How the good causes scheme works
Nominations are open all the time. Every 3 months all the eligible causes will be put into a draw. The 3 successful ones will be contacted and all unsuccessful nominations will be carried forward to the next draw.
The current round of donations runs from 1 February 2025 to 30 April 2025.
Current good causes
The 3 good causes are:
Green and Active
The donation will support the growth of our community garden, aiding both local residents and charitable organisations.
Autism Berkshire
The donation will help fund the trampolining sessions for autistic children to boost their fitness and mental health.
Meadow Vale Primary School PTA
The donation will go towards creating an inclusive play time, helping Meadow Vale children extend their learning through play in the outdoor environment.
How to donate your points
To donate your recycling reward points to any of these causes, log in to your account.
A point counts as a vote, rather than a monetary value. The scheme is sponsored and currently £1,000 is available to be split between the good causes every 3 months. When the donation period ends, the points total is recorded and £1,000 is split between the 3 causes. The funds are split in proportion to the points donated to each cause.
The good causes scheme is currently being sponsored by our waste collection contractor SUEZ.
If you are interested in sponsoring the scheme fill in the incentive scheme enquiry form.
Nominating a good cause
To nominate a group or cause to be a good cause in the next round, fill in the incentive scheme enquiry form.
All good causes must:
- be independent local organisations operating in Bracknell Forest with no direct fiscal links to a national body seeking to do something to the benefit of the local community or the environment (either in whole or in part)
- not be individuals, or financially supported political or religious purposes
- be not for profit
- not currently grant or otherwise funded by Bracknell Forest Council
- not have benefited from the recycling incentive scheme good cause fund in the last 3 years
Good causes chosen in the last 3 years
The groups listed below have all benefited from the recycling incentive scheme in the last 3 years.
Check this list before nominating a good cause, as a group can only be chosen once every 3 years:
- The Green Champion
- 1st Warfield Rainbows
- Sandhurst Health Walk
- 1st Owlsmoor Scout Group
- Sandy Lane School Association
- Berkshire Lowland Search and Rescue
- 1st Binfield Guides
- Binfield Community Choir
- 1st Priestwood Brownies
- 2nd Bracknell Scout Group
- 1st Crown Wood Brownies
- ABC to read (Assisting Berkshire Children)
- 1st Hanworth Guides
- Friends of Ascot Heath Primary School
- 1st Binfield Air Scouts
- 2nd Bullbrook Brownies
- Stepping Stones Recovery
- 1st Hanworth Brownies
- Ranelagh School PTA
- Winkfield St Marys Church of England Primary School
- Uplands Primary School
- Owlsmoor Primary School
- St Michaels CE Primary School Sandhurst
- Stepping Stones DS
- Age Concern Bracknell Forest
- Harmans Water School Association
- Great Hollands Primary School
- Wooden Hill Primary School
- Newbold Toddlers
- Crowthorne Musical Players
- Tuesday Club - for over 60s
- Garth Hill College PTFA
- College Town Primary School
- Wednesday Welcome Group Sandhurst
- Jealotts Hill Community Landshare CIC
- Bracknell Smile for Sibs
- Sandhurst Day Centre
- New Scotland Hill Primary School