FAQs

I pay my council tax. Why can't my refuse be collected every week?

All residents receive a collection every week, whether it is refuse or recycling.

We introduced the alternate weekly collection scheme in order to provide an improved recycling service, and to reduce the amount of waste put into the household waste bin (which goes to landfill). Many Oxford residents have told us they want us to collect more recycling, and every resident must play their part in solving this problem.

Those local authorities with the highest recycling rates have found that alternate weekly collection is key to encouraging residents to recycle.

Residents who find that they experience difficulty with the alternate weekly collections are advised to contact us for help.

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