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This page includes collections for household waste, how to dispose of other waste, Waste Reception Centres, information from and links to 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 small domestic waste is collected on Tuesdays, Wednesdays or Thursdays depending on your road.

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 by making Saturday visits.

Green boxes

Dust bin

The Vale has introduced a Brown Bin scheme for the garden waste and cardboard. Brown wheely bins are collected every fortnight. More detail via the Vale website. Click here for the collection schedule until March 2010! This costs £33 per year.

Please don't put any plastic materials at all in your brown bin. It could cause the whole load to be rejected and sent to landfill at extra cost.

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, Drayton or Millets or Wyevale South Hinksey between 30 Dec and 7 Jan
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

Green Box, Brown Bin and Waste Collection Dates 2009

Up to and including New Year 2010

Normal collection	Will be collected on
Easter 2009
Friday 10 April	Tuesday 14 April
Monday 13 April	Wednesday 15 April
Tuesday 14 April	Thursday 16 April
Wednesday 15 April	Friday 17 April
Thursday 16 April	Saturday 18 April
Friday 17 April	Monday 20 April
Monday 20 April	Tuesday 21 April
Tuesday 21 April	Wednesday 22 April
Wednesday 22 April	Thursday 23 April
Thursday 23 April	Friday 24 April
Friday 24 April	Saturday 25 April
Early May Bank Holiday
Monday 4 May	Tuesday 5 May
Tuesday 5 May	Wednesday 6 May
Wednesday 6 May	Thursday 7 May
Thursday 7 May	Friday 8 May
Friday 8 May	Saturday 9 May
Spring Holiday
Monday 25 May	Tuesday 26 May
Tuesday 26 May	Wednesday 27 May
Wednesday 27 May	Thursday 28 May
Thursday 28 May	Friday 29 May
Friday 29 May	Saturday 30 May
Summer Bank Holiday
Monday 31 August	Tuesday 1 September
Tuesday 1 September	Wednesday 2 September
Wednesday 2 September	Thursday 3 September
Thursday 3 September	Friday 4 September
Friday 4 September	Saturday 5 Septembert
Christmas 2009
Friday 25 December	Tuesday 29 December
Monday 28 December	Wednesday 30 December
Tuesday 29December	Thursday 31 December
Wednesday 30 December	Monday 4 January
Thursday 31 December	Tuesday 5 January
New Year 2010
Friday 1 January	Wednesday 6 January
Monday 2 January	Thursday 7 January
Tuesday 3 January	Friday 8 January
Wednesday 6 January	Saturday 9 January
Thursday 7 January	Monday 11 January
Friday 8 January	Tuesday 12 January
Monday 11 January	Wednesday 13 January
Tuesday 12 January	Thursday 14 January
Wednesday 13 January	Friday 15 January
Thursday 14 January	Saturday 16 January
Friday 15 January	Monday 18 January
Monday 18 January	Tuesday 19 January
Tuesday 19 January	Wednesday 20 January
Wednesday 20 January	Thursday 21 January
Thursday 21 January	Friday 22 January
Friday 22 January	Saturday 23 January

The Vale will collect fridges and freezers and large domestic items by prior arrangement.	Contact the Vale's Waste team on 01235 520202 or email waste.team@whitehorsedc.gov.uk

Many things can be taken to a Waste Reception 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 is usually open everyday including most public holidays Mondays to Fridays 8.30-17.30 Saturdays and Sundays 8.30-16.00 To confirm call 01865 815796.

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.

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. Click on the logo below.

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 under new regulations, 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 Helpline	0800 807060 (freephone)

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