Longcot bin collection days
Run by Vale of White Horse. Enter your postcode and pick your address.
Council for Longcot
Longcot sits inside Vale of White Horse. The bin schedule, missed-bin reporting, garden waste sign-up and bulky-waste booking all run through the council.
Bin colours and collections in Vale of White Horse
The 6 bin types Bin Day has seen at addresses in Vale of White Horse. Your specific road may have a slightly different mix.
Vale of White Horse bins include the brown, green and black bin. Tap a colour to see what it usually holds, or check your address above for the next date.
Food bin
Food wasteCooked and uncooked food scraps from the kitchen, collected weekly in a small caddy. The collection is free and runs every week, even in bank holiday weeks.
What goes in
- Cooked and uncooked food including meat, fish and bones
- Plate scrapings, peelings and out-of-date food
- Bread, rice, pasta, tea bags, coffee grounds
- Eggshells and dairy in small amounts
What stays out
- Liquids and cooking oils
- Pet waste, nappies, sanitary products
- Plastic bags unless certified compostable
- Packaging of any kind
Garden waste bin
Garden wasteGarden cuttings, leaves and prunings. Most councils run this as a paid annual subscription with fortnightly collection from spring to autumn.
What goes in
- Grass cuttings and leaves
- Hedge trimmings and small branches
- Plants, weeds and flowers
- Twigs up to the council's diameter limit
What stays out
- Soil, stones and rubble
- Plastic plant pots and bags
- Food waste (use the food caddy)
- Treated or painted wood
Green bin
Mixed recycling (likely)The main recycling bin. Plastics, metals, cartons and (in many councils) glass go in together. Items go in loose, not bagged.
Vale of White Horse labels this bin by colour only. The lookup above shows the exact next date and what your address gets, which is the authority on what goes in.
What goes in
- Plastic bottles, pots, tubs and trays (clean)
- Drinks cans, food tins, clean foil
- Drinks cartons and Tetra Pak
- Aerosol cans (empty)
What stays out
- Soft plastics and carrier bags (until 31 March 2027 in England)
- Polystyrene and foam
- Coffee cups (specialist drop-off)
- Anything contaminated with food
Small electrical items
Other collectionYour council runs this collection alongside the standard kerbside bins. The lookup above shows the exact next date for your address and what should go out.
What goes in
- Whatever your council has labelled this collection for
- The lookup above shows your address-specific items
- Council site has the full accepted-items list
What stays out
- Items that belong in the other kerbside bins
- Anything not listed by the council for this collection
- Hazardous waste and electricals (separate route)
Grey bin
General wasteAnything that cannot be recycled or composted. Most councils have moved general waste to fortnightly to make room for the new weekly food collection.
What goes in
- Cling film and food packaging that cannot be recycled
- Used tissues, nappies, sanitary products
- Polystyrene, broken china, vacuum dust
- Pet waste in sealed bags
What stays out
- Items that should go in recycling
- Food waste (use the caddy)
- Electricals and batteries (separate route or HWRC)
- Garden waste in volume
Textiles
Other collectionYour council runs this collection alongside the standard kerbside bins. The lookup above shows the exact next date for your address and what should go out.
What goes in
- Whatever your council has labelled this collection for
- The lookup above shows your address-specific items
- Council site has the full accepted-items list
What stays out
- Items that belong in the other kerbside bins
- Anything not listed by the council for this collection
- Hazardous waste and electricals (separate route)
Bin day guides for Longcot
Practical guides on the common bin collection questions for residents of Longcot.
Postcode districts in Vale of White Horse
Vale of White Horse covers these postcode districts.
- GL7
- OX1
- OX2
- OX11
- OX12
- OX13
- OX14
- OX29
- RG17
- SN6
- SN7
Common questions about bins in Longcot
- What day are bins collected in Longcot?
- Collection days vary by street. Enter your postcode at the top of this page and pick your address to see the next collection day for every bin Vale of White Horse empties.
- Who collects bins in Longcot?
- Vale of White Horse collects household bins in Longcot. Sign-ups, missed-bin reports and bulky-waste bookings all run through the council.
- How do I report a missed bin in Longcot?
- Wait until the working day after the missed collection, then report it on the council's site. Most councils ask for the report within 24 to 48 hours. The Vale of White Horse site is the right place to file it.
- Do bin days change on bank holidays in Longcot?
- Yes. Most councils slide collections by a day or two when a bank holiday lands on a working day. Christmas and New Year usually have a published two-week revised schedule.
- Does Vale of White Horse collect food waste in Longcot?
- Yes. Bin Day has seen food waste collections at addresses in Vale of White Horse. Use the lookup above to confirm your specific street.
Other places in Vale of White Horse
- Appleton bin collection
- Ashbury bin collection
- Bayworth bin collection
- Blewbury bin collection
- Boars Hill bin collection
- Bourton bin collection
- Buckland bin collection
- Chawley bin collection
- Childrey bin collection
- Chilton bin collection
- Cothill bin collection
- Cumnor bin collection
- Vale of White Horse bin collection page