Builders Waste Removal Bracknell

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Builders Waste Removal for Bracknell

If you live in Bracknell Forest, your tip is Longshot Lane. It is one of two recycling centres run by re3, a partnership of Bracknell Forest, Reading and Wokingham councils, and it treats building waste very differently from ordinary household rubbish. Since the end of 2023, a small amount of DIY rubble, plasterboard or even asbestos has been free, but only within strict limits per visit and per month. Anything over that is charged at the gate, by card only. Vans, pick-ups and trailers must have a booked slot before they arrive. And the council's bulky collection refuses DIY and construction waste outright. So a bathroom refit or a garden wall rebuild can produce far more than the free route allows. Here is how the re3 rules work, so you can see where the line falls and when builders waste removal makes more sense.

The free allowance is set per visit. It covers up to 100 litres of rubble, soil, plasterboard, gravel or asbestos. You can bring one large bathroom item instead, as long as it is no bigger than a bath, at 2000mm by 750mm by 700mm. It applies on a maximum of 4 visits in any 4-week period. Anything over that, on a single trip or across extra trips, is chargeable.

Staff check every vehicle for chargeable waste when it arrives. Payment is taken on site by debit, credit or pre-paid card, never cash. Timber, windows, doors and roofing materials also count as DIY waste under re3's rules.

Getting in needs some planning. Every vehicle visit is booked through Click and Tip. Slots open 7 days ahead and can be booked up to an hour before. A van, pick-up or trailer must be entered as a commercial-type vehicle, along with the type of waste. Bring ID and proof of address showing Council Tax paid to Bracknell Forest, Reading or Wokingham.

Tradespeople have a separate route. re3 runs a trade waste service for micro-businesses in the three boroughs, using the Longshot Lane and Smallmead sites. It is designed for small amounts of waste similar to what a household produces.