A guide to services and advice from the council, as well as local and national organisations, to help during the winter months.
Waste and recycling
June 8, 2022
Litter pickers urged to join the councils’ litter mapping project
South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse district councils have launched a joint litter mapping project aimed at identifying where and what type of items are littered, this information will then be used to target those areas.
March 22, 2022
A glittering future for waste collections?
Waste crews in South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse will use an electric waste truck for the first time over the next few weeks. The refuse truck (nicknamed ‘Glitterball’) will be used during a four-week trial in the districts to see if an EV is a feasible option for South Oxfordshire and Vale of […]
March 7, 2022
Food Waste Action Week This Week
This week is Food Waste Action week when our focus is helping residents to reduce food waste – a contributor to climate change.
January 4, 2022
Your waste collections in January
We know the festive period can leave even the best of us a little confused over when the bins will be emptied. So we wanted to give a helpful reminder about your collections in January. Your collection days will have changed due to the bank holidays so check our Christmas waste collections page if you’re […]
November 24, 2021
Councils reveal the food wasted in Southern Oxfordshire last Christmas and urge residents to change their ways
Southern Oxfordshire residents put around 700 tonnes of food* into their black bins last December, emitting nearly 150 tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent (CO₂e)** into the atmosphere as well as wasting valuable resources and their own money. As Christmas approaches, when so much waste is created, South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse Districts Councils […]
October 19, 2021
Garden waste service to return to fortnightly collections
The garden waste service in South Oxfordshire will return to its normal fortnightly collections from 1 November.
October 4, 2021
Litter picking equipment presented to Ladygrove Park Primary School in Didcot
Ladygrove Park Primary school was presented with 30 children’s hi-vis jackets and other litter picking equipment by South Oxfordshire District Council as part of a competition.
September 21, 2021
Garden waste collections restart next week
The temporary pause to the garden waste service is coming to an end in South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse.
September 16, 2021
Great success as children across southern Oxfordshire become Litter Bug Detectives
South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse district councils’ waste team successfully worked with 20 local parish and town councils to run children’s activity trails in the school summer holiday. Participants in the Litter Bug Detectives Trail could choose to be entered into a draw for their school to win litter picking equipment for a […]
September 9, 2021
Council meeting to discuss garden waste service
South Oxfordshire District Council will be holding an extraordinary full council meeting to discuss the issue of the garden waste service, which is currently temporarily suspended. The meeting will take place on Friday 24 September at 2pm at the council offices at 135 Eastern Avenue, Milton Park. Anyone wishing to speak at the meeting will […]
