Refuse Collection
The Vale of White Horse District Council waste collection service helps you recycle more and reduce the amount of rubbish sent to landfill.
Food waste must be separated and is collected weekly whilst non-recyclable waste and recyclable waste are collected in alternate weeks.
Follow this link for collection dates
See below for instructions on what to put in each of the bins. For more information read the Waste Instructional Leaflet produced by the Vale of White Horse District Council.
What goes in which bin
Here is a summary of what you can and cannot put in each bin. For more details see the leaflet on the right of the page.
| Recycling | Rubbish | Food waste | |
Wheeled green recycling bin |
Wheeled grey rubbish bin |
Food waste bin bin and caddy |
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| YES | Paper and card including magazines and telephone directories Steel and aluminium food and drink cans Aluminium foil including food trays Household plastics packaging, including plastic bottles, food trays, yoghurt pots and margarine tubs Glass bottles and jars (any colour) Aerosols Food and drink cartons (Tetra Paks) Plastic bags Cardboard |
Polystyrene Cling film Crisp packets Confectionary wrappers Nappies Cold ash Sanitary products Animal litter and straw from rabbit or guinea pig hutches Used tissues/kitchen roll Cat food pouches |
Meat and fish – raw and cooked, including bones Dairy products such as cheese Raw and cooked vegetables and fruit Bread, cake and pastries Rice, pasta and beans Uneaten food from your plates and dishes Tea bags and coffee grounds Cooking oil, lard and fats Windfall apples (although these can also go in your brown bin if you pay for one) |
| NO | Batteries* Textiles* Mobile phones Mirrors Lightbulbs* Window panes, glass cookware (Pyrex), glasses etc Chinaware Children’s toys Polystyrene Clingfilm Food waste – can go in your food waste bin Garden waste** |
Recycling – can go in your recycling bin Garden waste** Food waste – can go in your food waste bin Bricks, Rubble, Soil Large items, e.g. furniture Hot ash Electrical items* |
Packaging of any sort Plastic bags Glass These can all go in your recycling bin |
* These can be recycled at the County Council Waste Recycling Centres.
** See the Vale of White Horse Garden waste pages for details of how to dispose of this.
Please put recycling loose inside your bin and make sure the bin lid is closed. Extra recycling can be put out next to your bin in clear or opaque sacks, carrier bags or cardboard boxes. Please wash and squash your recycling and remove the tops off bottles (these can still go in the recycling bin).