30th April 2026
People planning to use Oxfordshire’s household waste recycling centres (HWRCs) are being warned about a series of short closures in May and June to enable essential work to be carried out.
For safety reasons, Oxfordshire County Council will be shutting the centres for two days – although never at the same time – to allow for deep cleaning and essential maintenance.
This includes jet washing the sites and structures, repainting lines and safety areas, as well as other general work to improve the customer experience.
The closing dates are:
- Oakley Wood, near Wallingford: Thursday 7 and Friday 8 May
- Alkerton, near Banbury: Monday 11 and Tuesday 12 May
- Ardley, near Bicester: Thursday 14 and Friday 15 May
- Stanford in the Vale, near Faringdon: Monday 18 and Tuesday 19 May
- Drayton, near Abingdon: Thursday 21 and Friday 22 May
- Dix Pit, Stanton Harcourt: Tuesday 2 and Wednesday 3 June.
All closures are on quieter weekdays to minimise disruption and sites will reopen at 8am the following day.
The deep clean for Redbridge HWRC in Oxford will be carried out later in the year and full details will be provided in due course. Redbridge is also due to close for around three months in the summer for essential safety work.
Customers are reminded that they must book a slot online on Oxfordshire County Council’s website before visiting their HWRC. Bookings are available up to two weeks in advance or 30 minutes prior, subject to availability. No booking slots will be available for those affected sites on the dates they are closed.
More information can be found on Oxfordshire County Council’s website, including details of alternative sites during the closures if visitors are unable to wait until their local site reopens.
