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Christmas and New Year bin collections in Vale of White Horse
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 normal 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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Bins in Vale of White Horse
These are the containers used in Vale of White Horse. Which ones a home has depends on its address.
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Recycling
Food waste
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Batteries
Textiles/Clothes
Container details
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List of collections built from Vale of White Horse District Council's own service names 22 September 2026.
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- Food waste collectionsVale of White Horse District Council
- Get rid of a bulky itemVale of White Horse District Council
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Links checked 20 September 2026.
Missed bin or a problem
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How Vale of White Horse compares
- Recycled or composted
- 59%of household waste, 2024 to 2025
- Rubbish not recycled
- 317 kgper household a year
- Cost of collections
- £73per household a year. Similar councils: £67
- Value for money
- 9 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.
Vale of White Horse and South Oxfordshire awarded their joint waste-collection and street-cleaning contract to Biffa in May 2026, with a 29 June start date. The councils said no major household collection changes were planned and reported 81% satisfaction among survey respondents.
The contract includes a possible break after four years to accommodate council reorganisation. Separately, February assessments confirmed residents could keep one bin for dry recycling, including paper and card, rather than receive extra containers. Those assessments will remain under review as national policy develops. A move to a council-owned vehicle depot was also proposed.
- Councils' new residential waste collection contract ... — www.whitehorsedc.gov.uk
- South and Vale residents to keep using just one recycling bin — www.southoxon.gov.uk