Black bin collection day.
Your black bin is for non-recyclable items, which will be sent to landfill. There shouldn’t be much left after you have recycled your food waste and all the items that go in your green bin. Things that can go in your black bin include:
- cling film
- polystyrene
- crisp packets
- sanitary products
- nappies
- cat litter
- VHS tapes/cassettes (however, up to 100 tapes at a time can be sent to EMS provided that you pay for the postage)
Please do not put the following in your black dustbin
- bricks
- rubble
- soil
- large items i.e. furniture
- electrical items
- garden waste
- batteries
- hot ash (can go in the black bin once cooled)
These can all be taken to the county council waste recycling centres.
Paint
If you can’t use up spare paint or give it away, the best way to dispose of it is to add sawdust, sand or soil to the tin and leave the lid off until the paint becomes solid and dry. You can then put it in your black bin.
For more information on refuse collection please visit the following South Oxford District Council website links:
http://www.southoxon.gov.uk/services-and-advice/recycling-rubbish-and-waste/household-collections/collection-days
Food waste caddy collection day.
South Oxfordshire District Council will collect the following:
Food waste items
All your raw and cooked food waste such as leftovers and spoilt food, and including:
- meat and fish – raw and cooked including bones
- all dairy products such as cheese and eggs
- raw and cooked vegetables and fruit
- bread, cakes and pastries
- rice, pasta and beans
- uneaten food from your plates and dishes
- tea bags and coffee grounds
- cooking oil, lard and fats (do not put cooking oil in plastic containers)
- old flowers
What cannot go in your food recycling bin?
- packaging
- plastic bags
- glass
These can all go in your recycling bin.
Lining your food recycling caddy
Food waste for recycling can be put into your caddy loose, wrapped in a couple of sheets of newspaper, or in caddy liners with the code EN 13432. Caddy liners are composted along with the food at our in-vessel composting plant but are removed at our anaerobic digestion plants and used to make refuse derived fuel.
For more information on refuse collection please visit the following South Oxford District Council website links:
http://www.southoxon.gov.uk/services-and-advice/recycling-rubbish-and-waste/household-collections/collection-days
Art Exhibition & Silent Auction Sponsored by Earth Trust, Little Wittenham, Oxfordshire, OX14 4QZ
A fundraising exhibition and auction of paintings, prints, ceramics and sculpture from a host of professional and amateur artists, held in our beautiful 19th Century Fison Barn £30 per person Includes drinks, music and a hot fork supper. Poster for event can be viewed here.
First World War Exhibition in Astons’ Village Hall. Talks and films. War diaries, photos, books and memorabilia on display. Children’s Village Poppy Trail. Free entry and all welcome.
Saturday 12.30 – 5pm. Sunday 12.00 – 6pm.
click here to see event poster.
ASTONS’ BONFIRE
AND FIREWORKS NIGHT
Including special WW1 Commemoration events
SATURDAY 8th NOVEMBER 2014
ASTONS’ RECREATION GROUND, CHALK HILL
SPECIAL EVENTS START FROM 5.00pm – DON’T MISS THEM!
FREE ENTRY, BUT PLEASE DONATE ON ARRIVAL TO HELP PAY FOR NEXT YEAR
Special exciting new act 5.1-5.45: ‘THE FIREATERS’!
Followed by
Our Special MINI CHILDRENS’ FIREWORK S DISPLAY,
to ease the little ones in for the lighting of the
HUGE BONFIRE– our biggest ever!
Then
The Special WW1 COMMEMORATIVE FIREWORK EVENT
Before The Fantastic
MAIN FIREWORKS EXTRAVAGANZA
Hot Food and Drink available from the very beginning at 5pm
Big Barbecue
Serving Burgers and Hot Dogs
Licensed Bar
Serving Draft Bitter, Lager, Cider, Mulled Wine, Wine, Soft Drinks
Children’s Stall
Selling Crisps, Chocolate Apples, Sweets, Soft Drinks, Luminous Novelties
Please click here for event poster.
First World War Exhibition in Astons’ Village Hall. Talks and films. War diaries, photos, books and memorabilia on display. Children’s Village Poppy Trail. Free entry and all welcome.
Saturday 12.30 – 5pm. Sunday 12.00 – 6pm.
click here to see event poster.
Have you heard about the Earth Trust’s fantastic River of Life wetland?
What types of engagement would you like to see at such a site? What type of access (boardwalk/hides) and interpretation (information boards or digital information) would you appreciate? Whatever your interests – the arts, natural history, cultural history, archaeology – we’re keen to hear your thoughts.
Join Earth Trust’s Dr Kerry Lock and Eco-Hydrologist Dr Curt Lambert to find out more about the Earth Trust and the creation of the River of Life, and engage in a discussion about your wishes regarding access, interpretation, courses and tours on site. All welcome.
Please click here for event poster.
Brown bin collection day.
South Oxfordshire District Council will collect the following:
- Grass
- Leaves
- Weeds
- Flowers and plants
- Hedge clippings
- Branches (not more than 10cm thick)
- Prunings and twigs
- Windfall fruit
- Hay / Straw (soiled animal bedding from non-meat eating animals only eg rabbits)
- Vegetable waste from the garden only eg potato tops (not kitchen waste)
The following cannot be put in the brown bin:
- Food or kitchen waste (put this in your food waste bin)
- Cat or dog faeces
- Vacuum dust or fire cinders
- Soil, stones or rubble
- Wood that has been treated or painted
- Cardboard, Tetra packs (milk or juice cartons), or wrapping paper (these can go in your green recycling bin)
- Plastic flower pots, trays or bags
- Weeds that need reporting to the Environment Agency, like Japanese knotweed and ragwort.
For more information on refuse collection please visit the following South Oxford District Council website links:
http://www.southoxon.gov.uk/services-and-advice/recycling-rubbish-and-waste/household-collections/collection-days