A Government proposal to bring back weekly rubbish collections across England has been warmly welcomed by the Royal Borough.

The new £250m fund is being set up to help local authorities in England switch from fortnightly to weekly collections.

Communities and Local Government Secretary Eric Pickles praised Windsor and Maidenhead for using a rewards scheme to encourage recycling.

Cllr David Burbage, Council Leader, said: "We have listened to our residents who tell us that weekly collections are essential, not only for picking up household waste and recycling but for preventing pests."

Cllr Phil Bicknell, cabinet member for highways transport and environment, said the Royal Borough's recycling rewards scheme with RecycleBank had been used by the Government as an example of how to boost recycling.

Since the roll out of the RecycleBank scheme, 44 per cent of collected waste, (as of July), has been recycled.