Waste and Recycling

You can check when your household bins and recycling are collected, and what you can put in your bins, by looking on your local council website, either  or 

Anyone living within Reading Borough Council area can check the council's recycling guide as a reminder of what you can put in your recycling bin or box. You can also check out to find out when your bin will be collected.

Our top tips:

• Your rubbish will only be collected if it’s all in the bin with the lid shut.
• Excess waste can be taken to the re3 Household Waste and Recycling Centre. You can book a free slot and use your student campus card for proof of ID.
• Keep your front garden clean and don’t leave your bin on the pavement.
• Red bins are for clean recycling only. Don’t use bags, keep all items loose, otherwise your bin won’t be collected.
• Glass won’t be collected – you need to take bottles and jars to the glass recycling banks.
• Batteries and vapes must go in a clear bag on top of your recycling bins.

	Glass Bottles Glass bottles and jars need to be taken to your nearest glass recycling bank on Erleigh Road by Monkey Lounge or at Palmer Park. You can put any colour glass into the bottle bank.
	Bulky Waste Large waste items, such as furniture, large kitchen equipment, and small electrical equipment, and will not be collected with your regular bin waste. You can dispose of large items too big for your bins at the re3 Household Waste and Recycling Centre or you can . Don't wait until the end of the year, as you can be fined for leaving excess waste outside. It is your landlord's responsibility to remove bulky waste left behind by the previous tenants.
	Food Any unopened food items within their best before date, can be donated to the Whitley Food Surplus Project via donation points at the Students' Union Welcome Desk. Any out of date food must be unpackaged and put in your food waste bin.