Add your waste calendar to Google Calendar or iCal

You can now add our waste and recycling calendar to Google Calendar or iCal. This will provide an easy way of finding out which bins you need to put out each week and when, including any changes to bin collections during public holidays.

If you do not know how to add a public calendar to Google Calendar or iCal you can find instructions towards the bottom of this page.

To ensure you select the correct waste calendar for your property, please read the following information carefully.

• If you live in Appleford, Blewbury, Chilton or Harwell – please click this link and enter your post code to check whether you should be using Waste Calendar V1 or Waste Calendar V2. Please be aware, these instructions were updated on 26 March 2024, if you synced your calendar before then, please follow the updated instructions to ensure you have the correct calendar on your phone.

• If you live anywhere else in the district – please use Waste Calendar V1.

Waste calendar V1

Once completed, this should show in your ‘other calendars’ as ‘Vale 1 / South 2 (your collection day)’

Please be aware, it might take up to 24 hours for changes to show on your smartphone calendar, if it doesn’t appear, please check the sync options. If you wish to receive notifications, please check that they are turned on are turned on for this calendar.

Waste Calendar V2

Once completed, this should show in your ‘other calendars’ as ‘South 1 / Vale 2 (your collection day)’

Please be aware, it might take up to 24 hours for changes to show on your smartphone calendar, if it doesn’t appear, please check the sync options. If you wish to receive notifications, please check that they are turned on are turned on for this calendar.

How to add our calendar to your Google Calendar

Please note – you must have Google account to do this.

1. On your computer, open and login to Google Calendar. Please click here to open the desktop version of Google Calendar.
2. On the left, next to “Other calendars,” click Add   From URL.
3. Click the link or copy and paste the web address for your normal collection day only from the correct table above – please follow the instructions carefully when you do this as the calendar you will need depends on where in the district you live.
4. Click Add calendar. The calendar appears on the left, under “Other calendars.”

Tip: Once you’ve added the calendar, it might take up to 24 hours to appear on your smartphone. If it doesn’t appear, please check the sync options. If you wish to receive notifications please check they are turned on for this calendar.

How to add Google Calendar events to Apple Calendar

You can add Google Calendar events to your Apple calendar on your Mac, or iPad. Please complete the instructions above and then:

1. On your computer, open Apple Calendar .
2. In the top left corner of your screen, click Calendar Preferences. Or if using an iPhone, click ‘Calendars’ at the bottom of  the screen and then ‘add calendar’.
3. Click the Accounts tab.
4. On the left side of the Accounts tab, click Add .
5. Select Google Continue.
6. To add your Google account information, follow the steps on the screen.
7. On the Accounts tab, use “Refresh Calendars” to choose how often you want Apple Calendar and Google Calendar to sync.

How to add the calendar via an iphone

1. On your computer/iPhone, open ‘Calendar’ app .
2. In the bottom middle of the screen, click ‘Calendars’.
3. Click the ‘Add Calendar’ tab (bottom left side of the screen).
4. Click ‘Add Subscription Calendar’, opens a new window
5. Paste in the relevant URL link for the calendar appropriate for you and click ‘Subscribe’
6. It then loaded up the calendar details and you were required to click ‘Add’.
7. This new waste then appeared with all my other calendars.

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communications@southandvale.gov.uk