New green food caddy liners and blue general waste bags will start being delivered in Wokingham Borough from Monday, February 7.

More than five million blue bags will be rolling out across Wokingham borough over the next six weeks, with all residents receiving them by mid-March.

These are for general waste, with each household receiving 80 bags in two rolls of 40 to cover the period between April 2022 and March 2023.

All households will also receive an allocation of 75 food waste bags.

Last year, residents in Wokingham borough threw away a massive 36,000 tonnes of rubbish - half of which could have been recycled. The council is urging residents to do more.

Executive member for environment and leisure, Cllr Parry Batth, said: “We urge residents to cut down on the amount of waste going into their blue bags by using our food waste recycling and green waterproof recycling bag service.  

"Around 24 per cent of waste going into the blue bags still comes from food waste and a further 25 per cent from other recyclable materials so we all need to do our bit when disposing of household waste.”

 

Click here if you need more blue bags before they are due to be delivered