Cambridge City Council

• Bins will be collected at 5am instead of 6am. People are advised to put their bins out the night before.

Huntingdonshire District Council

• Bins will be collected at 5.45am.

Fenland District Council

• Bins will be collected by 6am.

East Cambridgeshire District Council

• Bins will be collected by 6am.

Peterborough

• Bins will be collected by 5.45am. The council is prioritising black and brown bins, and recycling may be missed up to Friday. Bulky waste collections are cancelled until Friday.

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