A guide to council services over the Christmas and New Year period when the council offices are closed to the public. Abbey House – Reception will close at Abbey House from 4pm on Tuesday 24 December 2024 and will reopen on Thursday 2 January 2025 at 8.30am. Waste collections – all you need to know about waste …
Category: Waste and Recycling
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Young winners of council’s waste trails presented with a colourful prize
Students at Millbrook School in Grove have a new place to rest in the playground after the school was presented with a multi-coloured recycled plastic bench for their playground by Councillor Mark Coleman, Vale of White Horse District Council Cabinet Member for Environmental Services and Waste. The top prize was given as part of the …
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Changes coming next year to garden waste service in South and Vale
South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse District Councils have set out plans to change the way their garden waste service is paid for in 2025. The councils’ have agreed the introduction of a permit scheme from April 2025 which will include subscribers receiving a sticker for their bins to identify them as fully paid-up …
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Successful residential waste collection contract extended
One of the country’s most successful residential waste collection contracts has been extended this month. South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse District Councils announced an agreement today, to extend their joint contract with waste contractor, Biffa, for two more years. The contract will now run until June 2026. The shared contract has helped keep the …
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Festive Food Waste Quiz
The waste team from South and Vale District Councils has put together a Festive Food Waste Quiz to help residents reduce and recycle their food waste during the holiday period. One winner from each district will receive a voucher worth £100 for a local farm shop and a small hamper containing items to help with waste reduction. The quiz will …
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South and Vale media release – Brown bin subscribers can leave out extra garden waste
Residents who are subscribed to the district council brown bin garden waste service in South Oxfordshire or the Vale of White Horse can have extra garden waste collected for free, on their normal collection day only, between 30 October and 10 November. Householders will be able to put out a maximum of up to four additional sacks of garden waste, per brown bin …
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Recycling – helping you to get it right
You are among the best recyclers in the country however, despite everyone’s best intentions, every week thousands of the wrong items still end up in our recycling bins by mistake. When this happens it can be very difficult to remove them and, if it’s food waste or other messy items then it could result in …
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Residents urged to ‘Check it before you chuck it’
We are urging residents to ‘Check it before you chuck it’ as part of a drive to increase the amount and quality of recycling in the district. South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse District Councils have launched a new campaign asking people to check before they chuck items in their recycling bins. An estimated …
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Longer opening hours for recycling centres
From Oxfordshire County Council: This is not one of our bigger campaigns, so we have provided the text you need below. There is a useful image in the portal if you need it. Headline: Late night recycling til 8pm Information: Our household waste and recycling centres open for longer during the summer. You can pop …
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Do it for your Dog: Bag it and Bin it
Kennington Parish Council provides free dog waste bags around the village in case you have forgotten yours and dog waste can be placed in any bin, not just the dog waste bins. There really is no excuse not to bag it and bin it. If you see anyone failing to pick up after their dog, …
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