Food waste and an increased range of other recyclables will soon be able to be recycled by more than 56,000 homes across South Oxfordshire.

Delivery of new bins began last month and collection will start in the week beginning Monday, June 8.

Most households will receive a food waste bin, a small kitchen caddy bin, a green wheeled bin for recycling and a grey wheeled bin for the rest of the rubbish.

People will get full instructions on how to use the food waste bin properly, a comprehensive list of what materials can go inside each bin and a calendar of collection days.

David Dodds, cabinet member for waste, said: “As you can imagine, the practicalities of delivering bins to over 56,000 properties is no mean feat – which is why we are starting to deliver them from the end of March onwards.

"But, as tempting as it might be to start using them before the new service starts on June 8, unfortunately we won’t be able to empty them as the specially adapted trucks won’t have arrived, so residents should continue as normal until then.

“When residents can start using these bins they will be able to recycle much more of the rubbish they throw away such as food waste, which currently goes to landfill, and glass, drink cartons like Tetra Paks, aluminium foil, and aerosols from their home for the first time, which should make a massive difference to the amount we throw away.”

For more information on the waste changes visit or call 01491 823000.