Waste Recycling Centres (rubbish tips)

You can get rid of household rubbish at one of the waste recycling centres (rubbish tips) provided by Oxfordshire County Council.

Oakley Wood is the recycling centre in South Oxfordshire. The centre is signposted off the A4130 Nettlebed road 1.5, miles east of Wallingford. View a map of Oakley Wood

Other waste recycling centres in Oxfordshire include:

Alkerton - Nr Banbury
Ardley Fields - Ardley
Dean - Nr Chipping Norton
Dix - Stanton Harcourt
Redbridge - Oxford
Drayton - Nr Abingdon
Stanford in the Vale - Faringdon

Visit the County Council's website for a full list of waste and recycling centres in Oxfordshire and for maps on their location.

Opening hours

Monday to Sunday - 8am to 5pm
Thursday late night opening until 8pm, from 1 April to 30 September

The recycling centres accept a wide range of household recyclables and waste for landfill for no charge, except tyres and DIY waste.

What you can recycle:

household batteries
Juice cartons (eg tetrapak at dedicated banks for recycling)
car batteries
televisions
fridges and freezers
computer monitors
plastics
soil
rubble
green waste
cardboard
paper
shredded paper
light bulbs
fluorescent tubes
glass
metals
foil
cans
engine oil
timber
textiles

If you need to dispose of dangerous waste, such as asbestos, go to our dangerous waste page for further information.

Go to the business waste section if you need to dispose of business waste.

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