West Berkshire Council has announced that from 27 January 2025, kerbside collections are expanding – making it easier to recycle certain pots, tubs, and trays.
In response to public consultation on its Draft Waste Management Strategy, WBC are working in partnership with Veolia, waste management partner, to introduce this service ahead of the Government’s deadline of 31 March 2026.
The new kerbside collection will make it much easier for residents to send their plastic waste to recycling and recovery. Alongside plastic bottles, cans and aerosols, residents can now add certain clean plastic pots, tubs, and trays to their recycling bags for collection. This includes items such as clear yoghurt pots, spread tubs, most ready meal trays, and clear fruit punnets. Residents with communal bins, will also be able to dispose of these items in the red-topped wheelie bin.
Accepted Items:
Cream pots (without film lids)
Clear yoghurt pots (without film lids)
Spread/margarine tubs
Biscuit tray packaging
Takeaway tubs and ready meal trays (without film lids)
Clear fruit trays (without film lids)
Clean meat trays (without film lids)
We cannot accept:
Black plastic trays
Plastic film – such as bread bags and tray coverings
Crisp packets
Plastic wrapping
Foil lids and trays
Flowerpots
Hot beverage pods (please take these to your nearest Household Waste Recycling Centre)
Tetra Paks/cartons (these can be recycled at our mini recycling centres and Household waste recycling centres)
Blister packs/pill packets
If the plastic tray or tub still has food waste on it, or it still has a plastic film or metal covering, it can cause a problem as it goes through the recycling process. This makes it unsuitable for reprocessing meaning that it won’t be recycled. WBC politely ask residents to rinse items and remove any film or cardboard sleeves before placing them in the recycling bags. Cardboard sleeves can be placed in the paper/cardboard box. To make more space in your recycling bag, items such as plastic bottles can be squashed to expel air before placing them in your bag.
If, after following the above, you still need an additional bag to present your plastic bottles, pots, tubs, trays, food and drink cans, and aerosols for collection, you can order one here: www.westberks.gov.uk/requestabin.
For more information please visit: https://www.westberks.gov.uk/recyclingcollection.
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