 Donate reusable items from your doorstep - for free
You can now donate re-usable clothes, toys, books and small household items without leaving home.
We’ve partnered with re3 Recycling and Anglo Doorstep Collections to offer a free, eco-friendly service that collects reusable items from your doorstep. It’s a great way to declutter, reduce waste and support charities.
How it works:
- Book a collection online
- Pack your items in a bag or box
- Leave them outside (or inside) on collection day
Items are carefully sorted and rehomed wherever possible. You can still use our brilliant charity shops, clothing banks, repair shops and re3 recycling centres in and around the borough. This is another convenient option, that'll be of particular help to those that are short of time or less able to carry items they wish to donate.
Anglo redistributes the goods in the UK and around the world so that essentials can be accessed at a lower price. It's offered free to the council and free to residents. Anglo will donate 60 per cent of the proceeds to a charity you choose when booking your collection.
Every item we can divert from going to landfill is a win for the environment and for our pockets. It costs us, the borough and taxpayers, for everything that goes into landfill.
So, making re-using and recycling easier, we can save money and help protect vital services around the borough.
 Help shape our future waste and recycling services
The re3 Partnership is developing a new Waste Management Strategy for 2026–2031 - and we want your views.
The strategy will guide how we reduce waste, improve recycling and deliver services that are cost-effective, environmentally sustainable and responsive to residents’ needs.
It also looks at upgrading recycling centres and handling new materials like flexible plastics.
Managing waste across the re3 area, which includes us and the councils in Reading and Bracknell Forest, costs around £32 million a year. By improving how we manage it, we can protect the environment and free up funding for other vital services.
Have your say before 14 December 2025
Email the re3 team if you have any questions.
 Playground upgrades at Dinton Pastures
We’ve made some exciting improvements to the playground at Dinton Pastures Country Park, which were ready for families to enjoy ahead of the October half-term.
New additions include a replacement tunnel slide and a spider’s web climbing frame - part of a phased upgrade to refresh equipment that’s now around ten years old.
So far, we’ve updated:
- Zip line towers
- Timber tunnel under the big mound
- All four sets of swings
- Timber wall around the sandpit
We’re using steel underground and timber above ground to help the equipment last longer in wet and flood-prone conditions.
Next up: a bird’s nest climbing frame and log stack, coming in 2026.
Thank you for your patience while we carry out these improvements - we hope you (and your little ones) enjoy the new play features!
To help the news get shared on social media, we had a little fun with the new equipment:
 Join a drop-in advice session at your local library
We've had a great reception and turn out so far at our Warm Homes drop-in sessions and we'd love to welcome you to a future one where you can speak to someone in person about:
- Saving energy in your home and DIY insulation tips
- Reducing your energy bills
- Finding out what support is available
- Thermal imaging camera loan scheme
No need to book, just drop in and say hello.
Check out our Environment News Warm Homes special edition for advice and tips.
 Podcast explores our climate action work
Our climate and environment work is featured in the latest episode of the Electric Evolution Podcast.
Host Liz Allan speaks with Katrin Harding, our Executive Member for Climate and Environment, about how Wokingham borough is delivering on its Climate Emergency declaration.
The conversation covers practical initiatives such as EV education days, e-bike trials, canopy solar and home energy upgrades - all designed with residents in mind. It also highlights the importance of transparent reporting and community engagement.
This episode offers insight into how local climate plans are being turned into action.
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