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 Freecycle Network is a nonprofit organisation where people can exchange goods. For further information or to join Freecycle visit http://www.freecycle.org
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