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Waste and recycling
October 10, 2022
Council presents colourful bench to the winner of litter bug trails competition
The students of Didcot Primary Academy will be sitting pretty after the school was presented with a bright multi-coloured recycled plastic bench for their playground by Cllr Sue Cooper, South Oxfordshire District Council’s cabinet member for Environment, Climate Change and Nature Recovery.
October 3, 2022
Changes to some waste collections in South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse
From 10 October there will be changes to some waste collection routes in South Oxfordshire and Vale of the White Horse to make them more efficient and environmentally friendly.
July 11, 2022
Councils bring back their FREE Litter Bug Detectives activity trails competition for the school summer holidays
From Saturday 6 August to Sunday 4 September South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse district councils are once again running FREE Litter Bug Detectives activity trails for children in villages and towns across the districts.
June 23, 2022
New cleaning project for South Oxfordshire
South Oxfordshire District Council is putting money into an extra deep cleaning project, which is set to tackle areas in the district which need a spruce up.
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.
