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Household Waste and Recycling > Household Waste and Recycling

Can I continue to use my own dustbin? If not, where can I dispose of my old one?
Can I have more than one garden waste bag?
Can I put cat litter and dog faeces into the garden waste bag?
Can I still use the plastic green sacks?
Do I have to wash my tins, glass and plastic?
Does my bin have a microchip? What will you use this information for?
Does Oxford City Council have records relating to landfill?
Does the Council have information on compost bins?
Does the Council provide rubbish bins?
How can I find out what day my rubbish is due to be collected?
How can I get rid of a bulk item of household waste?
How can I get rid of maggots?
How can I prevent smells and unwanted visitors in my refuse bin?
How can I recycle drinks cartons (Tetra-paks)?
How do I remember what material goes in which container?
How do I report a waste collection problem?
How will you stop wheelie bins cluttering up pavements?
I am concerned about fly tipping.
I am unable to manage a box physically. What alternative is there?
I have some asbestos that I need to get rid of
I pay my council tax. Why can't my refuse be collected every week?
If I have too much recycling for my boxes, can I have another?
Must I have a wheelie bin, as I produce very little waste?
Other councils have failed with alternate weekly collections. Why should this work in Oxford?
What happens on public holidays?
What if the wheelie bin is too small for my needs?
When is Redbridge open?
Which plastics can go into the blue box?
Why is my recycling box sometimes left in the road?

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