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West Berkshire Council
- Cleaner, Greener programme
- Run by West Berkshire Council which aims to improve the district as a whole
- Customer Sevices
- Handles all resident queries including waste management issues.
- www.westberks.gov.uk
- West Berkshire Council main website
Recycling
- www.organics-recycling.org.uk
- The Association for Organics Recycling (formerly the Composting Association) is the leading UK organisation in raising awareness of the benefits of recycling biodegradable resources
- www.wrap.org.uk
- WRAP aims to remove barriers to waste minimisation, re-use and recycling, and to create stable and efficient markets for recycled materials and products
- www.recyclenow.com
- Recycle Now is WRAP’s public recycling campaign
- Freecycle
- Learn more about how to reuse your unwanted items so others can benefit, with the local (Newbury) Freecycle network
- www.cfpnewbury.org
- The Community Furniture Project is a charity selling good quality furniture to everyone and providing greener waste a re use services
Education
- www.kidslovecities.com
- This website takes an entertaining approach to introducing children to: how drinking water is produced; how wastewater is processed; how waste is collected and recycled; how heating and cooling networks operate; looking at the issues surrounding public transport and sustainable development.
- www.wastewatch.org.uk
- Waste Watch is the leading national organisation promoting and encouraging action on the 3Rs - waste reduction, reuse and recycling
Waste minimisation
- www.crn.org.uk
- The Community Recycling Network promotes community waste management in the UK
- www.westberkshire.getcomposting.com
- Here you can purchase a compost bin, wormery or water saver at a significantly reduced price.