26 Jun 2009
A £700,000 upgrade of Oakley Wood Waste Recycling Centre in south Oxfordshire, delivering double the number of containers and twice as many parking bays, has been officially unveiled.
16 Jun 2009
A new cabinet has been unveiled at Oxfordshire County Council following the recent elections, with Councillor Keith Mitchell remaining as Leader of the authority.
13 May 2009
Fossilised dinosaur footprints found in Oxfordshire drew a big crowd when they were officially unveiled at the Oxfordshire Museum's new Dinosaur Garden.
28 Apr 2009
Giant fossilised footprints thought to be from the dinosaur species Megalosaurus, which roamed Oxfordshire more than 168 million years ago, will soon be on show in the new Dinosaur Garden at the Oxfordshire Museum in Woodstock.
14 Apr 2009
Organisations across Oxfordshire are to be given financial help towards projects that will help make their towns become free of plastic bags - one of the biggest contributors to waste bins across the world.
19 Mar 2009
Council recycling teams from across the county are out on the streets giving advice to residents on how Oxfordshire can help reduce the UK’s £10 billion food waste bill.
26 Feb 2009
Oxfordshire County Council is to make wholesale improvements to Oakley Wood Recycling Centre in Henley Road, Crowmarsh near Wallingford - meaning the site will have to close for around three months from March 23.
26 Feb 2009
Residents in Oxfordshire will be able to decrease yet further the amount of waste that they put in the bin when food waste collections begin - thanks to a new deal signed by Oxfordshire County Council.
26 Jan 2009
People across Oxfordshire are being offered financial help towards projects that will help make their towns become free of plastic bags - one of the biggest contributors to waste bins across the world.
15 Oct 2008
Oxfordshire County Council and the Oxfordshire Waste Partnership are asking towns in the county to come forward with plans to cut plastic bag use and instead encourage residents to take reusable bags when they do their shopping.
22 Sep 2008
Master composters from Oxfordshire will be out and about in the county spreading the word about how people can further decrease the amount of waste they throw in their dustbins.
11 Sep 2008
Waste experts from Oxfordshire County Council will be on hand to remind people that small electrical items can now be recycled at each of the county’s Waste Recycling Centres at special events in September.
21 Aug 2008
This week's Banbury Guardian newspaper is reporting on a pretty horrific incidence of fly-tipping in Hanwell, North Oxfordshire. Meanwhile there has been lots of media coverage in Oxford recently about the litter in city centre streets.
20 Aug 2008
An innovative new scheme to help people keen to divert even more waste away from landfill in Oxfordshire has got off to a flying start with volunteers being trained to pass on skills in composting to their home communities.
29 Jul 2008
Traders in Abingdon’s Stert Street have been shown how they could cut more than 90 per cent from the cost of getting rid of their commercial waste thanks to help from Oxfordshire County Council.
23 Jun 2008
Pupils from an Oxford school who have worked tirelessly to make their school as environmentally friendly as possible have had their efforts rewarded at a prestigious national awards ceremony.
20 May 2008
More than 1,800 people across Oxfordshire have become the first to benefit from the knowledge of newly-trained experts who are helping them divert more waste from dustbins.
9 May 2008
Thousands of Oxfordshire residents have been finding out about recycling small electrical items at Oxfordshire County Council's waste recycling centres.
6 May 2008
Newly trained experts in composting will be on hand to pass on their knowledge to people all over Oxfordshire as part of a dedicated national week.
14 Apr 2008
Waste experts from Oxfordshire have been instrumental in leading a sharp increase in the number of councils in England offering recycling and resource efficiency services to businesses.
26 Mar 2008
Children at Longcot & Fernham Primary school will be presented with a prestigious award for doing their bit to save the planet by Ed Vaizey, the MP for Didcot and Wantage .
26 Mar 2008
Waste experts from Oxfordshire County Council will be on hand to remind people that small electrical items can now be recycled at each of the county’s Waste Recycling Centres at special events in April.
7 Mar 2008
Children at Chipping Norton School will be weighing Easter eggs and their packaging on March 12 to see which are the most environmentally friendly.
4 Mar 2008
Enthusiastic neighbours who have a long history of joining forces to encourage the recycling, reduction or re-use of waste in their communities are set for another bumper day of fun at special swap shop events all over Oxfordshire.
15 Feb 2008
The process to come up with a waste treatment technology to dispose of Oxfordshire's non-recycled waste without it having to go to landfill has reached a new stage.
15 Jan 2008
The process to find a waste treatment technology to dispose of Oxfordshire's non-recycled waste has today passed a key milestone following a decision by the county council's cabinet.
20 Dec 2007
The process to come up with a waste treatment technology to dispose of Oxfordshire's non-recycled waste without it having to go to landfill has taken a step forward.
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