What Goes in Which Bin
re3, the Central Berkshire waste management partnership, has produced an animation to help you learn about what you can and can’t recycle at home. The animation includes translations into several languages including Portuguese, Polish, Urdu, Hindi and Punjabi.
Blue bin or kerbside boxes
Plastic drink and detergent bottles, including:
Food and drinks cans
Pet food cans
Empty aerosol canisters
Sorry no microwaveable trays, yoghurt pots, tetrapacks (i.e. card type juice containers), margarine tubs, ice cream tubs, bottletops, cellophane, polystyrene, general rubbish or carrier bags - all cans and plastic bottles can go in mixed - no need to separate. Order a blue bin on line.
Kerbside boxes All paper and card, including: | ![]() |
Brown bin or biodegradable sacks
All garden waste, including:
Grass clippings
Hedge trimmings
Tree prunings
Annual weeds
Leaves
Bedding plants/flowers
Sorry no brick/rubble/stone/soil, tree stumps, branches over 3 inches (7.5cm) in diameter or over 4ft (1.2m) in length, any fruit or vegetables (including peelings), general rubbish, plastic pots or trays, glass, metal or any animal wastes. Order your brown bin on line or buy your biodegradable sacks (30p each) from a local outlet.
Banks Glass | ![]() |
View further information including a full list of recycling banks and locations in Bracknell Forest.
Fruit and vegetable waste
Garden waste
Landfill bin Cooked food waste Disposable nappies * Please reuse before sending to landfill. | ![]() |
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