Waste collections calendar
If you are not sure which day your bins should normally be emptied on, please check our Binzone service
Below you will find a link to a PDF download showing your full Waste and Recycling calendar for 1 April to 31 March.
The calendar shows:
- details of bank holiday collections changes
- which bins will be emptied on which days
- when we will collect extra garden waste from those properties that subscribe to our garden waste service.
All bins should be put out for collection before 6am, with the lids firmly closed.
Bank holiday collection changes
When there’s a bank holiday or official public holiday, our waste and recycling collections will follow a revised schedule.
Here are the collection changes for the next bank holiday period:
| Normal collection day | Revised collection day |
| Thursday 25 December | Saturday 27 December< |
| Friday 26 December | Monday 29 December< |
| Normal collection day | Revised collection day |
| Monday 29 December | Tuesday 30 December< |
| Tuesday 30 December | Wednesday 31 December< |
| Wednesday 31 December | Friday 2 January< |
| Thursday 1 January | Saturday 3 January< |
| Friday 2 January | Monday 5 January< |
| Normal collection day | Revised collection day |
| Monday 5 January | Tuesday 6 January< |
| Tuesday 6 January | Wednesday 7 January< |
| Wednesday 7 January | Thursday 8 January< |
| Thursday 8 January | Friday 9 January |
| Friday 9 January | Saturday 10 January |
< No garden waste collections between 25 December and 8 January.
Read our latest Waste and Recycling leaflet
Click here to read our 2025-2026 Waste and Recycling information leaflet. This includes details of holiday collection changes, what to do if your rubbish isn’t collected, tips on reducing your waste, information on how you can recycle batteries, vapes and electrical items and more.
Please note, this leaflet does not contain the full waste and recycling calendar.
How to access your full Waste and Recycling Calendar
We operate the waste service in the Vale of White Horse via a two-calendar system. This means your bins may be collected differently to other streets in your area.
To ensure you select the correct waste calendar for your property, please read the following information carefully.
If you live in Appleford, Blewbury, Chilton or Harwell, please:
- to access your correct waste calendar please click here to use our postcode search – if you have trouble accessing this link, please trying again later
- click here to find out how you can add the our waste calendar to your Google Calendar or iCal
If you live anywhere else in the district, please:
- click here to download your 2025/26 waste calendar and holiday collection changes in colour – new
- click here to download your 2025/26 waste calendar and holiday collection changes in printable black and white – new
Service disruptions
If these is disruption to our services due to adverse weather, such as snow, ice, flooding or extreme heat, we will post updates on our Changes to usual collections page.
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Contact us - Biffa
01235 422123
(Text phone users add 18001 before dialing)
c/o Vale of White Horse District Council
Abbey House
Abbey Close
Abingdon
OX14 3JE
