Thousands of Reading residents can chuck their wrappers, packets and bags out with their recycling.
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Thousands of households in parts of a town have started a trial to recycle plastic bags and food wrappers. More than 4,000 homes on a group of streets in Reading can throw away wrapping including crisp packets, cling film and all plastic bags. Residents have to bag the rubbish in specially provided blue bags which is collected as part of their normal recycling collection.It is also due to be introduced to homes in Wokingham and Bracknell.
The plastic rubbish will be recycled by re3, the recycling company in charge of waste in Reading, Wokingham and Bracknell Forest.The two-year trial is part of national research involving nine councils across England.Currently, the only way for residents to recycle plastic bags and wrapping is at supermarket front-of-store collection points.
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