Oxford City Council
Street Care and Cleaning
We are responsible for the cleaning and maintaining the streets in Oxford. Please select a topic from the list at the bottom of this page to find the information you are looking for. Environmental Photo Reporting SchemeOur Environmental Photo Reporting scheme allows you to report graffiti or abandoned vehicles in your area by sending us your digital photos of the problems. Visit our Environmental Photo Reporting page for full details of the scheme. Emergency Out of Hours ServiceOur City Works team provides a 24 hour, 7 days a week emergency service. An officer will be on duty outside office hours. If you have a GENUINE EMERGENCY relating to street cleaning which may put the public at risk if not reported, you should contact us. Examples include:
Calls about regular activities such as problems with litter, reporting graffiti or flyposting, missed collections or ordering a bulky waste collection should be made during normal office hours: Monday to Friday 8am - 6pm (excluding bank holidays). Residents can contact us outside office hours on 01865 249811 with an emergency street cleaning problem.
Environmental Photo Reporting
Information about how to send us images of environmental blackspots around the city
Abandoned Bicycles
Information about what constitutes an abandoned bicycle and what we do about the problem
Abandoned Shopping Trolleys
Information about removing abandoned shopping trolleys
Abandoned Vehicles
Information about abandoned vehicles in Oxford
Animals
Details of how to report dead animals and dog fouling.
Balloon Releases
Information about the Council's "Don't Let Go Campaign" about mass balloon releases
Drainage and Jetting
Information about the Council's jetter service
Flyposting
Cleansing Services are responsible for the removal of flyposting in Oxford City.
Flytipping
How to deal with fly-tipped items.
Footpaths and Cycle Tracks
Information about public footpaths, footways and cycle tracks
Graffiti Removal
Information about graffiti removal
Litter Removal
Information about litter removal, chewing gum removal and the provision and maintenance of littler bins in Oxford.
Needles and syringes
How to deal with needles and syringes
Public Toilets
Locations of public toilets in Oxford and the facilities available at each site
Road Maintenance
Information about road maintenance including roadworks, pot holes, road gritting, road markings, manhole covers and bollards
Street Furniture
Information about bus shelters, street name plates, street lighting, lifebelts, road signs, benches and finger posts.
Chewing Gum
Details of our chewing gum campaign launched on 12th Sept 2007 Page last reviewed 7 Oct 2008 Copyright © Oxford City Council 2008 |