Recycling

The Government has made a commitment to tackling the problems caused by the ways in which we manage our waste.

As a consequence all local authorities have been set a statutory target to recycle a defined proportion of the household waste which they collect.

The target which has been set for The Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead is to recycle 30% of all household waste collected.

To accomplish this the Council has established a number of schemes to encourage and to provide facilities for residents to recycle.

What is rubbish to one person may be useful to another. Below are listed a number of reuse exchanges.

The Reuse Network uses regular e-mails to post unwanted items or those available for borrowing. Further details are available at http://www.reusenetworks.org.uk/

The Freecycle Network is a nonprofit organisation where people can exchange goods. For further information or to join Freecycle visit http://groups.yahoo.com/group/windsor-maidenhead-freecycle/

Similar services are available at http://www.rag-and-bone.co.uk/ or http://www.efreeko.co.uk/ or http://www.2recycle.co.uk/ or http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Maidenhead-Recycle4Free