Are you passionate about recycling in Oxfordshire?

We're recruiting a temporary recycling engagement officer to work across the county persuading more households to take recycle their food waste.

Find more details and apply by Thursday 23 May at careers.newjob.org.uk/job-invite/615…

Come along and see for yourself how your non-recyclable waste produces enough energy to power approximately 60,000 homes in Oxfordshire.

Book your free visit viridor.co.uk/book-a-visit/

Enjoy the sunshine and remember to take your reusables with you this weekend.

Download and use the #Refill App so you can refill your drinking water, your lunch, have your own cutlery to hand and avoid single use waste.

refill.org.uk

⚠️Over 1,200 fires in the last year were caused by hidden and loose batteries being thrown in with general rubbish and recycling. Never bin batteries or electricals.

Always #recycle them separately. Search on oxfordshire.gov.uk/wastewizard

@recycleyourelectric National Fire Chiefs Council

Borrow rather than buy, by using one of the libraries of things which we have here in Oxfordshire!

cagoxfordshire.org.uk/library-of-thi…

Nothing needs to be recycled if you don't throw it away.

Visit a repair cafe for help repairing things like:
Textiles 🧵
Bikes 🚲
Electricals 🔌
Or to sharpen tools 🪓

Find repair events in your area and to see when they are and what they can fix repaircafeoxfordshire.org

It's Foil Friday - you can find and recycle foil all around your home.

Save up smaller bits and scrunch them into a ball to be sure they will be be picked out at the recycling centre.

♻ #FoilFriday

Entries for our prize draw by midnight on 6 May for a chance to win a packet of washable baby wipes.

Find more details and how to enter on the pinned post at the top of our Facebook page

facebook.com/OxfordshireRec…

#ReusableNappyWeek #ChooseToReuse

Could you help persuade more Oxfordshire householders to recycle their food waste?

We're recruiting a temporary recycling engagement officer to work across Oxfordshire this summer, calling at households to speak to them about food waste recycling.

careers.newjob.org.uk/job-invite/615…

Have you entered our competition? 👀

Enter by sending us your pledge to be in with a chance to win a pack of reusable Cheeky wipes. The post with more details is pinned at the top of our Facebook page!

facebook.com/OxfordshireRec…

#ReusableNappyWeek #ChooseToReuse

Switching to reusable nappies can help reduce how much waste we produce and

🌎 reduce your carbon footprint
👏🏼save up to £1000 over 2.5 years + more if you buy preloved (or pick some up for free!). The nappies can be reused on subsequent children ⭐

#ReusableNappyWeek

There are planned re-surfacing works on the B4017 outside Drayton Recycling Centre on Monday 29 April which may prevent you from accessing the site.

If you are flexible, you might want to plan your recycling centre visit later in the week or consider using an alternative site.

In the first 2.5 years of a baby's life, they will have needed at least 4,000 nappy changes?😲

With Oxon Cloth Nappy Library's competition, you could win one of eight #reusablenappy bundles to reduce how many nappies you're throwing away

facebook.com/groups/2726739…

Re-surfacing works on the B4017 outside Drayton Recycling Centre in the morning on Tuesday 23 April may prevent you from accessing the site.
If you are flexible, you might want to plan your recycling centre visit later in the week or consider using an alternative site.

It's the beginning of #ReusableNappyWeek + #EarthDay today

You could replace your single use wipes by entering our competition to win a pack of reusable Cheeky wipes.

Head over to our Facebook page to enter/for more details

facebook.com/OxfordshireRec…

Do you have items in your house or garage that are usable but no longer needed?

Donate or sell your item to keep those resources in use.

Search for your item on the Waste Wizard to find local options in your area

oxfordshire.gov.uk/wastewizard

Oxfordshire households are amongst the best in England at recycling and you do the other things well too

A lot of actions to reduce waste happen in your local community. Many CAG projects work on waste reduction and reuse

Find a group near you cagoxfordshire.org.uk/groups