Leaving out rubbish 

• Don't put paint or oil in your rubbish - these items should be taken to a rubbish tip.
• Keep the pavement clear, if this is not possible leave at the very edge of your property.
• We will not collect if it is more than a foot into your property.
• Wrap broken glass in newspaper
• Dog mess can be put in with your normal household rubbish. Please make sure it is double wrapped.

What can I put my rubbish in and how can I prevent animals ripping the bags?

• Refuse sacks. A diluted solution of bleach sprayed over the bag can act as a deterent to stop animals ripping open the bags
• Dustbins which you have purchased yourself. These are not mechanically emptied so must only contain sacks the crews can pull out
  
  

Please note we cannot empty or pull bags out of wheelie bins.

How much rubbish will you collect?

We will collect up to 1- 2 bags in line with a normal weekly build up.

Do you provide dustbins or sacks?

We will be providing sacks as part of the new waste collection service commencing 2 April 2012.

Advice about communal bins

• The bin store must be within 10 metres of the road
• There must be a dropped kerb in front of the bin store
• The maximum size bin is 1100 litres.
• Bins must have a hinged lid.
• We recommend 1 x 1100 bin per 10 properties.
• We must be provided with a key or combination code if there is security at the bin store cupboard.
• Bins can be purchased from Otto, Plastic Omnium as well as many other suppliers which can be found in the telephone directory 
• Storage for recycling boxes should be taken into consideration, this is usually in the form of shelving in the bin store

Contact Wokingham Direct 0118 9746000, who will confirm the day of your collection.

Religious places of worship

• You can apply to receive 80 official bags to be collected from a building where your worship actively takes place. Contact Wokingham Direct 0118 9746000
• Buildings that are hired out for events and administration offices are classed as trade waste which is a chargeable service

Household recycling

Recycling is collected through our normal kerbside collection scheme. We provide black boxes free of charge. Recycling boxes must be left within 1 metre of the adopted highway. Black boxes hold approximately 53 litres.