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Waste Less. Clean Spaces. Better Places – Week Three: Recycle Week – Don’t Guess. Check it before you chuck it.

Practical tips, local ideas and simple swaps to help everyone reduce waste, save money and create cleaner communities.

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A close-up view of a zero-waste refills station inside a store. Transparent gravity dispenser bins line a wooden shelving unit, filled with various dry grains, pasta, rice, and seeds labeled with product names and prices. Below the main wall dispensers sit glass jars containing seeds and spices, along with a small black sign reminding customers to weigh their empty containers before filling. Additional rows of bulk bins fade into the background on the right.

September 7, 2026

Residents urged to prevent waste before it starts during Zero Waste Week

People across South Oxfordshire and the Vale of White Horse are being encouraged to discover how preventing waste can be easier than they think as Zero Waste Week gets underway. As part of the councils’ Waste Less. Clean Spaces. Better Places campaign, this week’s focus is on preventing waste before it’s created. That could mean […]

an alarm clock on a bin

June 23, 2026

Bin days staying the same, but collection times may change across South Oxfordshire and the Vale

Residents across South Oxfordshire and the Vale of White Horse are being reminded to put their bins out by 6am on their scheduled collection day, ahead of route changes starting later this month.

April 30, 2026

Let’s talk rubbish 2026 – tell us what you think of our waste and street cleaning services

Share your views on our rubbish, recycling and street cleaning services

a man with a barrow full of garden waste, next to a brown bin and a woman pointing at the bin

February 23, 2026

Residents reminded to buy their new garden waste permit

Residents who receive garden waste collections in South Oxfordshire and the Vale of White Horse are being reminded to buy a new permit if they wish to continue receiving collections from 1 April through to 31 March 2027.

The graphic features a simple illustration of a large pile of brown compost with a wooden sign sticking out of it that reads

February 19, 2026

Dig in for free! South and Vale residents invited to grab complimentary compost this March

South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse District Councils are inviting residents to collect free, nutrient-rich compost at special giveaway events this March. It’s the perfect way to recycle, reduce waste and grow something great!

The image is a medium-close shot of a young woman wearing a bright orange, reflective work jacket and black gloves. She is standing outdoors next to a green recycling bin that is overflowing with cardboard boxes and some other plastic and metal waste. The woman is looking directly at the camera with a neutral to slightly serious expression and giving a thumbs-down gesture with her right hand. Her left hand is resting near the large, brown cardboard boxes that are precariously stacked on the bin. She has her blonde hair pulled back. In the background, on a paved area that appears to be a works yard or street, there are several large refuse collection trucks, one of which is white and partially visible on the left, and another with bright orange and yellow reflective hazard stripes on its back is visible on the right. The day is overcast.

November 24, 2025

Household rubbish can only be collected if bin lids are fully closed

Find out why and what to do if you have excess waste or recycling

An illustration of a Halloween scene showing five costumed figures—a child in a grey cat suit, a man as a mummy, two people in white ghost costumes, and a woman dressed as a witch—standing on a wooden floor. They hold pumpkin baskets and jack-o'-lanterns against a wooden wall background decorated with black bats and spiders.

October 16, 2025

Five frightfully good ways to save waste this Halloween

South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse District Councils are urging residents to enjoy a spooktacular Halloween without letting waste come back to haunt them. Every year, thousands of pumpkins and costumes end up in the bin after just one night of fright. But with a few simple swaps, we can all help save money, […]

an illustration of 4 people doing gardening

October 8, 2025

Brown bin permit holders can have extra garden waste collected this Autumn

Brown bin permit holders can have extra garden waste collected for free, on their normal scheduled collection day only, between 27 October and 7 November. 

The main subject of the photograph is a trailer filled with scrap metal and large waste items, parked on a wet, paved street. The trailer has high, light grey or silver metal sides and is heavily loaded with junk, including what appears to be part of a washing machine, various metal pipes, black engine parts, and a small white appliance (perhaps a microwave or mini-oven) visible near the foreground. In the background, there is a typical street scene with two-story brick and painted houses, parked cars, and traffic signs.

October 1, 2025

Illegal scrap metal dealer ordered to pay more than £1,100 

A scrap metal dealer has been ordered to pay more than £1,100 after being found operating without the required licence.  Thomas Shurety, 26 years old of 1 Hillside View, Chinnor, Oxon, OX39 4DE, pleaded guilty at Oxford Magistrates’ Court, on 19 September 2025, to failing to produce the required documentation relating to waste and scrap […]

August 8, 2025

On the go?  Please take your recyclables home!

South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse District Councils are calling on residents to change the way they deal with litter on the go.