Cherwell District Council is holding a bin sale throughout January.

Currently 4,000 tonnes of mixed recyclables - including paper, plastic and cans - is still going to landfill each year, along with 5,500 tonnes of food waste.

But for £15 per bin, people can do their bit to combat this. The offer compares with a standard price of £20.

Councillor George Reynolds, Cherwell's portfolio holder for environment, recreation and health, said: "Residents across Cherwell do a tremendous job of recycling meaning we are one of the top districts in the south east.

"In fact some are so keen that they struggle to fit all the items they wish to recycle into the bins and boxes we provided.

"But with extra bins costing as little as £15 it is a happy dilemma with a simple solution."

The council said homes could have as many blue (recycling) and brown (food and garden waste) bins as they wanted with no further charge for collection.