{"id":211758,"date":"2026-01-01T15:48:06","date_gmt":"2026-01-01T15:48:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/211758\/"},"modified":"2026-01-01T15:48:06","modified_gmt":"2026-01-01T15:48:06","slug":"cherwell-recycling-collection-changes-come-into-force-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/211758\/","title":{"rendered":"Cherwell recycling collection changes come into force today"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n  People in Cherwell can now recycle glass waste more easily, as the district council has changed waste and recycling collections to allow glass bottles and jars to be placed in blue bins.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  The change in policy ends more than 30 years of bring-bank glass recycling only, marking a major step forward in making recycling glass easier and more accessible.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  READ MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oxfordmail.co.uk\/news\/25733627.statement-raymond-blancs-le-manoir-day-closure\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Statement from Raymond Blanc&#8217;s Le Manoir on day of closure<\/a>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Councillor Ian Middleton, portfolio holder for neighbourhood services at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cherwell-dc.gov.uk\/?ref=au\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Cherwell District Council<\/a>, said: &#8220;I\u2019m\u00a0delighted to confirm\u00a0that residents can now\u00a0recycle glass from the comfort of their own home.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  &#8220;This change\u00a0provides further convenience and clarity on recycling,\u00a0directly responding\u00a0to what residents\u00a0have told us they\u00a0want\u00a0to see.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  <img   width=\"100%\"\/>Changes to glass recycling in Cherwell have come into force today\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  \u201cOn average,\u00a0a UK household uses 500 glass bottles and jars a year,\u00a0so\u00a0our\u00a0new kerbside collection service\u00a0provides\u00a0everyone\u00a0with\u00a0an easy\u00a0and\u00a0efficient\u00a0way to\u00a0improve\u00a0their\u00a0recycling\u00a0habits.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Help support trusted local news\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Sign up for a digital subscription now:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.oxfordmail.co.uk\/subscribe\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">https:\/\/www.oxfordmail.co.uk\/subscribe\/<\/a>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  As a digital subscriber you will get:\u00a0\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\n<\/p>\n<p>Unlimited access to the\u00a0Oxford\u00a0Mail website\u00a0\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002<\/p>\n<p>  Advert-light access\u00a0\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002<\/p>\n<p>  Reader rewards\u00a0\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002<\/p>\n<p>  Full access to our app<\/p>\n<p>\n  \u201cWith many people celebrating\u00a0during the festive break\u00a0and\u00a0toasting the start of a new year, this is the perfect time\u00a0for us\u00a0to\u00a0launch\u00a0this new service.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  &#8220;From now on, all\u00a0residents\u00a0need to do is\u00a0place empty glass bottles and jars into their blue recycling bin and\u00a0they\u00a0will be collected\u00a0by our crews for processing\u00a0along with their other recycling.&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  READ MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oxfordmail.co.uk\/news\/25733576.thames-water-sorry-oxford-burst-pipe-fixed-3-days\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Thames Water &#8216;sorry&#8217; after Oxford burst pipe fix took 3 days<\/a>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  The new glass collection service is expected to increase the district&#8217;s overall recycling rate by up to 1.5 per cent, adding between 500 and 700 tonnes of glass to the recycling stream each year, according to the council.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Glass waste will be taken to a sorting centre and separated from other dry recyclables and then into different coloured glass for further processing.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  The decision to change Cherwell&#8217;s waste collection was made by the cabinet on November 4, and brings the council service in line with the government\u2019s new &#8216;simpler recycling&#8217; legislation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"People in Cherwell can now recycle glass waste more easily, as the district council has changed waste and&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":211759,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[22],"tags":[273,111,139,69,147],"class_list":{"0":"post-211758","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-environment","8":"tag-environment","9":"tag-new-zealand","10":"tag-newzealand","11":"tag-nz","12":"tag-science"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/211758","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=211758"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/211758\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/211759"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=211758"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=211758"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=211758"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}