Bracknell

Any residents who would like a new blue Bracknell wheelie bin as Alternate Bin Collection (ABC) starts on October 2 should order one now.

Residents in up to 17,000 households across Bracknell Forest have already started using the new containers for the recycling of all types of plastic bottles, food tins and drinks cans and empty aerosols.

Once delivered they can be used immediately and left at the kerbside on your recycling collection day for emptying.

Residents who would like a brown wheelie bin for the garden waste kerbside collection can order them from Bracknell Council for a one off payment of £30. If a brown bin has been requested online or over the phone, residents will need to return the form sent to them by the Council with the payment before the bin can be delivered.

If residents have a blue wheelie bin, the existing kerbside boxes are for paper and card recycling. As an alternative to having a blue wheelie bin, additional kerbside boxes can be ordered for all types of plastic bottles, food tins and drinks cans and empty aerosols.

The Council is introducing new collection cycles from October 2. One week recycling and garden waste collections will be made; the following week landfill waste will be collected from the green wheelie bin.

Cllr Peter North, Executive Member for Bracknell Public Protection and Services, said: Many residents already using their blue wheelie bins are finding their green wheelie bin is already half empty when it is collected.

If you have not yet ordered your new recycling containers, please do so as soon as possible to ensure you have plenty of capacity for all your recycling and refuse once ABC begins.”

Bracknell Council is introducing the new scheme to reduce the amount of rubbish we send to landfill and avoid potential fines and charges which could cost council tax payers up to £7.7million over the next five years alone - just to carry on as we are.

ABC roadshows are continuing, with staff on hand to give information, help and advice about the new scheme at the following locations:

Wednesday, September 6: 3.30-5.30pm - Harmanswater shops, Ralph's Ride.

Friday, September 8: 3.30-5.30pm - Albert Road car park.

Tuesday, September 12: 3.30-5.30pm - Birch Hill shops, Leppington.

Thursday, September 14: 3.30-5.30pm - Crown Row shops, Opladen Way.

Wednesday, September 20: 3.30-5.30pm - Great Hollands Square shops.

Thursday, September 28: 3.30-5.30pm - Easthampstead Community Centre, Rectory Lane.

Wednesday, October 4: 3.30-5.30pm - Owlsmoor shops, Victoria Road.

Tuesday, October 10: 3:30-5:30pm - Coffee Spot, York Town Road.

To order the extra recycling containers or to arrange a home visit by a recycling advisor, call 01344 352000 or visit www.bracknell-forest.gov.uk/abc

Bracknell Forest Borough Council