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The Vale and South Oxfordshire District Councils have worked together to secure a new waste and street cleaning contract.

Verdant were selected to run the new shared service which started in South Oxfordshire in June 2009 and will begin in the Vale on 4 October 2010.

The service will lead to a massive increase in recycling through a completely new approach to rubbish collection.

A new weekly food collection service will be introduced so waste that currently goes to landfill can be composted and people will be able to recycle more items than ever through their kerbside collections. In South Oxfordshire residents are now able to recycle glass from the kerbside for the first time and in the Vale the same will apply for mixed plastics - as well as the usual materials like paper and tins. This will help us to recycle more than 50 per cent of our rubbish for the first time ever.

Verdant will also be responsible for street cleaning in both districts.

The contract was awarded after months of negotiations with bidding companies. The multi-million pound deal not only offers an improved service to residents and contributes to a better environment but will also deliver increased recycling credits of almost £200,000 and significant savings of up to half a million pounds to be shared between the two councils. This will free up cash to protect other vital council services.

To ensure that everyone is ready for the start of the new scheme on 4 October, leaflets explaining what is going to happen and how it works will be sent out in May and June, so make sure you keep an eye out for them and keep them safe. 

For further information click on the following link:  

www.whitehorsedc.gov.uk/news_views/topical_issues/DetailPage-5353.asp