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Christmas and New Year bin collections in South Oxfordshire
Household collections. From Christmas Day collections move later: Friday 25 December moves to Tuesday 29 December, Monday 28 to Wednesday 30, Tuesday 29 to Thursday 31 December, Wednesday 30 December to Saturday 2 January, Thursday 31 December to Monday 4 January and Friday 1 January to Tuesday 5 January, with later days also moved up to Friday 15 January, which is collected on Saturday 16 January. Collections return to the normal schedule from Monday 18 January. There are no garden waste collections between 25 December and 10 January; the service resumes on Monday 11 January.
Council source. Checked 10 November 2026.
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Links checked 20 September 2026.
Missed bin or a problem
Tell South Oxfordshire District Council first - it can only fix what it knows about.
We do not hold a verified missed-bin reporting link for South Oxfordshire District Council. Check the council’s official website for how to contact its collection service.
- Make a complaint to South Oxfordshire District CouncilIf reporting it didn't fix it.
Complaint didn't work either? Ask your councillors
If you've already reported the problem and used the council's complaints process, your district councillors can take up a repeated problem or a wider service failure. Find and write to my district councillors on South Oxfordshire District Council.
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Complaint routes verified 30 August 2026.
How South Oxfordshire compares
- Recycled or composted
- 61%of household waste, 2024 to 2025
- Rubbish not recycled
- 310 kgper household a year
- Cost of collections
- £74per household a year. Similar councils: £70
- Value for money
- 10 out of 10 An independently constructed WhenIsBins rating, not an official government rating.
Official figures for England, 2024 to 2025.
Local bins and recycling news
AI-generated summary, reviewed before publication. Checked 18 September 2026.
In August 2026, South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse councils paused bulky collections of fridges and freezers following a national processing backlog. Oxfordshire County Council requested restrictions for six weeks because specialist recycling capacity was constrained. The districts said they would monitor possible effects on fly-tipping and review collections when processing space became available.
Fridges need specialist treatment because their gases and insulation can damage the environment. The county also announced limited booking slots for residents taking appliances to recycling centres for safe disposal, with numbers depending on available storage.
- Oxfordshire fridge and freezer recycling concerns - BBC News — www.bbc.co.uk