 Updates on bottle bank locations
Please be aware of the following changes to bottle bank locations:
The bottle banks at Dobbies Garden Centre (RG10 9SW) have been removed. Please use the bottle banks at the following locations:
- Car park at School Road (RG10 8JS)
- Car park at Polehampton Road (RG10 9RP)
- The Green Man at Hinton Road (RG10 0RB)
The bottle banks at Royal British Legion (RG2 9PR) are scheduled to be removed on 27 February. Please use the bottle banks at the following locations:
- Car park at Swallowfield Road (RG2 9NL)
- Berkshire Masonic Centre (RG41 5DB)
- California Country Park (RG40 4HU)
You may also check your nearest bottle banks using the online Recycling Locator tool.
 Tiny cans, big impact
Did you know that any drink can you place in recycling could be back on the shelf as another can in just 60 days?
Many food and drink products we buy come in cans made from either aluminium or steel. Both materials can be recycled repeatedly without losing quality.
Aluminium is one of the most cost-effective materials to recycle, requiring just about five percent of the energy and emissions needed to produce it from raw materials. By recycling more cans, we can reduce the demand for raw materials and minimize the environmental impact of producing new products.
Drink cans and food tins can easily be recycled in your green bags. Just empty, rinse, and put the lids (if there's any) back on. There's no need to remove the label.
Aerosols are recyclable too
Around 60 per cent of aerosols are made from tin-plated steel and approximately 40 per cent are made from aluminium - both recyclable materials.
In fact, if everyone in the UK recycled just one empty can of air freshener, enough energy could be saved to run a TV in 273,000 homes for a year!
To help conserve energy and reduce waste, recycle aerosols like deodorants, hairsprays, shaving cream and more. Remember:
- Make sure the can is completely empty before recycling
- Do not pierce, crush or flatten them
- Detach any loose or easily removable parts, such as lids and nozzles
 Turn your tubs into support for charity
Got leftover plastic sweet or biscuit tubs from Christmas?
Apart from recycling them in your green bags, you can now drop them off at any Greene King pubs, restaurants or hotels to help raise funds for the national charity Macmillan Cancer Support.
Greene King, the UK pub and brewing company, is running a ‘Tub2Pub’ recycling campaign to collect clean and empty plastic tubs nationwide.
All collected tubs will be sent to a specialist recycling facility, processed and then sold to manufacturers to create new products. The proceeds from the sale of Tub2Pub plastics will be donated to Macmillan Cancer Support.
You have until Sunday 16 February to support this important cause.
Last year, the campaign collected over 150,000 tubs, raising £12,600 for Macmillan Cancer Support.
 New hub for sustainability workshops
The Eco Skills Learning Centre at Pudding Lane Nursery in Arborfield opened its door yesterday (4 February), providing a vibrant new space for hands-on activities that promote the repair ethos.
This new centre builds on the success of the "Build Your Own Birdbox" workshops offered by the Repair Café at Lambs Lane Primary School.
At these workshops, children aged seven to 14 learned to build birdboxes using donated wood offcuts. So far, 20 workshops have been held with nearly 500 birdboxes built.
Thanks to the offer of the Old Barn at the nursery, the Repair Café volunteers now have a dedicated space to run the birdbox workshops. Wood is delivered and stored on site, allowing workshops to be conducted from a single location.
In addition to birdboxes, the Eco Skills Learning Centre is expanding its offerings to include workshops for creating bug hotels, bat boxes, hedgehog homes and owl boxes.
The workshops are free, but a small donation is welcome to help cover running costs. The team also welcomes donations of wood offcuts.
Email Billie, the Repair Café organiser, if you're interested in having these workshops for your school or youth group.
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