Your Refuse and Recycling Alternate Bin Collections (ABC)
Bracknell Forest Council operates an Alternate Bin Collection (ABC) scheme to help residents increase the amount they recycle and compost. Residents have their recycling and garden waste collected one week and their landfill rubbish the following week. The rate of recycling has increased over the first two years of ABC to 42 per cent due to participation by residents in the scheme.
- Collection day
- One bin per household policy
- Assisted collection
- Sack collections
- Bank holidays
- Calendars
- Recycling bins
- Request a blue bin
The collection calendars in the download section on the right show when refuse and recycling collections take place in your area. If you are unsure about which zone you live in, use our online tool Localview to find out. Please ensure the correct container is out at the kerbside for collection by 6.30am. This can be done the night before however, once emptied, it must be returned to your property. Please note that leaving excess rubbish in the street is an offence that could lead to prosecution. The bin should be presented with the lid closed and excess rubbish left by the bin will not be taken. Residents are responsible for keeping their bins clean.
Only one refuse bin is allocated per household and collected from the kerbside or a dedicated collection point in alternate weeks to your recycling collection. Those with larger families can contact the Waste and Recycling Team via Customer Services for further help and advice.
Assisted doorstep collections are available for elderly and less able residents. To apply for an assisted collection, either download an application form or contact Customer Services on 01344 352000.
A few residents use plastic sacks instead of wheelie bins; their refuse will be collected from immediately outside their property or from their bin cupboard. Sacks must not be presented at the kerbside with wheeled bins as they will be regarded as excess rubbish and will not be collected.
After all bank holiday Mondays all collections will be one day later than usual (Tuesday to Saturday). Good Friday collections will be undertaken on Good Friday. Christmas and New Year arrangements will be published separately on the website and in the newspaper.
Refuse and recycling calendars are delivered to residents twice a year in March and September.
Residents are entitled to a free blue wheelie bin for recyclable waste. All recyclables can be placed together in the bin. There is no need to separate the different types of recyclable waste.
Fill in our online form to request a blue bin. The form takes about 2 minutes to complete online and you can monitor your progress using the progress bar at the bottom of the screen.
Brown bins and biodegradable sacks for garden waste
Fill in a request a brown bin online form to register your interest in receiving a brown bin. Please note there is a charge for the brown bin of £30. The brown bin will be delivered within 28 days of receiving your payment. Payment can be made online or you can pay by cheque. The form takes about 2 minutes to complete online and you can monitor your progress using the progress bar at the bottom of the screen. Full payment details will be given when you have completed the form. Biodegradable sacks for garden waste cost 30p and are available from local outlets.
For further help or information contact us using the details on the right.
Garden waste can be left for collection on recycling weeks in brown wheelie bins or biodegradable brown sacks, or taken to the civic amenity site in Longshot Lane.
Composting waste for subsequent use in the garden is also encouraged and composters will remain available for purchase at a heavily subsidised cost. Further information is available on composting garden waste and purchasing a composter.
For more information about other items that can be recycled, please look at our A-Z of Waste and Recycling.
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