Here is what is in your Recycle for Bracknell Forest Spring edition.
- Easter recycling tips
- Leftover recipe
- re3 updates
- Lastest incentive scheme news
Check out our top tips for a more recycling friendly Easter
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- Easter egg foil - simply scrunch the foil into a loose ball along with any other bits of used clean foil and put it in your blue bin. If it springs back open when you try to scrunch it, this means it is laminated and should go into your green bin.
- Easter egg packaging - try to choose Easter eggs that come in less packaging, or in recyclable packaging. The cardboard boxes can be flattened to save space and you can put them in your blue bin with the plastic cases.
- Gift basket wrapping and sweet wrappers - if you have received an Easter basket wrapped in plastic cellophane, this wrapping unfortunately can not go into your blue bin. You can take these to your local supermarket for recycling along with plastic bags. To find your nearest participating store, check on the Recycle Now website.
- Easter cards - once you are done displaying your cards, these can be recycled in your blue bin, along with their envelopes. If they have glitter or foil on them, they should go in your green bin.
- Easter food - there are lots of ways to use up surplus food, for some delicious Easter leftover recipes please visit Love Food Hate Waste. Any food you are unable to use can go in your food waste caddy.
Quick and easy leftover recipe
Frozen banana and chocolate lollies
These are easy to make and a great way of using up bananas past their best and leftover chocolate Easter eggs.
Ingredients
- four bananas
- leftover chocolate
- chopped nuts or sprinkles to decorate
- four lolly sticks
Recipe
- Put peeled bananas into the freezer and leave them until frozen.
- Melt some leftover chocolate, leave to cool down but do not let set.
- Take the bananas out of the freezer and whilst still frozen cut them in half and push a lolly stick in the end of each piece of banana.
- Coat the bananas with the cooled chocolate then roll in the chopped nuts or sprinkles and allow to set.
- Wrap the bananas in clingfilm, place them in a freezer bag and freeze.
- Wait until the lollies are frozen before you eat them.
For more tasty leftover recipes, visit Love Food Hate Waste.
re3 updates
re3 Scrapp app
re3, the waste management partnership between Bracknell Forest, Reading, and Wokingham Borough Councils, is excited to announce a new collaboration with Scrapp, an innovative startup, revolutionising the recycling industry. re3 are inviting residents to download a new free recycling app, designed to help community with recycling and waste reduction in an accessible, engaging and user-friendly way.
The app is user-friendly and full of exciting features helping us to recycle more. With the app your can:
- Scan – scan a barcode of your waste packaging and the app will instantly tell you how to dispose of it correctly.
- Recycle – the app will help you sort each packaging part into the right bin.
- Track – you can monitor your progress in recycling on the dashboard.
The app has been personalised for residents of Bracknell Forest, Reading and Wokingham Boroughs, enabling access to all local waste services so you can quickly book a visit to the recycling centre or check your collection dates.
Please click here for further information and to download the app.
re3grow community scheme
re3 are once again inviting local community groups and schools to apply for free re3grow compost bags as part of the re3 community re3grow scheme.
To date, re3grow compost has been received by over 150 local organisations and schools who used 3,300 bags of compost, allowing 132,200 litres of compost to be used for some amazing sustainable projects.
To register your interest for the scheme, please download and complete the Expression of Interest form.
The applicants will be reviewed at the end April, July and September.
Re3 will contact successful applicants directly, groups will then have two months to collect the compost. Applicants will be considered on a first-come, first-served basis and compost will be allocated subject to availability in your local authority area.
To find out more about this scheme and apply please click here.
Longshot Lane opening hours
From 1 April the household recycling centre at Longshot Lane will be back to Summer opening hours.
April - September 8am until 8pm
Remember that booking is required for access, with plenty of slots available on short notice.
Don't forget to book your slot before visiting site.
Age Concern Bracknell, Stepping Stones DS and Harmans Water School Association are the latest three good causes to benefit from the recycling incentive scheme's good causes. Age Concern Bracknell received £644, Stepping Stones DS received £235 and Harmans Water School Association £121. Thank you to everyone who donated their points.
The current three good causes who will receive a share of the £1,000 pot provided by the council and their waste collection contractor SUEZ are Newbold Toddlers, Great Hollands Primary School and Wooden Hill Primary School
Newbold Toddlers - The funding will be used to update and replace some of their toys and purchase craft supplies.
Great Hollands Primary School - The donation will be used to purchase new playground equipment to further support positive playtime's across the school.
Wooden Hill Primary School - The funding will be used to purchase much needed equipment for the school's nursery garden.
If you would like to donate your points to any of these good causes or know of a good cause that would benefit from this scheme, you can find out more on the council's website.
Change in newsletter supplier
From 1 April, the council will be moving to a new e-newsletter supplier called e-shot. You don't need to take any action and will continue to receive any newsletters that you are currently signed up to.
Please bear with us while we make the switch over. There may be a short period when you'll be unable to subscribe to any new e-newsletters, but this will be temporary.
Thank you for your patience.
Did you know?
You can sign up to other Bracknell Forest Council newsletters, such as libraries and leisure, by creating a self service account, or logging into your account if you already have one. Just click on 'my account'.
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