Street care and cleaning
The street care and cleaning service is designed to meet the standards in the Department of the Environment, Transport and the Region's Code of Practice on Litter and Refuse.
For all street care and cleaning services we operate a zonal system.
Each of the 5 zones have a dedicated street care team (2 operatives/vans), and mechanical sweeping vehicles work within each zone in turn over a 10-week cycle.
The street care teams carry out:
- litter picking of streets, roads and lay-bys
- emptying of litter and dog waste bins
- removal of fly-tips and dead animals from public land
The mechanical sweepers carry out:
- general road sweeping
- deep cleaning of traffic islands, roundabouts and junctions
Mechanical sweeping
Each zone is visited on a 10-weekly cycle. The sweepers spend 2 weeks in each zone, working on priority areas.
If you think that your village needs attention, check when the sweepers will be in your zone and then contact us on streets@scambs.gov.uk and we’ll make it a priority.
|
Zone |
Sweepers in this zone |
Further dates in this zone |
|---|---|---|
|
1 |
4 November 2024 to 15 November 2024 |
10 February 2025 to 21 February 2025 |
|
2 |
18 November 2024 to 29 November 2024 |
24 February 2025 to 7 March 2025 |
|
3 |
2 December 2024 to 13 December 2024 |
10 March 2025 to 21 March 2025 |
|
4 |
13 January 2025 to 24 January 2025 |
24 March 2025 to 4 April 2025 |
|
5 |
27 January 2025 to 7 February 2025 |
7 April 2025 to 17 April 2025 |
Litter picking
Areas falling below a set standard of cleanliness will be cleaned within the time period specified in the Code of Practice.
Litter and dog waste bins
Bins will be emptied according to the street care team schedule for each zone.
How to identify our litter and dog waste bins
Any dog waste bins or litter bins owned by us will have a sticker on it (as shown below). This means we service the emptying of those bins.
If a bin does not have that sticker on, then it is serviced by another party.
For bins that we do not service, we suggest contacting the Parish Council or the Housing development management company of where the bin is located.
Please contact us if you would like to report an overflowing bin, or request a new litter or dog waste bin on 01954 713 000 or email streets@scambs.gov.uk
Zone 1
| Parish / Area | Scheduled litter / dog bin day |
|---|---|
| Chesterton Fen | Friday |
| Cottenham | Thursday |
| Fen Drayton | Thursday |
| Girton | Thursday |
| Histon | Thursday |
| Horningsea | Thursday |
| Impington | Thursday |
| Landbeach | Monday |
| Longstanton | Friday |
| Milton | Monday |
| Oakington / Westwick | Tuesday |
| Orchard Park | Friday |
| Over | Friday |
| Rampton | Tuesday |
| Swavesey | Tuesday |
| Waterbeach | N/A |
| Willingham | Tuesday |
Zone 2
| Parish | Scheduled litter / dog bin day |
|---|---|
| Babraham | Tuesday |
| Balsham | Wednesday |
| Bartlow | Friday |
| Carlton | Monday |
| Castle Camps | Friday |
| Fen Ditton | Thursday |
| Fulbourn | Thursday |
| Great Wilbraham | Monday |
| Hildersham | Wednesday |
| Horseheath | Friday |
| Linton | Monday / Wednesday / Friday |
| Little Abington | Friday |
| Little Wilbraham | Monday |
| Shudy Camps | Friday |
| Six Mile Bottom | Monday |
| Stow cum Quy | Tuesday |
| Teversham | Thursday |
| West Wickham | Monday |
| West Wratting | Monday |
| Weston Colville | Monday |
Zone 3
| Parish | Scheduled litter / dog bin day |
|---|---|
| Duxford | Monday / Thursday |
| Fowlmere | Thursday |
| Foxton | Monday |
| Great Abington | Friday |
| Great Shelford | Tuesday |
| Harston | Monday / Thursday |
| Hauxton | Monday |
| Heydon | Thursday |
| Hinxton | Tuesday / Friday |
| Ickleton | Friday |
| Little and Great Chishill | Thursday |
| Little Shelford | Tuesday / Thursday |
| Melbourn | Wednesday |
| Newton | Thursday |
| Pampisford | Friday |
| Sawston | Monday / Wednesday / Friday |
| Stapleford | Tuesday / Friday |
| Thriplow | Thursday |
| Whittlesford | Monday / Thursday |
Zone 4
| Parish | Scheduled litter / dog bin day |
|---|---|
| Abington Pigotts | Wednesday |
| Arrington | Tuesday |
| Barrington | Friday |
| Bassingbourn | Wednesday |
| Croydon | Tuesday |
| Gamlingay | Tuesday |
| Grantchester | Monday / Thursday |
| Guilden Morden | Wednesday |
| Harlton | Friday |
| Haslingfield | Friday |
| Hatley | Tuesday |
| Litlington | Wednesday |
| Longstowe | Tuesday |
| Little Gransden | Tuesday |
| Meldreth | Wednesday |
| Orwell | Friday |
| Shepreth | Wednesday |
| Shingay-cum-Wendy | Wednesday |
| Steeple Morden | Wednesday |
| Tadlow | Tuesday |
| Wimpole | Friday |
Zone 5
| Parish | Scheduled litter / dog bin day |
|---|---|
| Bar Hill | Friday |
| Barton | Thursday |
| Bourn | Monday |
| Boxworth | Wednesday |
| Caldecote | Monday |
| Cambourne | Monday |
| Caxton | Monday |
| Childerley | Monday |
| Comberton | Thursday |
| Conington | Wednesday |
| Coton | Wednesday |
| Croxton | Thursday |
| Dry Drayton | Wednesday |
| Elsworth | Wednesday |
| Eltisley | Thursday |
| Graveley | Thursday |
| Great Eversden | Friday |
| Hardwick | Monday / Thursday |
| Kingston | Friday |
| Knapwell | Wednesday |
| Lolworth | Wednesday |
| Little Eversden | Friday |
| Madingley | Wednesday |
| Papworth Everard | Thursday |
| Papworth St.Agnes | Thursday |
| Toft | Monday |
Leaf clearance
Additional clearances will be made for heavily leafed 'hot spots' during the autumn.
Dead animals
We will aim to remove dead animals from the roadside within a maximum of 3 days of a report. Please report this using our envirocrime form and select the Street Cleaning category.
Enquiries/Service Requests
All enquiries for service requests should be reported as soon as possible using the contact details below.
Complaints
If you would like to make a complaint, please use our online form.