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Cost of living support

Financial advice and emotional support on how you can ease the cost of living squeeze.

Household waste

Bin collections for domestic properties and where to find your nearest household waste and recycling centre.

Take part in the Great Cable Challenge!

The nationwide Great Cable Challenge campaign is about tackling the millions of cables sitting idle in drawers across UK households with the goal of collectively recycling one million cables.

Now you can drop off your unused cables and unwanted small electrical items for recycling in the special pink wheelie bins at the main council offices in Saffron Walden and at most libraries around the district.


How to put your rubbish out for collection

What you need to do on bin collection day, help with collections and advice if you live in a flat

Waste and recycling sites

Details about Saffron Walden household waste recycling site and where to find local glass and textile recycling banks

Bin collection dates

Find out your collection days for household waste

Bin service update

Latest information on our bin collection service.

Can I recycle it?

Recycling can be confusing and to help you find which bin items can go in we have a helpful guide

What happens to your waste and recycling

Where does all your waste and recycling go once we've collected it?

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