Waste and recycling
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
Fortnightly garden waste collections are back.
October 14, 2021
Halloween competition
We’ve launched a reuse competition for children and adults to help make Halloween more environmentally-friendly.
October 4, 2021
Litter picking equipment presented to St Nicolas school in Abingdon
St Nicolas CE Primary School in Abingdon was presented with 30 children’s hi-vis jackets and other litter picking equipment by Vale of White Horse District Council as part of a council competition.
September 21, 2021
Garden waste collections restart 27 September
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
Vale of White Horse and South Oxfordshire 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
The Vale of White Horse 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 Tuesday 21 September at 7pm at the council offices at 135 Eastern Avenue, Milton Park. Anyone wishing to speak at […]
August 27, 2021
Garden Waste Service update
3 September 2021 – please see the latest update on the garden waste service here.
July 28, 2021
Councils expand their free activity trails for children for the school summer holidays
From Monday 9 August to Monday 30 August Vale of White Horse and South Oxfordshire district councils are running FREE Litter Bug Detectives Trails for children in 19 sites across southern Oxfordshire with the chance for schools to win litter picking equipment.
July 19, 2021
Disruption to waste collection services – July 2021
We are very sorry if your bins were not emptied as expected in the past couple of weeks. Our waste collection services are still facing some disruptions. Please see our waste collection page for the latest information. Thank you.
