Public Utilities

Gas
To report a gas or carbon monoxide emergency, or if a pipeline is struck (even if no gas leak has occurred) call the National Gas Emergency Service 24 hours a day on 0800 111 999 (calls are recorded and may be monitored).
0800 111999
General Recycling
Fortnightly service for newspapers, tins and bottles collected from roadside. For information:
01353 863864
Milton Recycling Centre, Butts Lane, Milton:
01223 860674
Bins for bottles (glass and plastic), cans, paper & clothes at Burwell: Village College & Ex-service Club Bins for plastic bottles at Tan House Lane Garden / vegetable / wood waste: Burwell Allotments Shredder Plastics / clothes / bottles: Tesco Supermarkets.
Water & Sewerage
At all times:
0800 145145
Bill enquiries:
0800 919155
Electricity
At all times:
01223 440221
Supply problems:
0800 783838
Energy Conservation
Insulate your home to save money and reduce CO2 emmisions. Arrange a no obligation survey of your home. Contact: HEAT Cambridgeshire Scheme:
08000930450
ECDC Energy Conservation Officer:
01353 616251
Power cut?
Working 24 hours a day, 365 days a year to keep your lights on but sometimes faults occur.
0800 3163105 (From Landline)

03333232105 (From Mobile)

Web
Text POWER and your postcode to 80876
Refuse / Recycling

Check Dates by Postcode/Address
Normal weekly collection on Thursdays or Fridays Large articles can be collected free of charge (not bathroom or kitchen fittings):
01353863864
Village News
Bin changes June 2026
New bin changes
from June 2026
UK's biggest solar farm approved for east of England (Click on image for larger version)
Proposed Solar Farm
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Millstone Park Housing Development
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BBC News
'You know when you've been splashed with bin juice'
Chris Lively has been a refuse collector working for Cambridge City Council since 1999.
Bid to tackle park and ride anti-social behaviour
Incidents have included car meets, noise from vehicles and dangerous driving, the councils say.
East of England news quiz of the week
From recycling to fly-tipping: we hope you have a 'wheelie' good time guessing the right answers.
Who is Soham killer Ian Huntley?
Huntley, who killed two 10-year-old girls in Soham in 2002, is in hospital after an attack in prison.
Council wants to go ahead with new special schools
The government had offered the local authority a settlement as an alternative to the schools.
Inmates get extra jail time after violent mutiny
Eight prisoners were involved in the mutiny which involved weapons and barricades.
Soham murderer Ian Huntley in serious condition after makeshift weapon attack
Huntley, who is serving a life sentence for murdering two schoolgirls, has significant head trauma, the BBC understands.
Data tool to spot families due financial support
Households entitled to national benefits will be identified by the new system.
Ex-brickworks extension recommended for approval
Cambridgeshire County Council Planning Committee will make a decision on 4 March.
Possible oil spill into river 'came from layby'
The Environment Agency says "no significant environmental impacts were identified" after the spill.
Uncertainty remains over university's vet teaching
There are worries that the decision to keep veterinary teaching in place is not a "final pardon".
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