Once Halloween is over, West Oxfordshire residents can recycle their unwanted pumpkins as part of their weekly food waste collection service. Pumpkins can either be left alongside waste and recycling bins on collection day, or cut into pieces and placed inside the food bin. Steve Good, Cabinet Member for Environment said, “Although carving pumpkins is […]

Councillors in West Oxfordshire have pledged to make a stand against modern slavery. The District Council will adopt the Charter Against Modern Slavery which will help ensure that no workers are being exploited by companies which provide it with goods and services. A motion put forward at a meeting of the full Council on Wednesday […]

West Oxfordshire residents wanting to recycle more can now swap to a larger recycling wheelie bin for free. The current blue-lidded wheelie bin for recycling materials is a standard 240 litre size, but the new larger bin, at 360 litres, offers 50% more capacity. Cllr Steve Good, Cabinet Member for Environment, said: “We are responding […]

West Oxfordshire District Councillors are looking to turn the tide on river pollution following a successful summit. The authority recently hosted a Water Day chaired by Cllr David Harvey which saw industry bodies including the Environment Agency and Thames Water coming together with campaign groups such as Windrush Against Sewage Pollution to discuss a range […]

A letter has been sent to the owners of long-term empty properties in West Oxfordshire outlining the grants and low-cost loan schemes available to meet costs of bringing a property back into occupation.   In West Oxfordshire there are currently 317 residences identified as vacant and unused, 50 of which have been for over 2 […]