Welcome to the Spring eNewsletter from Oxfordshire Waste Partnership (OWP).

This week is Compost Awareness Week and you can find out what we've been doing for the week. In addition to our new compost bin offer, there's also a great deal on water butt kits. As we seem to be in the middle of a very wet drought now could be the perfect time to buy one!

We're also planning on running tours of some of our recycling facilities so if you want to see where your rubbish ends up book a place now!

As always, we welcome your input and feedback.

The twelfth annual international Compost Awareness Week is here (Sunday 6th to Saturday 12th May 2012). Oxfordshire Waste Partnership is encouraging its residents to “Give Back to the Earth” in line with this year's theme to promote the making and use of compost at home.

See what's going on for the week...

A new tool recycling trial has just launched in Oxfordshire which aims to give unwanted tools a new home; keeping them out of landfill.

Local charity Orinoco are working with the county council on this project...

A group of 35 visitors from Wantage and Grove's twin town, Mably, France, and some of their English hosts, came on a fact-finding tour of Oxfordshire's anaerobic digester last month.

Read about this alternative tourist visit and find out about future tours...

Oxford University students are set to volunteer with community groups across Oxfordshire on seven sustainability projects in the county, spanning renewable energy, sustainable transport and locally sourced food.

The joint environmental projects will see students and professionals help reduce waste, reduce carbon and promote sustainability in the area...

More than 20 environment-friendly Oxford businesses have signed up for a free three-month food waste collection project: and more are being urged to join them.

See how the scheme has benefited Turl Street Kitchen...

The Oxfordshire Green Schools Roadshow started its countywide tour this week. The Green Schools Roadshow is delivered by Groundwork Thames Valley in partnership with programme funders Oxfordshire Waste Partnership and Oxfordshire CountyDuring the summer term the roadshow will be visiting over 30 schools from across the county. Council and Roadshow sponsors, Viridor.

During the summer term the roadshow will be visiting over 30 schools from across the county...