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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.
July 16, 2025
Rubbish judgment sees resident fined for A34 fly-tip
Vale of White Horse District Council has successfully prosecuted a Didcot resident after their waste was found fly-tipped in a layby on the A34 southbound, near Kennington—an area of persistent public concern around litter and illegal dumping.
October 17, 2022
Council presents colourful bench to the winner of its litter bug trails competition
There’s a new ‘seat of learning’ at Wootton St Peters School after the school was presented with a bright multi-coloured recycled plastic bench for their playground by Councillor Sally Povolotsky, Vale of White Horse District Council Cabinet Member for Climate Emergency and Environment.
July 11, 2022
Councils bring back their FREE Litter Bug 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 8, 2022
Litter pickers urged to join the councils’ litter mapping project
Vale of White Horse and South Oxfordshire 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.
May 17, 2021
Councils launch a Litter Bug Detectives Activity Trail for summer half term holiday
From Saturday 29 May to Saturday 5 June Vale of White Horse and South Oxfordshire district councils are running a new Litter Bug Detectives Trail for children in four parks across southern Oxfordshire. The trails will be available in Edmonds Park in Didcot, Southern Road Recreation Ground in Thame, Abbey Garden Meadows in Abingdon and […]
