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Increase in food waste recycling continues as service expands across more Reading households
- Reading's recycling rate has increased from 34% to over 50%, boosted by food waste recycling
- More households than ever in Reading will be able to participate in food waste recycling this year
- The proportion of food waste found in grey bins has dropped from 41% to 23%
Fire at re3 Recycling Centre in Reading Highlights Dangers of Throwing Away Batteries
- Fire last week has led to reminders for residents to recycle batteries and battery-operated products separately
- Items such as phones, electric toothbrushes, toys and vapes can be dangerous if put in general waste or recycling
- re3 has suffered 10 fires this year, with batteries being the main cause
Large reduction in food waste sent to landfill in Reading thanks to recycling initiative
- Food waste collections have seen overall recycling rates rise from 32% to 50%
- Proportion of grey bin waste made up of food has fallen from 41% to 23%
- Tips offered to help residents recycle even more
Your chance to name one of Reading’s food waste collection trucks
- Enter your food waste truck name suggestion online for a chance to see it printed on a vehicle collecting in Reading
- Reading's food waste trucks are collecting over 2kg of food waste weekly on average from participating households
- Food waste recycling reduces waste going to landfill, saves money, and is turned into fertiliser and electricity
New free bulky waste collection service begins
- Reading households can now book a free bulky waste collection every six months
- New free service will assist residents to dispose of large items and reduce number of trips needed to the re3 centre
- £250,000 annual investment will also help to discourage fly tipping
Garden Waste Collections Resume Next Week In Reading
- Garden waste collections to resume in Reading from Monday 7 February
- Pause was necessary to protect essential collection services during highest impact of COVID-19
- Residents to receive extension to their subscription for weeks missed
COVID-19 Pressures Force Garden Waste Collections To Remain Paused
- Garden waste collections remain paused to protect essential waste collection services
- Christmas trees can be taken to 11 free council collection sites around Reading
- Garden waste subscribers will receive an extension to their collection period to compensate for weeks lost
Reading’s Residents Set To Recycle More Than Ever This Christmas
- More Christmas recycling expected in Reading than ever before after food waste recycling was introduced in February
- Glass bottles of any colour can now be put in any bottle banks that have space
- Free to use Christmas tree recycling points in place at eleven sites around the borough from 4 to 23 January
COVID-19 Pressures Force Garden Waste Collection Pause To Start Two Weeks Early
- Planned Christmas pause to garden waste collections is beginning two weeks early, on Monday 13 December
- Decision taken to ensure residual waste, recycling and food waste collections are protected
- Council aiming for Monday 10 January resumption date
800 fixed penalty notices in two years highlights council’s tough stance on fly-tipping and littering
- Council's specialist team has issued over 800 fixed penalty notices for fly-tipping and littering offences in just two years
- Fine income has been reinvested in CCTV to help combat fly-tipping further
- Council sends message to fly-tippers that they will be caught and punished
Green waste collections to remain paused in Reading
- Green waste collection to remain paused, to be reviewed in two weeks
- Users of the service will automatically have their subscription extended
- Subscribers advised to book re3 recycling centre slots if they can't store the green waste at home
Food Waste Recycling Starts In Reading This Week: Most Residents Will Also Get A New Collection Day
- Around 80% of residents will have a change in their waste and recycling collection day from this week
- Change comes in alongside new weekly food waste collections
- 240l grey bins to be swapped for 140l bins to encourage participation in the scheme and greater recycling