Recycling rules for Vale of White Horse
Based on Vale of White Horse published guidance · Last verified October 2026
Under Simpler Recycling, councils across England are standardising collections. Here's what currently goes in each bin in Vale of White Horse.
Search what goes in your bins →Quick answers for Vale of White Horse
Polystyrene: Not accepted in Vale of White Horse's recycling bin
Cardboard: Goes in your recycling bin
Glass bottles and jars: Goes in your recycling bin
Any colour, with the lids on.
Food waste: Vale of White Horse has a separate food waste collection
Takes meat and fish, dairy products such as cheese and eggs, raw and cooked vegetables and fruit and more.
Shredded paper: Goes in your recycling bin
Tins and cans: Goes in your recycling bin
Including pet food.
Your bins in Vale of White Horse, by colour
Container colours as published by Vale of White Horse. Some homes get a different container. See the notes.
Black bin
Rubbish we can’t recycle
Brown bin
Garden waste
Availability: annual fee, garden waste permit
What goes in each bin
Recycling
Accepted
Your green recycling bin, plastics:
- Cleaning and beauty product bottles · Including the trigger
- Drinks bottles · With the tops on
- Food and drink cartons
- Food trays · Including black trays
- Toothpaste tubes
- Ice cream tubs
- Large sweet tubs
- Margarine tubs
- Plastic milk cartons and bottles
- Yoghurt pots
- Plant pots · all colours, please make sure they are clean
- Carrier bags
Your green recycling bin, paper and cardboard:
- Catalogues
- Phone directories
- Cereal boxes
- Cardboard and cardboard boxes
- Envelopes · Including envelopes with plastic windows
- Greeting cards · No glitter
- Junk mail
- Magazines and newspapers
- Shredded paper
- Tissue boxes
- Toilet roll tubes
- Writing paper
Your green recycling bin, glass:
- Glass bottles · Any colour, with the lids on
- Glass jars · Any colour
- Perfume bottles
Your green recycling bin, metal:
- Aerosols
- Clean foil
- Food tins and cans · Including pet food
- Steel and aluminium food and drink cans · Please wash them first
- Metal lids · Bottle and jar lids
Not accepted
Your green recycling bin, other plastics we cannot recycle:
- Black bags
- Hard plastic items (coat hangers, lunch boxes, toys)Instead: Charity shop if in good condition
- Polystyrene
Your green recycling bin, currently we cannot recycle soft plastics including:
- Plastic bags such as cereal liners and bread bags
- Fruit, veg and salad bags
- Frozen food bags
- Plastic film lids
- Cling film used to wrap meat, fish and cheese
- Crisp packets and sweet wrappers
- Plastic pouches for pet food, baby food and detergent
- Bubble wrap
- Magazine and newspaper wrappers
- Multi-pack wrapping
- Toilet roll wrapping
- Food waste, black bags, nappies and textiles
- Empty blister packsInstead: Boots blister pack recycling scheme
Food Waste
Accepted
What can I put in my food recycling caddy?:
- Meat and fish · Raw and cooked including bones
- Dairy products such as cheese and eggs
- Raw and cooked vegetables and fruit
- Bread, cakes and pastries
- Rice, pasta and beans
- Uneaten food from plates and dishes
- Tea bags and coffee grounds
- Cooking oil, lard and fats (can be placed in a plastic bottle inside or beside the caddy: please see below)
Garden Waste
Accepted
What can you put in the brown bin?:
- Grass
- Leaves
- Weeds
- Flowers and plants
- Hedge clippings
- Branches · Not more than 10cm thick
- Prunings and twigs
- Windfall fruit
- Hay / Straw / Sawdust (soiled animal bedding from non-meat eating animals only eg rabbits)
- Vegetable waste from the garden only · Not kitchen waste
Not accepted
- Packaging or sacks, even if they are compostable
When are bins collected in Vale of White Horse?
This page covers what goes in each bin. Collection days are set by the council and vary by street. See how to find your bin collection day, or browse streets by postcode to see schedules your neighbours have added.
Bank holidays, in Vale of White Horse’s own words: “Our crews will be around to empty your bins on a different day whenever there’s a bank holiday and during Christmas and New Year.” See the council’s page →
In Vale of White Horse’s own words: “Your food is collected every week.”
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Frequently asked questions
What bin does polystyrene go in Vale of White Horse?
In Vale of White Horse, polystyrene can't go in your recycling bin.
What bin does cardboard go in Vale of White Horse?
In Vale of White Horse, cereal boxes go in your recycling bin.
What bin do glass bottles and jars go in Vale of White Horse?
In Vale of White Horse, glass bottles go in your recycling bin. Any colour, with the lids on.
What bin does food waste go in Vale of White Horse?
In Vale of White Horse, food waste goes in your food waste bin. It takes meat and fish, dairy products such as cheese and eggs, raw and cooked vegetables and fruit and more.
What goes in the recycling bin in Vale of White Horse?
Vale of White Horse's recycling bin accepts cleaning and beauty product bottles, drinks bottles, food and drink cartons, food trays, toothpaste tubes, ice cream tubs, and more. Including the trigger.
What goes in the food waste bin in Vale of White Horse?
Vale of White Horse's food waste bin accepts meat and fish, dairy products such as cheese and eggs, raw and cooked vegetables and fruit, bread, cakes and pastries, rice, pasta and beans, uneaten food from plates and dishes, and more. Raw and cooked including bones.
What goes in the garden waste bin in Vale of White Horse?
Vale of White Horse's garden waste bin accepts grass, leaves, weeds, flowers and plants, hedge clippings, branches, and more. Not more than 10cm thick.
What can't be recycled in Vale of White Horse?
Items not accepted in Vale of White Horse: black bags, hard plastic items (coat hangers, lunch boxes, toys), polystyrene, plastic bags such as cereal liners and bread bags.
Helpful guides
Source: Vale of White Horse council website. Check your council's site for the latest updates.
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