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Black box recycling
Two free recycling black boxes are provided to all households in West Oxfordshire and are collected weekly.
What can go in your black boxes?
Yes please:
- Plastic bottles and containers
- 'Flyaway' plastics i.e. carrier bags, polythene, small clear food packaging, bubble wrap, cling film and compost bags should be placed in a plastic bag (carrier bag or similar) in your black recycling box
- Paper and cardboard
- Drinks cartons / tetrapaks
- Food and drinks cans
- Magazines and newspapers
- Glass bottles and jars
- Aluminium foil / containers
- Aerosols
- Batteries (car batteries must go beside your box)
- Textiles and shoes
- All telephone directories
No thank you:
- Tissue paper
- Broken glass
- Pyrex
- Rechargeable batteries
- Polystyrene
- Garden and food waste
- DIY and demolition waste
- Anything contaminated with food
It helps if you rinse and separate your materials within your boxes but it is not a necessity. However, it will help the crews to sort items faster, which means a quicker and more efficient collection service for everybody.
Excess recycling
We will collect excess recycling in bags alongside your black box. If you have excess recycling please:
- leave bags open at the side of your black box
- sort out recyclable materials in the bags i.e. one type per bag
- place glass in your black box or in an open cardboard box - not in bags
You can also take recycling to various recycling banks around the district and the waste and recycling centres (tips).
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Plastics collected at kerbside (471 kB PDF) |
Recycling box reminder (73 kB PDF) |
Tips for sorting your recycling box (100 kB PDF) |
Your waste and recycling service - booklet (978 kB PDF)
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Last reviewed 26 April 2012
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