Waste collections calendar

Below you will find a link to a PDF download showing your full Waste and Recycling calendar for April 2024 to March 2025.

The calendar shows:

which bins will be emptied on which days
details of bank holiday collections changes
when we will collect extra garden waste from those properties that subscribe to our garden waste service.

All bins should be put out for collection before 6am, with the lids firmly closed.

How to access your full 2024-2025 Waste and Recycling Calendar

Due to recent changes to our collection routes, we now operate the waste service in the Vale of White Horse via a two-calendar system. This means your bins may be collected differently to other streets in your area.

To ensure you select the correct waste calendar for your property, please read the following information carefully.

If you live in Appleford, Blewbury, Chilton or Harwell, please:

to access your correct 2024/25 waste calendar please click here to use our postcode search – if you have trouble accessing this link, please trying again later
click here to find out how you can add the our waste calendar to your Google Calendar or iCal – please be aware, these instructions were updated on 26 March 2024, if you synced your calendar before then, please follow the updated instructions to ensure you have the correct calendar on your phone.

If you live anywhere else in the district, please:

Bank holiday collection changes

When there’s a bank holiday or official public holiday, our waste and recycling collections will follow a revised schedule. Here are the collection changes for the next holiday period:

Normal collection day	Revised collection day
Monday 27 May	Tuesday 28 May
Tuesday 28 May	Wednesday 29 May
Wednesday 29 May	Thursday 30 May
Thursday 30 May	Friday 31 May
Friday 31 May	Saturday 1 June

Extra garden waste collections

If you are subscribed to our brown bin service you can have extra garden waste collected for free, on your normal collection day only, during the following periods in 2024:

15 to 26 April, and
28 October to 8 November

To find out more, visit our garden waste information page.

Download our latest Waste and Recycling leaflet

You can also download a copy of 2024-2025 Waste and Recycling information leaflet. This includes details of holiday collection changes, what to do if your rubbish isn’t collected, tips on reducing your waste, information on how you can recycle batteries and much more. Please note, this leaflet does not contain the full waste and recycling calendar