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:

Normal collection day	Revised collection day
Monday 25 August	Tuesday 26 August
Tuesday 26 August	Wednesday 27 August
Wednesday 27 August	Thursday 28 August
Thursday 28 August	Friday 29 August
Friday 29 August	Saturday 30 August

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 find out how you can add the our waste calendar to your Google Calendar or iCal

Extra garden waste collections

If you are subscribed to our brown bin service you can have extra garden waste collected for free, on your normal collection day only, during the following periods in 2025:

27 October to 7 November

To ensure your extra garden waste will be eligible for collection, please see our Garden Waste pages.

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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