Non-metropolitan district · South East, England
Vale of White Horse bin collection day
Check your Vale of White Horse bin day, plan around bank holidays and set up free reminders for every collection. Vale of White Horse District Council empties bins in 9 postcode districts, including OX1, OX2, OX8 and OX11, covering places such as Abingdon, Appleford and Appleton.
Check your Vale of White Horse bin day
The quickest way to see the next date for each of your bins is the council's own checker. Pick your address and it lists every collection.
Link goes to eform.whitehorsedc.gov.uk. If it has moved, use the GOV.UK bin day finder or the council website.
Check a postcode in Vale of White Horse
Not sure whether your street is in Vale of White Horse? Postcode districts on council borders can be split, so enter your full postcode to check.
Vale of White Horse at a glance
About 137,910 people live in Vale of White Horse (mid-2020 estimate) across 578 square kilometres. That makes it a mix of towns and countryside, where rural rounds can be long and run early.
Council: Vale of White Horse District Council
Type: Non-metropolitan district
County council: Oxfordshire County Council
Region: South East
Who collects what in Vale of White Horse
Vale of White Horse District Council collects household bins, recycling, garden waste and bulky items. Oxfordshire County Council is the waste disposal authority, so it runs the household waste recycling centres (the tips) and decides where the waste goes after collection. If you have a question about your bin day, missed bins or new bins, contact Vale of White Horse. For tip opening hours, van permits or booking a tip slot, contact Oxfordshire County Council.
Bank holidays and Vale of White Horse bin days
When a bank holiday lands on or before your collection day, Vale of White Horse may collect as normal or move collections later in the week. These are the next bank holidays in England and Wales:
| Date | Bank holiday |
|---|---|
| Friday, 25 December 2026 | Christmas Day |
| Monday, 28 December 2026 | Boxing Day (substitute day) |
| Friday, 1 January 2027 | New Year's Day |
| Friday, 26 March 2027 | Good Friday |
| Monday, 29 March 2027 | Easter Monday |
Christmas and New Year cause the biggest changes. See Christmas bin collections for what usually happens.
Recycling rules in England
Under Simpler Recycling, councils in England must collect the same core recycling from every home: paper and card, glass, metal, plastic (including cartons), food waste every week, and garden waste for households that ask and pay any charge. The rules applied from 31 March 2026, with plastic film and bags joining the plastic stream from 31 March 2027. Councils still choose their own bins, colours and rotas.
GOV.UK: Simpler Recycling household guidance
Not sure which bin something goes in? Our which bin A to Z covers everyday items, and bin colours explained covers what each colour usually means. Vale of White Horse has the final say, so check its website if your bin label disagrees.
Postcode districts in Vale of White Horse
Vale of White Horse collects bins in all or part of these postcode districts. Districts marked on more than one council page cross a boundary.
Towns and villages in Vale of White Horse
Bins in these places are collected by Vale of White Horse.
- Abingdon (OX14)
- Appleford (OX14)
- Appleton (OX13)
- Ardington (OX12)
- Ashbury (SN6)
- Asthall Leigh (OX8)
- Baulking (SN7)
- Bessels Leigh (OX13)
- Blewbury (OX11)
- Boars Hill (OX1)
- Bourton (SN6)
- Brighthampton (OX8)
- Buckland (SN7)
- Burcot (OX14)
- Buscot (SN7)
- Carswell Marsh (SN7)
- Charlton (OX12)
- Charney Bassett (OX12)
- Charterville Allotments (OX8)
- Childrey (OX12)
- Chilton (OX11)
- Coleshill (SN6)
- Compton Beauchamp (SN6)
- Cothill (OX13)
- Cumnor (OX2)
- Denchworth (OX12)
- Drayton (OX14)
- Dry Sandford (OX13)
- East Challow (OX12)
- East Ginge (OX12)
- East Hanney (OX12)
- East Hendred (OX12)
- Eaton (OX13)
- Eaton Hastings (SN7)
- Faringdon (SN7)
- Fernham (SN7)
- Fordwells (OX8)
- Freeland (OX8)
- Frilford (OX13)
- Fyfield (OX13)
- Garford (OX13)
- Goosey (SN7)
- Great Coxwell (SN7)
- Grove (OX12)
- Harwell (OX11)
- Hatford (SN7)
- High Cogges (OX8)
- Hinton Waldrist (SN7)
- Idstone (SN6)
- Kennington (OX1)
- Kingston Bagpuize (OX13)
- Kingston Lisle (OX12)
- Letcombe Bassett (OX12)
- Letcombe Regis (OX12)
- Little Coxwell (SN7)
- Littleworth (SN7)
- Long Hanborough (OX8)
- Longcot (SN7)
- Longworth (OX13)
- Lyford (OX12)
- Marcham (OX13)
- Milton (OX14)
- Milton Hill (OX13)
- Netherton (OX13)
- New Yatt (OX8)
- North Hinksey (OX2)
- Poffley End (OX8)
- Pusey (SN7)
- Radley (OX14)
- Sandleigh (OX13)
- Shellingford (SN7)
- Shifford (OX8)
- Shippon (OX13)
- Shrivenham (SN6)
- South Hinksey (OX1)
- Sparsholt (OX12)
- Stanford in the Vale (SN7)
- Steventon (OX13)
- Sunningwell (OX13)
- Sutton Courtenay (OX14)
- Sutton Wick (OX14)
- Tubney (OX13)
- Uffington (SN7)
- Upton (OX11)
- Wantage (OX12)
- Watchfield (SN6)
- West Challow (OX12)
- West Ginge (OX12)
- West Hanney (OX12)
- West Hendred (OX12)
- West Lockinge (OX12)
- Woolstone (SN7)
- Wootton (OX1)
- Wytham (OX2)
Councils near Vale of White Horse
- Oxford bin collection
- Swindon bin collection
- West Berkshire bin collection
- West Oxfordshire bin collection
- South Oxfordshire bin collection
- Cotswold bin collection
Vale of White Horse bin questions
How do I find my bin collection day in Vale of White Horse?
Do Vale of White Horse bin days change on bank holidays?
What should I do if Vale of White Horse misses my bin?
Does Vale of White Horse collect food waste?
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Which postcodes does Vale of White Horse cover?
Bin Collection Day is independent and not run by Vale of White Horse District Council. Collection dates and services can change at short notice; the council's website is always the final word.