Additional Recycling and Waste Containers

What should I do with recycling that won't fit in the recycling bin?

You can place extra recycling neatly at the side of your recycling bin in the old recycling boxes, a cardboard box or a clear plastic bag.

How do I get more recycling containers?

If you are a large household, you may be entitled to a larger recycling bin. Please contact us on 01865 249811.

What materials go in each recycling container?

Visit our What goes into each container page for full details.

What if I can't fit all my general waste into my green wheeled bin?

Approximately 80% of the waste in the average household bin can be recycled or composted. Please make full use of your recycling bins before placing waste into your green wheeled bin. Visit our Excess Rubbish page for more information.

Wheelie Bin and Recycling Container Dimensions

Blue and Green Recycling Boxes

An improved recycling scheme was introduced across Oxford in October 2010. All households that wanted them were delivered a blue wheelie bin for their recycling.

However, residents are still able to use their blue and green recycling boxes for their recyclable materials if they want to.

Micro Chipped Bins

Our wheelie bins are micro chipped for a number of reasons:

• So we can track lost bins, as each has a serial number relating to the property it was delivered to.
• In the future we will be able to deal with customer enquiries better by having live information fed from the trucks to the call centre, for instance why a bin hasn't been collected or where the crews are on the round.

No personal data is held on the chips, only address data.

Page last reviewed 10 February 2012