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Recycling and rubbish news archive

  • Improved bulky waste collection service launched Bulky waste 664x440.jpgGetting rid of large white goods for residents in Wokingham borough just became much easier thanks to the council's improved large unwanted items collection service. 16 March 2020
  • Are you a litter picking hero? WBC Litter Pick15.pngCome and join the 22 groups so far signed up for our 12th borough community litter pick, on 28 and 29 March. Last year, 25 groups collected more than 30 tonnes of rubbish. People of all ages take... 11 March 2020
  • Youth climate conference speakers announced Climate conference collage 664x440.jpgWokingham Borough Council is delighted to reveal the guest speakers for its inaugural youth climate conference on March 30. Students aged 16 and older from schools across the borough will be invited... 04 March 2020
  • Opt in for garden waste renewals now Garden waste 664x440.jpgGreen fingered residents will be keen to know garden waste opt in applications for 2020-21 is now open. The annual fee for a 240-litre brown wheeled bins will remain at £60 to ensure garden waste can... 04 March 2020
  • Adopt a street near you WBC Adopt a Street13.jpgDoes litter annoy you, especially where you live? You could join those residents already taking action. We spoke to Winnersh co-ordinator, David Baker, to find out more. 29 January 2020
  • Your blue bags are coming WBC Food Waste_042 664x440.jpgMore than five million blue waste bags will be out for delivery from Wokingham Borough Council next week. They will be distributed to all houses in the borough over the next five weeks, with each... 27 January 2020
  • Join the annual community litter pick WBC Litter Pick10 664x440.jpgFollowing 2019's successful annual litter pick, our Localities team is now starting to plan 2020's. It is due to take place on the weekend of 28 and 29 March, and is run in conjunction with Keep... 21 January 2020
  • Tonnes up as residents reach food waste recycling milestone WBC Food Waste_029 664x440.jpgMore than 100 tonnes of food waste is now being recycled by residents of Wokingham Borough each week. Eight months on from the launch of the landmark scheme 3,343 tonnes of food waste have been... 13 December 2019
  • 2019 Festive waste and recycling collections Kerbside collection 664x440.jpgWith Christmas just around the corner, Wokingham Borough Council is reminding residents there will be changes to waste and recycling collections during the festive period. Keep an eye out for the... 06 December 2019
  • 'Stamp Out the Damp' campaign launched to keep up impressive recycling record SOTD 664_440.jpgWokingham Borough residents have proved themselves first-rate recyclers, but we now face a new challenge that needs everybody's help to meet. Due to global economic changes, recycling plants are no... 02 December 2019
  • Council cracks down on illegally dumped waste WBC Localities Team 664x440.jpgWokingham Borough Council is cracking down on illegal waste dumping and fly tipping by conducting spot checks on businesses. Companies found not to be complying with the law will be given a chance to... 22 October 2019
  • Council cuts carbon with LED lights WBC New School Lighting05 news site.pngWokingham Borough Council is making its schools more environmentally friendly, one building at a time through a variety of energy saving programmes. First up, lighting. 08 October 2019
  • Help Wokingham Borough Council achieve carbon neutrality WCE 664 X 440.pngDo you have any ideas to help Wokingham Borough Council save the world? Wokingham Borough Council is asking residents for their ideas on reducing the council's carbon footprint in a survey that... 25 September 2019
  • Wokingham Borough Council declares climate emergency Earth 664x440.jpgWokingham Borough Council took its first step towards becoming carbon neutral as it declared a climate emergency at yesterday evening's [18 July] full council meeting. 19 July 2019
  • Cut your engine and cut air pollution on Clean Air Day 20 June 2019 CAD_269x175 new site.png Thursday 20 June is Clean Air Day and the Public Protection Partnership (PPP), which delivers Environmental Health, Licensing and Trading Standards services across Wokingham Borough, Bracknell... 19 June 2019
  • Wokingham borough residents double donations to re3 re3.pngre3 is pleased to report a significant spark in the popularity of the Reuse Scheme available to residents of Bracknell Forest, Reading and Wokingham Boroughs. Only last year, the volume of goods... 11 June 2019
  • Wokingham residents recycle 383 tonnes of food waste WBC Food WasteWokingham Borough Council's first month of food waste recycling has been a huge success, with residents collecting a staggering 383 tonnes of leftover food. That's the equivalent weight of more than... 28 May 2019
  • More than 66 tonnnes of food waste collected in first week WBC Food Waste.jpgLast week Wokingham Borough residents experienced the first collection of their food waste as part of the council's initiative to increase our recycling rates. In the first week of the scheme, some... 09 April 2019
  • Food waste collections start next week WBC New Waste Vechile_004.jpgWokingham Borough residents will be joining the fight to improve our carbon footprint as food waste collections start next week. 27 March 2019
  • Chance to join neighbours on annual litter pick Photo of children collecting litterCommunity-minded residents will be out and about across Wokingham Borough on March 23 and 24 to take part in the Annual Community Litter Pick. 20 March 2019
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