Household Waste Recycling Centre

Reading residents can take their waste from the property they live in to the Smallmead Household Waste Recycling Centre free of charge. . Residents may only dispose of their own waste. The centre has been developed by the re3 partnership of Bracknell Forest, Reading and Wokingham Borough Councils working with Waste Recycling Group.

The site is located in Island Road, Reading, RG2 0RP. For more information about the site including opening times, what you can recycle and a map showing the location of the site please click on the link to the re3 website below.

Opening times
Open 7 days a week

08:00 - 20:00 - 1 April - 30 September

08:00 - 18:00 - 1 October - 31 March

Closed - Christmas Day

There is a 1.95m height barrier in place. If your vehicle is taller than 1.95m please click on the link to the re3 website - Smallmead Household Waste Recycling Centre below for further information on how to access the site.

Double axle trailers and vehicles over 3.5 tonnes gross (weight of the vehicle including any waste and passengers) are not permitted on site.

Business Waste

If you are a Business, you have waste that has been generated as a result of your job, or you are being paid to dispose of something please click on the link below to the Business Waste section of the re3 website for more information about how to dispose of your waste at the site.

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