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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
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
