Waste and recycling

This page includes collections for household waste, how to dispose of other waste, waste recycling centres, information from the Vale of the White Horse Council, the Oxfordshire County Council's waste strategy and what to do about fly tipping.

Household waste

The Vale of the White Horse District Council provides 'green boxes' for the collection of recyclable materials ie paper, glass, plastic bottles, cans, clothes and shoes, aluminium foil, batteries, aerosols and mobile phones. In Radley green boxes are normally collected on Mondays - usually quite early. Collections at Woodlands, Pebble Hill and Bigwood are on Wednesdays.

Other domestic waste is collected on Tuesdays, Wednesdays or Thursdays depending on your road.

The Vale has a Brown Bin scheme for the garden waste and cardboard for which it charges an annual fee for a fortnightly collection. More details and the collection schedule are available from the Vale website.

All bins and boxes should be at the kerbside by 7 am. There are no collections on public holidays - the collections catch up after a week or so according to a published schedule.

The Vale will collect fridges and freezers and other large domestic items by prior arrangement.

Contact the Vale's waste team on 01235 520202 or email waste.team@whitehorsedc.gov.uk

The Vale produces a leaflet which gives loads of helpful information on how to take care of waste. It gives details of what should be disposed of where.

More information is available on the Vale's website.

A-W of where to recycle your waste
Asbestos	Contact Oxfordshire County Council - see waste leaflet below
Aerosols	Green Box
Aluminium foil (washed)	Green Box
Batteries	Green Box (in a clear plastic bag)
Cardboard	Brown Bin or Millets,Tesco, Tilsley Park or Peachcroft Shopping Centre
Carrier bags	Collection point at supermarket
Cards - Chrismas and greetings	Brown Bin or some local charities or supermarkets
CDs	Tesco, Peachcroft Shopping Centre
Christmas trees	Brown bin, Redbridge or Drayton Waste Recycling Centre, Millets or Wyevale South Hinksey for a set period after Christmas (see Vale website for dates)
Clothing	Green box - if good quality (in a bag marked clothing)
Cooking oil	Add small amounts toyour composter or take to a Waste Recycling Centre
DIY materials	Take to a Waste Recycling Centre
Drink cans	Green Box
Electrical items	Take to a Waste Recycling Centre
Food cans	Green Box
Fridges and freezers	Take to a Waste Recycling Centre or contact the Council
Furniture & houshold items	The OCVA may be interested - see leaflet - or contact the Council
Glass bottles and jars	Green box
Glass - broken	wrapped and labeled with household waste - not Green box
Hazardous waste	Contact OCC Waste Management team - details below
Liquids	Contact the Vale Waste Team - details below
Mobile phones	Green box
Motor oil	Take to a Waste Recycling Centre or try your local garage
Paint	Contact OCC Waste Management team - details below
Paper (except yellow pages)	Green box - shredded paper must be in an envelope or paper bag to avoid spillage
Plastic bottles (no tubs, pots or films)	Green box
Plastic packaging	Tesco, Millets, Peachcroft Shopping Centre, White Horse Leisure Centre, Tilsley Park
Trade waste	Must go to a Waste Recycling Centre where a charge will be made.
Waxed cardboard packs - tetra packs - for fruit juices etc	Tesco
Wrapping paper	Brown bin


Waste recycling centres Many things can be taken to a waste recycling centre. The nearest to Radley is at Redbridge at the bottom end of the Abingdon Road in Oxford. (Note you have to approach it via the ring road, not over Redbridge itself.) The next nearest is at Drayton on the south side on the road to Steventon. Full details on the waste leaflet - below.
Redbridge will accept three items of large scale DIY waste, eg a bath, a window frame or a tree stump, for free - the next ten items cost £1 each. Green compostable waste is free. The service does not apply to trade or business waste, eg where your home improvements are done by a contractor. There is a leaflet available at Redbridge or call the Oxfordshire County Council waste team on 08450 504550 or email waste.management@oxfordshire.gov.uk Redbridge is usually open everyday including most public holidays (call 01865 815796 to confirm). Mondays to Fridays 8.30-17.30 Saturdays and Sundays 8.30-16.00

Waste strategy
Oxfordshire County Council has a strategy to reduce the amount of waste sent to landfill. More information is available at www.oxfordshire.gov.uk/waste Order your free waste reduction pack from 01865 816070 or waste.management@oxfordshire.gov.uk Measure your waste footprint at www.ch4.org.uk Send your views to waste.management@oxfordshire.gov.uk

Fly tipping - your responsibilities
Are you aware that YOU have a duty of care to ensure your waste is only passed on to authorised carriers. If waste that originated from YOU is found to have been fly tipped, then YOU could face a fine of up to £5,000. (Defra Press Notice 517/05 www.defra.gov.uk) You can check if your waste carrier is registered by searching at: www.environment-agency.gov.uk/publicregister If you are aware of any fly tipping, please call the Environment Agency 24-hour Incident Hotline: 0800 807060 (freephone)

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