About re3

re3 is a 25-year partnership between Bracknell Forest, Reading and Wokingham (the Councils), Waste Recycling Group (WRG), and the public.

re3’s purpose is to increase recycling and composting whilst reducing the amount of waste going to landfill.  To achieve this we will redevelop The Island Road Civic Amenity into an integrated waste management park.  The Longshot Lane site will be redeveloped to provide a new household waste recycling centre and waste transfer station.

These new core facilities will be supported by modernised bring banks, an education programme and greater access to kerbside collection.


Key Targets

Over the 25 years of the contract the key targets are to:

  • Redevelop both sites by the end of 2009
  • Achieve landfill diversion targets (LATS) aiming to landfill no more than:
              a)  75% of 1995 levels by 2010
              b)  50% of 1995 levels by 2013
              c)  35% of 1995 levels by 2020
  • Achieve a recycling level of at least 40% by 2010

Action

WRG has created a special purpose company called re3 Limited to run the waste management and construction contract.  To deliver the services and infrastructure re3 will:

  • Redevelop Island Road and Longshot Lane civic amenity sites
  • Construct a Materials Recovery Facility (MRF) to separate collected paper, card, plastic and metals into marketable materials
  • Secure access to composting facilities for your green waste
  • Build education facilities at both sites
  • Upgrade bring bank facilities
  • Recover value from waste that is not recycled or composted by sending some of this residual waste to the Lakeside Energy From Waste (EFW) plant
  • Assist with the roll out of improved kerbside collections
  • Promote waste minimisation across the 3 boroughs
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