Refuse collection days

New Waste Collections Notice

On this page you will find information about the new collection scheme. The changes came into effect on 27 October 2008.

Text and Email Reminders

To get free text or email reminders, text or email your collection day to:

Zone	Text Number	Email
Blue zone	07786 200848	blue@oxford.gov.uk
Red zone	07786 200424	red@oxford.gov.uk

You will get a reminder of what box or bin to put out the night before your collection.

To stop the text reminder service, simply text 'STOP' to 07786 200848 for Blue Calendars or text 'STOP' to 07786 200424 for Red Calendars.

To stop the email reminder service, simply email 'STOP' to blue@oxford.gov.uk for Blue Calendars or email 'STOP' to red@oxford.gov.uk for Red Calendars.

Collection Days

Please note that residents in Flats or Shared houses may have different arrangements.

Christmas and New Year Collection Days 2008-09

Collections that would normally occur on bank holidays over the Christmas and New Year period will be revised (see tables below). If you are not scheduled to receive collections on these dates, your collections for Christmas and New Year week will remain the same.

All garden waste collections and bulky waste collections will be cancelled from 22 December to 4 January. Collections will resume on 5 January 2009.

Blue Calendar

	Scheduled Collection	Revised Collection
Refuse	Thur 25 Dec	Sat 27 Dec
Refuse	Fri 26 Dec	Sat 27 Dec
Green Box	Thur 25 Dec	Sat 27 Dec
Green Box	Fri 26 Dec	Mon 29 Dec
Blue Box/Bin	Thur 1 Jan	Fri 2 Jan
Blue Box/Bin	Fri 2 Jan	Sat 3 Jan

Red Calendar

	Scheduled Collection	Revised Collection
Blue Box/Bin	Thur 25 Dec	Mon 29 Dec
Blue Box/Bin	Fri 26 Dec	Tue 30 Dec
Refuse	Thur 1 Jan	Fri 2 Jan
Refuse	Fri 2 Jan	Sat 3 Jan
Green Box	Thur 1 Jan	Fri 2 Jan
Green Box	Fri 2 Jan	Sat 3 Jan

What is my collection day?

Use the street search below to find your collection day:

Find your Rubbish and Recycling Collection day by entering your street or your postcode below:

Please note: when searching, avoid abbreviations, so use street instead of st and road instead of rd. Please specify a street name that is 3 characters or greater in length.

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