Your guide

Keep your bin store clean and tidy

Your waste and recycling bins are stored in the communal area and are shared between

to waste and
you and the other people in your flats. It is the responsibility of everyone living here to
keep the area around the bins clean and tidy. Please make sure your rubbish goes in to
the right bins otherwise this may result in the recycling bins not being emptied.
Cherwell District Council:

recycling
WILL empty your bins and return them to the bin area.
WILL NOT clean or pick litter from around your bins.
WILL only take cardboard boxes that are too large for the bins if they are
flattened and put neatly next to your blue bins.
WILL NOT take any other rubbish or large items from on top of or around your bins.

Please be aware that your landlord or managing agents are responsible for the upkeep
and maintenance of communal areas, both internal and external, including bin stores.

Getting rid of Useful contacts and resources:

B lu e bin G re e n bin
LARGE ITEMS
Household waste recycling centres
Ardley recycling centre:

Cherwell District Council will ONLY COLLECT

waste that is in the bins. If you have an
item or items that are too big for the bins
such as old furniture, suitcases or white
goods you MUST arrange for this to be
disposed of yourself.
There are lots of places for larger items
such as:
Cherwell District Council will collect
up to 3 large items for a small charge.
You can take large items to a local
recycling and household waste site.
Various charities and community
groups will take large items if they
are still in good working order.
Brackley Road, Ardley, OX27 7PH
Alkerton recycling centre:
R e cy cli n g R u b bis h
Stratford Road, Alkerton, Nr Banbury,
OX15 6HZ
www.oxfordshire.gov.uk
Book a bulky waste collection
from Cherwell District Council:
Call us on: 01295 227003
For more information visit:
www.cherwell.gov.uk/bulkywaste
Local community groups
For a list of local community groups who
accept large reusable items such as good
quality furniture:
www.cherwell.gov.uk/bulkywaste

customer.service@cherwell-dc.gov.uk 01295 227003  @CherwellRecycle

What can you The GREEN BIN
recycle?
Please use the BLUE bin
non–
recyclable
rubbish
cling film and
carrier bags
is ONLY for items
which cannot be
to recycle these items: recycled, such as:
nappies plastic toys

magazines, cans and plastic bottles plastic tubs,

newspapers cardboard tins and containers trays drink cartons
and paper and pots

polystyrene crisp packets

tin foil and envelopes shredded phonebooks chocolate and

foil trays (including paper and biscuit tins aerosols
windows) catalogues

Make sure you only put the right things in the blue bin.
Please take glass
Please DO
BOTTLES and JARS
NOT put
these items in to a bottle bank
the blue bin: for RECYCLING
food
polystyrene (wrapped or crisp packets nappies
unwrapped)

There are over 100 places across Cherwell where you can recycle
glass bottles and jars so you are never far away from a bottle bank.
To find your nearest bottle bank and recycling points for OTHER ITEMS
Pyrex, glass such as batteries, electrical items and textiles please visit:
glass bottles sheet and wood textiles cling film and plastic toys
and jars carrier bags
drink glasses www.cherwell.gov.uk/recycling