Kerbside Recycling Service
We provide a weekly recycling collection throughout Bath and North East Somerset for over 12 different items.
In blocks of flats where the recycling collection is not practical, we offer Mini Recycling Centres as an alternative.
How do I get a container to help me recycle?
Please use the containers provided by the council to present your recyclables. They have been designed for ease of use and safe manual handling:
Large Green Box
55 Litres (55cm x 41cm x36cm)
Small Green Basket
24 Litres (50cm x 30cm x 25cm)
Useful for people with limited storage or difficulty lifting.
Blue Bag
A blue weatherproof bag is provided for your cardboard, food and drinks cartons (Tetra Paks) and brown paper only. For more information, please go to Cardboard and plastics.
Additional recycling boxes can be provided on request or you can put extra material out in open plastic bags alongside your recycling box. Please DO NOT use black sacks as these will be mistaken for refuse and will not be collected.
In some areas in the centre of Bath, green sacks are used instead of the green box. These should be put through your letterbox by the collectors.
To request a new or replacement green box, blue bag, or additional green sacks, please contact Council Connect on 01225 39 40 41, or email CouncilConnect@bathnes.gov.uk
Where and when do I put my recycling out?
You need to put your recycling box out by 7am on your collection day. You should place it at the front boundary of your property so that it is clearly visible and accessible.
Your recycling, rubbish and composting are all collected on the same day. To find out your collection day, please go to www.bathnes.gov.uk/myhouse.
If you are not capable of moving your recycling to the edge of your property and there is no-one else living with you who can help, we can arrange an assisted collection.
Please contact Council Connect on 01225 39 40 41 or email councilconnect@bathnes.gov.uk for an application form.
Please try to separate the materials you put in your recycling box to make it easier for the crews to collect.
What materials should I NOT put out for recycling?
We can only recycle the materials listed in the table above. Sometimes materials get put in the recycling box that we cannot recycle. Items that are sometimes mistakenly put out include:
General plastic - Whilst we can take solid plastic packaging used for food and drinks we cannot take plastic film (e.g. plastic bags), black plastic (e.g. some meat trays) plant pots and non packaging items(e.g. toys).
Collection problems or questions
Although the time of our collections is broadly the same each week, we cannot guarantee this. It is important to make sure that your recycling is put out by 7am on the correct collection day.
If you do need to report a missed collection, you must let us know by the end of the following working day in order for us to go back and collect it. Any missed collections reported after this time will not be collected until your next scheduled collection.
To report a missed collection or if you have any other problems or questions regarding your recycling service, please contact Council Connect on 01225 39 40 41 or email councilconnect@bathnes.gov.uk
Find out more
If you wish to find out more about the recycling collections please contact Council Connect on 01225 39 40 41 or email councilconnect@bathnes.gov.uk
The recycling collection is operated by May Gurney in partnership with Bath & North East Somerset Council. As a result Bath and North East Somerset Council may pass householder information to May Gurney in order to enable them to deliver this service.