Plans are in place to redevelop Milton Household Recycling Centre at Milton, Cambridgeshire.
The site will remain in its current location but extend onto the adjacent landfill site. It will be able to accommodate additional waste from expected household growth until 2070.
What improvements are planned?
The new site will be built to modern standards. It will remove the need to climb steps to deposit waste as is currently the case at Bluntisham, St Neots and Witchford sites.
There will be:
- improved site layout designed to accept an increased in current capacity to meet the needs of Cambridge City and South Cambridgeshire's growing population through to 2070
- level access to deposit waste (no steps)
- canopies will help protect site users and staff from the weather and prevent rainwater run off being contaminated by waste materials
- additional parking spaces
- improved flow of vehicles
- increased separation of site users and servicing vehicles
- an undercover area for the donation and purchase of reusable items
- separate gate for cyclists and pedestrians enabling pedestrian access
- cycle parking
Latest updates
The final designs for the new facility are currently being approved. The inclusion of solar panels on the site canopies was considered as part of the design for the new household recycling centre. However, after a detailed assessment, the cost of installation, compared with the site's relatively low electricity use meant they did not provide good value for money at this stage. The site has been future proofed with ducting for renewable energy infrastructure, so solar panels (and other renewable technologies) could be added in the future, if circumstances, and funding options change.
Site closure during construction and alternative sites
During the construction period, the site will need to close for a period that is yet to be confirmed. Once the final design work is complete, we will be able to confirm the date when the site will close to allow construction to start. We will publish the timings on this page.
Unfortunately, during site closure it isn’t feasible to put an alternative temporary replacement site in place. Site users will be asked to use the nearest alternative sites at Witchford, Bluntisham and Thriplow.
Due to the extra demand on these sites a temporary online booking system will be put in place, for these three sites only, while the Milton site is closed. This will help manage the flow of traffic and reduce waiting times. The booking system will be ‘real-time’, allowing residents to secure a slot on the same day should they wish to. For those without internet access, bookings can also be made over the phone.
Site extension area
The below plan shows the current site area and additional extension area that will be added to the new site.
Updates will be added to this page as the project progresses and further details are confirmed. Cambridgeshire County Council apologises for any inconvenience caused by redevelopment of the site but will endeavour to keep disruption to a minimum.
