Slim Your Bin! campaigns aim to raise awareness of recycling and waste reduction issues and to encourage people to reduce the amount of rubbish they throw away.
Slim Your Bin! has been running since 1999 across the Anglian region as a partnership between the local authorities in Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Essex, Hertfordshire, Norfolk, Northamptonshire and Suffolk.
The amount of waste produced in Cambridgeshire is rising at approximately 3% per year - if we carry on landfilling waste at our current rate by 2020 we will be burying twice the amount of rubbish we are now.The costs of collecting and disposing of Cambridgeshire's rubbish will also rise - meaning less money is available for other services provided by the Council; including roads and education.Each year the campaign has highlighted a different theme; covering smart shopping, composting and recycling.