Residents need to book a time slot to visit using Click and Tip online booking.
re3 is a waste management partnership between three councils – Reading, Wokingham and Bracknell Forest.
The re3 recycling centres at Smallmead in Reading and Longshot Lane in Bracknell are available for all residents to take items to be recycled, from batteries to bicycles, and magazines to microwaves.
The re3 recycling centre can recycle, reuse, compost or repurpose many items of household waste. Check what you can take to the recycling centre.
Visiting is by appointment only.
Smallmead Recycling Centre
Island Road
Reading
RG2 0RP
Check virtual tour of the Reading facility
Opening times (booking required)
Open 7 days a week
08:00 – 18:00 (1 October – 31 March)
08:00 – 20:00 (1 April – 30 September)
Please note: Site closes at 4pm on Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve and is closed on Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day.
Longshot Lane Recycling Centre
Longshot Lane
Bracknell
RG12 1RL
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Open 7 days a week
08:00 – 18:00 (1 October – 31 March)
08:00 – 20:00 (1 April – 30 September)
Please note: Site closes at 4pm on Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve and is closed on Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day.
Only people paying their council tax to Bracknell Forest, Reading and Wokingham can dispose of household waste and recycling at the Longshot Lane and Smallmead Recycling Centres.
On your visit please bring one of the following documents:
*Credit card bills, bank statements and utility bills should be no more than 4 months old. Photocard bus passes, valid blue badges or resident parking permits are also acceptable if issued by Bracknell Forest, Reading or Wokingham Council.
For full details please see the re3 Waste Acceptance Protocol.
The new regulations allow residents to dispose of small amounts of DIY waste for free at re3 Recycling Centres.
Following items are classed as DIY waste:
The amount of waste accepted for free in a single visit will be as follows:
A free allowance will only apply where the household has deposited ‘DIY waste’ on a maximum of 4 occasions in any 4-week period. DIY waste brought in during any additional visits within this period will be chargeable.
Following waste items are classed as non-household waste and are not included in the free allowance:
We check all vehicles for chargeable waste on arrival.
re3 area residents can still dispose of all other household waste free of charge at the recycling centres.
You can also buy re3grow compost from the recycling centre.
re3 operates a trade waste service for small local businesses at the recycling centres. Registered businesses are able to take full advantage of the convenient local facilities to dispose of their commercial waste and maximise recycling.
The trade waste service is available to micro-sized businesses operating in the re3 area of Bracknell Forest, Reading and Wokingham Borough Councils who produce small amounts of waste of a similar nature to householders.
The key benefits of the scheme include:
Find out more, and complete our online application form.
If you arrive at the Island Road or Longshot Lane Recycling Centre on foot or on a bicycle, and you have brought an item/items of waste with you, please make yourself known to a member of staff who will advise you what to do.