Cherwell District Council charity collections are here — free, straightforward and coming directly to your door. Anglo Doorstep Collections has formed a working partnership with Cherwell District Council to make it simple for residents across the district to donate unwanted reusable items without leaving home. If you live in Banbury, Bicester, Kidlington or anywhere else within the Cherwell District Council area, you can book a free doorstep collection today and put your pre-loved belongings back into use rather than into the bin.
Yes — completely. There is no charge to book, no charge on collection day, and nothing to pay afterwards. Cherwell District Council charity donations are collected at no cost to you whatsoever.
No. Simply pack your items into bags or boxes, leave them outside your property on the agreed collection morning, and our driver will take care of the rest. You do not need to wait in or arrange a specific time slot.
Everything collected is routed into reuse markets and charitable causes. Nothing we collect is destined for landfill — the whole point is to extend the life of goods that still have value.
Booking takes a couple of minutes online. Use the button below, choose a convenient collection date for your address in the Cherwell District Council area, and you are done.
Our drivers collect a wide range of reusable household goods across the district. Below are the eight headline categories — everything from a bag of old jackets and jeans to a box of well-thumbed paperbacks or a bag of children’s toys is welcome. Scroll past the grid for a fuller list of accepted items.
Tops, trousers, dresses, coats, hoodies, suits, uniforms and more
Fiction, non-fiction, children’s books and textbooks
Children’s toys and games in good, usable condition
Handbags, rucksacks, holdalls and shoulder bags
Scarves, belts, hats, jewellery and similar items
Music CDs, DVDs and video games
Clean towels, bedsheets and household linen
As well as the items above, Cherwell District Council residents can also donate:
Reuse sits at the top of the waste hierarchy — above recycling and well above disposal. Cherwell District Council recognises this, which is why the council actively supports a doorstep reuse service that makes responsible disposal genuinely effortless for residents. Rather than bagging up perfectly good coats, blouses or cardigans and putting them in a bin, you have a direct route to giving those items another life. Participation also has a broader impact. Every collection completed in the Cherwell District Council area feeds into WasteDataFlow-ready reuse reporting, helping the council monitor and evidence reuse performance, support waste prevention initiatives and work towards circular economy goals. The data shapes local environmental policy and demonstrates that residents are actively choosing reuse.
Anglo Doorstep Collections operates one of the UK’s largest household reuse collection networks. Across all our council partnerships — which span more than 67 local authorities including Cherwell District Council — we carry out over 500,000 household collections every year, rehome more than 12,000 tonnes of reusable goods and have raised upwards of £460,000 for charitable causes. Over 62,000 trees have been planted through our environmental initiatives. Cherwell District Council is a valued part of that national network, meaning residents here benefit from a service with genuine scale and proven logistics behind it.
Anglo Doorstep Collections is a specialist household reuse service working hand in hand with local councils across the United Kingdom. Our mission is straightforward: make it as easy as possible for residents to choose reuse over disposal, while providing councils with the reporting data they need to demonstrate environmental progress. The partnership with Cherwell District Council is part of a wider commitment to building reuse into everyday life across the country — one doorstep at a time.
Ready to clear out your unwanted clothing, footwear, books, toys and more? Residents of the Cherwell District Council area can book a free doorstep charity collection in minutes — no fuss, no cost, no need to be home.
