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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
Food waste recycling is in operation in Reading this Christmas for the first time

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
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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
Three members of the Reading Borough Council Recycling & Enforcement team (l-r) Jonnelle Phoenix-Roach, Holly Tough and Daniel Moore

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
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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
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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