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Reading Launches Food-Waste Recycling Campaign This Festive Season

11/16/2025

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Reading Borough Council launches a campaign to encourage food-waste recycling and will provide free caddy liners for the festive season.
Karen Rowland, the environmental services lead, notes Reading recycles less food waste per household than nearby areas.
Currently, nearly 30% of Reading's general waste consists of recyclable food waste.
The council aims to remind residents to recycle every crust, peel, and coffee ground to support environmental efforts and local farmers.

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Reading Borough Council launches a campaign to encourage food-waste recycling and will provide free caddy liners for the festive season.
Karen Rowland, the environmental services lead, notes Reading recycles less food waste per household than nearby areas.
Currently, nearly 30% of Reading's general waste consists of recyclable food waste.
The council aims to remind residents to recycle every crust, peel, and coffee ground to support environmental efforts and local farmers.