Skip to content
Menu
Faringdon Town Council
  • Council
    • Councillors
    • Meetings
    • Committees
    • Minutes
    • Newsletters
    • Bench Trail
    • Reports
    • Important Documents
      • Neighbourhood Plan
      • Finance
      • Policies
      • Transparency
    • Job Vacancies
  • Services
    • Grants and Funding
    • Buildings
    • Open Spaces
    • Food Bank
    • The Place
    • Sign Up to Our Newsletter
  • Things To Do
    • Faringdon Tourist Bus
    • Community Cinema
    • Faringdon Museum
    • Clos Mêlois Boules Court
    • Faringdon circular walks and cycle routes
    • Places to visit
    • Artist of the month
    • Parking and Buses
    • Markets, events and stalls
  • Venue Hire
  • Calendar
  • Contact
  • Privacy Policy
Faringdon Town Council

Council offers big thank you to Oxfordshire residents as recycling sites reopen

Posted on May 19, 2020

At the end of the first day of reopening, Oxfordshire County Council Cabinet Member Cllr Yvonne Constance wanted to thank all those who visited for playing their part.

The sites at Alkerton, Ardley, Dix Pit, Drayton, Oakley Wood, Redbridge and Stanford in the Vale have been extremely busy since they opened at 8.00am this morning but Cllr Constance said it was encouraging that residents had understood the importance of the social distancing measures the Council had introduced.

“We were committed to get these seven sites open and we knew today would be very busy with people bringing in their essential waste. As expected, traffic queues have built up but our residents have played their part by being considerate and adhering to the revised site layouts.

“We know things at the recycling sites will be busy for the foreseeable future, so I hope people will continue to be patient. My main plea to residents is to consider whether they can wait a few days or longer before visiting their nearest site. The more we can stagger waste coming in, the less traffic will queue and the easier it will be for everyone.”

The council asks residents to remember:

• You should only visit the site if you cannot safely store your waste at home.
• Revised opening hours: All sites will open at 8am and close at 4pm to allow them to be cleaned for the following day. Please do not arrive before 8am.
• For an initial period, no hire vans or trailers will be permitted onto sites.
• Vehicle numbers and parking bays are reduced on site, and once the maximum is reached the site will operate on a one-out one-in basis. PLEASE NOTE the potential for long delays and queues.
• Please follow any instructions given by traffic marshals to ensure queues are managed safely
• We will continue to charge for non-household waste brought to sites and this will be by contactless card payment only. If you are unable to pay by contactless means you will not be able to deposit non household waste at the site.
• Residents must self-police and abide by social distancing of two metres from site teams and other residents at all times.
• Site teams will be there for guidance only and will not be able to assist residents in unloading their waste.
• Only one resident is permitted out of the vehicle, unless it is to remove a heavy load which would otherwise be unsafe to remove. Visits are best made by just one person per vehicle.
• In line with Public Health England guidance, residents who are vulnerable, or who are showing symptoms which may indicate coronavirus, should not visit household recycling centres.
Specific rules and restrictions will vary by site. Please refer to the county council website before leaving home to familiarise yourself with these and to avoid frustration and delay:

www.oxfordshire.gov.uk/wastereopenquestions

Share this:

  • Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X
  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook

Meetings

  • Planning & Highways Committee to be held on Monday 21st July 2025 at 7.00pm in the Jubilee Room, The Pump House.
    Planning & Highways Committee meeting
  • Grants Sub-Committee to be held on Monday 14th July at 7.00pm in the Jubilee Room, The Pump House, Faringdon
    Grants Sub-Committee
  • Notice is hereby given of the meetings of the Tucker Recreation Ground Trust at 6.30pm and the Faringdon War Memorial Trust at 6.45pm to be held on Monday 14th July 2025 in the Pump House, Faringdon.
  • Staffing Sub-Committee Meeting to be held on Monday 7th July 2025 at 6.30pm
  • Full Council Meeting to be held on Monday 7th July 2025 at 7.00pm
    Faringdon Town Council - Full Council Meeting

News

  • Centre of Faringdon is closed for Folly Fest 2025
  • Elms Tennis Association
  • Faringdon’s Big Green Week
  • Oxfordshire Play Association’s Play Day: Friday 1 August at Tucker Park
  • Big Green Day

Road Works

  • Major Maintenance on A419/A417 in July
  • Centre of Faringdon is closed for Folly Fest 2025
  • Temporary Road Closure and “No Waiting” restriction at Coleshill, B4019 Coleshill
  • Temporary Road Closure at Swan Lane, Faringdon
  • Temporary Road Closure at Highworth Road, Great Coxwell
©2025 Faringdon Town Council | WordPress Theme by Superb Themes
Menu
Faringdon Town Council
  • Council
    • Councillors
    • Meetings
    • Committees
    • Minutes
    • Newsletters
    • Bench Trail
    • Reports
    • Important Documents
      • Neighbourhood Plan
      • Finance
      • Policies
      • Transparency
    • Job Vacancies
  • Services
    • Grants and Funding
    • Buildings
    • Open Spaces
    • Food Bank
    • The Place
    • Sign Up to Our Newsletter
  • Things To Do
    • Faringdon Tourist Bus
    • Community Cinema
    • Faringdon Museum
    • Clos Mêlois Boules Court
    • Faringdon circular walks and cycle routes
    • Places to visit
    • Artist of the month
    • Parking and Buses
    • Markets, events and stalls
  • Venue Hire
  • Calendar
  • Contact
  • Privacy Policy