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This year Oxford has scheduled its community spring clean on Friday 2 and Saturday 3 March. Last year 118 community groups (2,000 individuals) participated and students from almost all Oxford
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Oxfords helps business recycle food
A trial food waste disposal system for small and medium size businesses has been introduced across Oxford. The scheme is organised in conjunction with ReMade South East, a company that helps national,...
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Oxford riverside preserved for the public
Negotiations are underway for 36 acres of Oxford riverside land to be bought for the use of the public. The Oxford Preservation Trust, founded in 1926, is in negotiations with retailing giant Tesco an...
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Oxford city council is proposing a green mandate to cut the city
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Oxford to concentrate on food recycling
Oxford is shortly to begin its first doorstep food waste recycling programme, says the Oxford Mail. Residents are not obliged to take part in the scheme but will have to actively opt out when it begin...
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Oxford pro-cycling campaign group Cyclox has proposed a dual lane cycling network for the city, with slow and fast routes. A map of potential routes was presented by Cyclox chairman James Styring as p...
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Green trucks for refuse collection
Under plans to cut traffic pollution, Oxford city council is trialing refuse collections in the city centre carried out by electric vehicles.
The fume-free and silent 3.5-ton Nissan truck, which h...
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Recent floods that affected Oxford town centre have been blamed on fat deposits blocking the city
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A former professional BMX stunt rider who managed to make a four-foot jump while riding along a brand new
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Oxford rain harvesting costs too much
Oxford city council has decided to shelve plans to harvest rainwater after initial costs were estimated at
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A new 24-bed community centre is to begin operations this month, providing housing and jobs for homeless in Oxford. Run by the Oxford branch of the Emmaus international charitable movement which provi...
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Oxford campaign for less food wastage.
The Oxfordshire Waste Partnership has launched the
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Oxfordshire councils working together as the Oxfordshire Waste Partnership are supporting the nationwide Big Tidy Up in September with a local anti-litter campaign. Litter-picking equipment is availab...
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Oxford tree maintenance policy approved.
The city council has approved a comprehensive policy for the maintenance of Oxford
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Oxford trees get safety check.
A private company has been given a three-year contract by Oxford city council to survey 32,000 trees across the city, creating a database of those that need surgery or felling. The company, Bartlett T...
