Cambridge City Council temporarily suspends bulky waste collection

Cambridge City Council has temporarily suspended its bulky waste collection service due to a change in legislation.

The council has been told by the Environment Agency that it can no longer accept upholstered domestic seating waste such as sofas, cushions, chairs or beanbags from January 1.

A council spokesperson said: “We apologise for the short notice. We are working hard to resume collections.”

Cambridgeshire Household Recycling Centres will also be unable to accept upholstered domestic seating waste from January 1.

The spokesperson continued: “Please use reuse schemes and retailer take back schemes where available or retain these items until we can provide a further update.

“The service to collect white goods and hazardous electrical items is not affected and still available.”