The Salvation Army Trading Company Ltd are experiencing challenging market conditions. Because of this, they have removed clothing banks across the borough. To find out more please visit The Salvation Army website.
The glass recycling banks at Cabbage Hill and Wykery Copse have closed due to mechanism failures and repair issues. Please use an alternative site to recycle any glass.
There are many public recycling sites in Bracknell Forest.
You can generally recycle glass, textiles and shoes at public recycling sites.
Find your nearest recycling site
Find your nearest recycling site and learn what you can recycle there.
Textile banks
At textile banks you can recycle the following items even if they are well worn or damaged:
- clothing
- handbags
- belts
- bed linens
- blankets
- towels
- underwear
- shoes
You can also book a free doorstep collection for clothing and shoes.
Leave the cap on
Glass bottles, such as wine, spirits and cooking oils often come with aluminium screw tops which can be recycled along with the glass.
You can also leave the lids on your glass jars.
Hard to recycle waste
TerraCycle offers free recycling programmes to help you collect and recycle your hard to recycle waste.
To find out more visit the TerraCycle website.
Podback collects and recycles plastic and aluminium coffee pods. To find out more visit the Podback website.
Report an issue with a recycling site
You can report an issue relating to a public recycling site online. Issues to report include:
- dumped rubbish or fly-tipping
- broken glass
- overflowing or full banks
What happens to recycled items
The materials we collect are sent for processing.
The council benefits from any income arising from recycling. It uses this money to help offset the cost of the waste collection and disposal.