Renewed national measures to prevent litter were requested by South Oxfordshire District Council on October 22, when councillors approved a motion arguing that greater investment in education and behavioural change was needed.
Members said enforcement and clean-up work should not be regarded as sufficient in isolation.
The motion also sought broader action to address littering at a national level.
Existing council measures, including signs, public awareness activity and enforcement, are due to be examined so that opportunities to strengthen the approach can be identified.
Sue Cooper, the council’s cabinet member for the environment, said residents were deeply concerned about the condition of the district’s towns, villages and countryside.
She said the council had already committed substantial funding to street cleansing, community litter-picking groups and campaigns including Clean Spaces.
Better Places, but maintained that these efforts could not resolve littering on their own.
Further cooperation is planned with Oxfordshire County Council, local councils covering towns and parishes, schools, businesses and community organisations.
The aim is to prevent waste from being left in public places and the countryside rather than concentrating only on removing it afterwards.
Ed Sadler, the councillor for Chinnor who proposed the motion, said most residents disposed of their waste responsibly, although a small minority continued to cause disproportionate harm to local communities, shared spaces and rural areas.
He welcomed councillors’ support for stronger prevention, education and awareness campaigns intended to influence behaviour.