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 Your new separate weekly food waste collections start from Monday 31 October 2022.
We are making changes to the way your food waste is collected so that it is collected weekly using a smaller, more secure container to encourage everyone to recycle food waste for a greener West Berkshire.
Collection will take place on the same day as your black bin and recycling collections. You will be able to recycle the same types of food waste as our current food waste collection service including:
- meat and fish
- fruit and vegetables
- cheese and eggs
- bread and pastries
- uneaten food from plates
- tea bags and coffee grounds
Please do not put bones from red meat, oils, liquids or fats into your caddy. Please do not put any packaging such as plastic wrapping in the food waste bin.
Further details on what can or cannot be included in your separate food waste bin can be found on our website: www.westberks.gov.uk/foodwaste.
Watch our video on how to use the new food waste collection service
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 We have announced the winning names of our new food waste vehicles ahead of the launch of your new separate weekly food waste collection service on 31 October 2022.
Over 100 entries were received from local primary school children through a competition we held in September.
Our judging panel had the hard task of whittling down the creative entries and we are pleased to announce the winning names for the 8 vehicles are (in no particular order):
- The Hungry Recycler
- Composter Clemmie
- Sir Andy Curry
- Betty Banana
- Food Feaster 2.0
- Garbage Gobbler
- Pikachew
- Eva Egg Shell
Congratulations to the 8 lucky winners who will be receiving their prizes very soon. This includes book tokens, family swim passes and book tokens for the winning schools.
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By recycling your food waste you will help cut down the amount of food waste that ends up in landfill sites or incineration facilities.
Food waste that is sent to landfill doesn't harmlessly breakdown. It has a big impact on the environment as its rots and releases methane - a greenhouse gas that is over 20 times more harmful than carbon dioxide.
Recycling your food waste is good for the environment, will significantly improve our annual recycling performance and can also help the council save money compared to landfill and incineration facilities.
From 31 October let's start recycling food waste weekly!
The food waste we collect from residents of West Berkshire is taken to our in-vessel composting facility on Padworth Lane, Padworth in West Berkshire.
Here, it is turned into a PAS100 certified soil conditioner for use by local farmers and landscapers.
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