A new scheme will see household garden waste transformed into compost for agricultural purposes, benefiting local farmers.

South Oxfordshire District Council is providing permit holders the opportunity to have as many as four additional bags of garden waste picked up at no cost during the period spanning April 20 through May 1. This material will be processed into compost intended for farming applications.

The pickups will occur on the same days as residents’ regular garden waste collection schedule.

Acceptable garden waste encompasses items such as grass clippings, vegetation, and diminutive branches, in accordance with the council’s garden waste service guidelines.

Each permit holder may set out up to four conventional 60-litre black bags similar to those used for general refuse.

The combined amount must remain equivalent to the capacity of a typical garden waste wheelie bin, and any containers exceeding 60 litres—including builder’s one-tonne bags—will be refused.

All bags and receptacles need to be left unfastened to enable collection teams to inspect for prohibited items prior to loading them onto the truck.

The garden waste will be conveyed to a processing site in the vicinity of Wallingford, where it will undergo composting.

The finished compost will be marketed to regional farmers for application as a soil enhancement on agricultural land.

The council has cautioned residents against utilizing oversized bags, noting these pose lifting hazards and will be rejected during collection.