Build your own fruit and veg boxes
Have you found a great alternative use for your old black recycling boxes?
Here’s just one example of boxes being repurposed and put to good use by one of our residents. Debby has been growing chillies and tomatoes and they are thriving!
Got any pictures of yours being put to good use this summer? You can share them with us by emailing photos to CEM@wokingham.gov.uk
Council catches and fines fly-tippers
We’ve successfully tracked down and issued £400 fines to three fly-tippers responsible for dumping builders rubbish, vehicle parts, piles of rubbish bags and cardboard boxes in the borough.
The first perpetrator, a male from Reading, was issued with a fixed penalty notice after dumping fifteen bags of builders rubbish in Kentons Lane in Wargrave. His address was found on a cardboard box inside the rubbish bags, which led to the penalty being issued.
A male from Wokingham was caught after a Royal Mail parcel delivery note containing his name and address, plus items bearing his company logo were discovered amongst a pile of bags and cardboard boxes fly-tipped on Wargrave Road in Twyford. He was also issued with a fixed penalty notice.
Piles of bags, cardboard boxes and vehicle parts were fly-tipped in Viscount Way, Woodley. Upon discovery, enforcement officers found a name and address on an invoice discarded within the rubbish, which led to a male from Woodley being issued with a fixed penalty notice.
You can read more about how we’re cracking down on fly-tipping on our news site.
How to correctly dispose of waste and recycling
Residents are reminded that ‘your waste, is your responsibility’ meaning you must ensure all your household rubbish is disposed of properly and legally. Failure to do so could land you with £400 fixed penalty notice.
Ensure anyone you use to remove waste from your property has a valid Waste Carrier’s Licence and is authorised to do so. Use the waste carrier quick check tool by visiting the Environment Agency’s website or head to the Right Waste Right Place website to help you check.
Residents can also make use of Wokingham Borough Council’s large unwanted items service, which collects a wide range of goods from carpets to washing machines. You can dispose of up to five large items for a charge of £56 using this service. Find out more by visiting our website.
In addition, waste and recycling can also be disposed of at our recycling centres, including Longshot Lane, Bracknell, or Smallmead, Reading. Visit the re3website for more details.
Bank holiday bin collections
Kerbside waste and recycling collections will continue as usual next Monday (30 August), however collections will be earlier than usual.
Collections start from 5.30am, an hour earlier than normal. Don't forget to put your waste out the night before to ensure its collected.
You can check your waste collection day on our website.
Recycle your rigid plastics
Rigid plastics account for 700 tonnes of waste across our wider area and until recently had to go to landfill. Now, at the re3 recycling centres, they can be recycled and help cut carbon emissions.
The project helps us and our partners at re3 work towards our goals of zero waste to landfill. All the materials are recycled in European and UK markets in pipelines, cars, construction and furniture materials.
If you are planning to visit the centres at Longshot Lane or Smallmead, book via the webpage for their Click & Tip service.
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