The Haz Guide

Oxfordshire County Council (OCC) provides facilities for collection of a wide range of HHW at the Redbridge Household Waste Recycling Centre, on the outskirts of Oxford. OCC collect WEEE items at the site.

In total, OCC operates eight household waste recycling centres (HWRCs) to serve Oxfordshire’s 250,000 households. All of these sites are open 8am until 5pm, with extended opening hours on Thursdays (8am until 8pm) from April to September. Facilities for the collection of a wide range of HHW, including car and household batteries, fluorescent tubes, fridges, oil and televisions, computer monitors and household and garden chemicals are provided at all HWRCs in the county. Facilities for the collection of asbestos are also provided at three sites.
OCC also provides an on-request HHW collection service (a “Chem collect” (or “toxic taxi” service as it has been referred to in various parts of this Guide). A telephone number is provided for members of the public who have any enquiries regarding rubbish that could be classified as hazardous or would like to arrange a hazardous waste collection from their home. Members of the public are asked to make a list of each item including its description, and the description and size of the container, and advised that there may be a waiting period of four to eight weeks. For further information see the Oxfordshire County Council website.

The Redbridge HWRC is in South Oxford and serves approximately 90,000 households. The site is managed by Weymouth and Sherborne Recycling on behalf of OCC and accepts a total of 15,000 tonnes of household waste per year. The site covers an area of 7,000m2 and has five staff, with increased cover at weekends. Security arrangements include day-time security guards and CCTV at all sites.

The site provides collection facilities for a wide range of HHW. The materials accepted at the site include the following: