\n The re3 waste partnership is a joint service provided to people living under Reading Borough, Wokingham Borough and Bracknell Forest councils.\n<\/p>\n
\n The partnership runs the waste recycling facilities at Island Road in Reading and Longshot Lane in Bracknell.\n<\/p>\n
\n It is currently developing a new waste management strategy that will guide services from 2026 to 2031.\n<\/p>\n
\n The strategy is focused on reducing waste, improving recycling rates and delivering services that are cost-effective and responsive to residents\u2019 needs.\n<\/p>\n
\n It will also investigate ways to enhance recycling centres\u2019 efficiency and upgrade facilities to handle new materials like flexible plastics.\n<\/p>\n
\n The re3 partnership published a recycling rate of 53 per cent, meaning more than half of all waste collected in the area is recycled.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n
\n But not all of that is recycled in this country, as information re3 published last year revealed that recyclable material is sent to China, India, Vietnam, Thailand and Malaysia.\n<\/p>\n
\n Furthermore, the partnership has stated that up to 55 per cent of what residents put in their general waste bins and 83 per cent of what\u2019s treated as non-recyclable waste at re3 Recycling Centres could be recycled instead.\n<\/p>\n
\n The strategy for 2026 to 2031 is currently undergoing a public consultation process.\n<\/p>\n
\n Issuing a joint statement, councillors Karen Rowland, Helen Purnell and Katrin Harding, representing member councils, said: \u201cThe re3 partnership has been successfully delivering on a 25-year waste disposal contract for the three councils since 2006.\n<\/p>\n
\n \u201cThis new strategy will not only help us complete the final years of that contract effectively but also act as a vital bridge, enabling us to shape future services to reflect what our residents want and need.\n<\/p>\n
\n \u201cWe encourage everyone to share their views so we can build a waste management and recycling structure that works for our communities now and for generations to come.\u201d\n<\/p>\n
\n You can take part in the public consultation into the strategy online on Reading council’s Go Vocal website.\n<\/p>\n
\n The consultation is open until Sunday, December 14.\n<\/p>\n
\n Cllr Rowland (Labour, Abbey) is the lead councillor for environmental services on Reading Borough Council and the chair of the joint waste disposal board.\n<\/p>\n
\n Cllr Purnell (Labour, Easthampstead & Wildridings) is the vice-chair of the joint waste disposal board and cabinet member for the environment on Bracknell Forest Council, where meetings of the board are hosted.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n
\n Finally, cllr Harding (Liberal Democrats, Thames) is the executive member for the environment and the climate emergency at Wokingham Borough Council.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The re3 waste partnership is a joint service provided to people living under Reading Borough, Wokingham Borough and…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":245456,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[22],"tags":[1397,90,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-245455","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-environment","tag-environment","tag-science","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/245455","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=245455"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/245455\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/245456"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=245455"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=245455"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=245455"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}