Bath & North East Somerset Council

Materials We Take

The materials we take are shown in alphabetical order below. Please make sure you separate your materials into the correct containers so that we can reuse, recycle and compost them. All items marked with an asterisk* can also be recycled in your weekly green box recycling collection.

Material

Guidelines

Asbestos

Cement bonded asbestos only - maximum of 3 unbroken sheets, drainpipe/guttering (max size 6ft x 3ft) double wrapped and sealed. You must call Council Connect 24 hours in advance to book your visit on 01225 39 40 41.

Batteries* All types including hearing aid batteries.

Bicycles

Those in good condition with large wheels and upright handlebars can be reused, otherwise please place in the metal container.

Books, tapes and discs

Reusable books (NOT available at Welton Recycling Centre). CDs and DVDs in good condititon and suitable for resale.

Bric a Brac

Small household items such as ornaments, lampshades, crockery, cutlery, pictures, toys and games in good condition for reuse. Please contact a site attendant on arrival.

Car Batteries*

Please give to an attendant. Take care when handling.

Cardboard

Including brown paper. Please flatten cardboard and take off any plastic. No food or drinks cartons to be mixed with cardboard.

Cooking Oil

Once emptied, please recycle your container.

Electrical Items

Any item that uses a plug or battery, large or small. Keep fridges, freezers and the bulkier CRT type TVs and computer monitors separate.

Fridges and Freezers

Please see a site attendant

Fluorescent Tubes and Low Energy Light Bulbs

These must be kept separate and unbroken. Fluorescent tubes up to 8ft long can be accepted at Keynsham and Midsomer Norton but Bath can only accept up to 6ft long tubes.

Foil* Please rinse. No plastic or paper backed foil such as crisp packets. Real foil will stay scrunched when you squash it.

Food and Drink Cans and Aerosols* Please rinse. Aerosols must be empty and lids removed.

Food & Drinks Cartons

Please note, there are facilities to recycle these at Pixash Lane only.

Commonly known as Tetra Paks. Please note, you can now recycle them from home with cardboard in your blue bag. Please rinse and flatten.

Fridges and Freezers Any condition for recycling.

Furniture

Good condition for reuse. Please see a site attendant.

Garden Waste
Most plant material from grass cuttings to branches. No soil, plastic bags, garden pots or Japanese Knotweed please.

Gas Bottles

Empty bottles only. Please see a site attendant.

Glass Bottles and Jars*
Please rinse and take off lids. We can't take any other types of glass for recycling such as drinks glasses, window glass and broken glass - you must put these in the Household Waste container for landfill.

Household and Garden Chemicals

Please bring in original secure containers where possible. Please see a site attendant.

Mobile Phones* Include batteries and charger if possible.

Paint Some paint may be hazardous. Please see a site attendant

Paper* Most types except brown (but this can be put in the cardboard bin). We can also accept Yellow Pages and telephone directories.

Plasterboard Plaster and gypsum materials only. Please remove all studwork, tiles etc.

Plastic household packaging*
Solid plastic bottles, pots, tubs and trays used to contain food and drink. We can't take any black plastic, plastic bags, film or polystyrene.

Printer cartridges* With or without original packaging.

Refuse

If you bring your waste in bin bags or other containers you may be asked to show the contents to a site attendant so that we make sure we recycle as much as we can.

Rubble and Soil

Bricks, concrete, ceramics, loose soil (no turf or plastic). Only one car boot load per household. See DIY Waste Limits.

Scrap Metal

Any item with a reasonable metal content.

Shoes*

Please tie together in pairs and put in bag to keep dry.

Spectacles* Unbroken for reuse.

Textiles* Please put clean clothes, sheets, towels in a bag to keep dry for reuse. We can't take duvets, sleeping bags and pillows.

TVs and Computer Monitors

Any condition. Please take flat screens to the electrical items container.

Tyres Whole tyres only, maximum 4 per household.

Used Engine Oil* Please put filters in a plastic bag. Please see site attendant.

Wood and Timber

Any quality.

To find out what happens to each of these materials we collect, please go to What Happens to the Recycling Centre Materials.

Contact Details for this page:

Team:

Waste Services

Address:

Keynsham Town Hall, Temple Street, Keynsham, BS31 1ED

Phone:

01225 39 40 41

Fax:

01225 477809

Email:

councilconnect@bathnes.gov.uk

Minicom:

01225 477309

Author:

Waste Services

Environment & Planning

Bath

DIY waste limits

Materials We Take

Old Welton, Midsomer Norton

Pixash Lane, Keynsham

Recycling Centres - Frequently Asked Questions

Van Permit System

Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment

What Happens to Materials Taken to the Recycling Centres?

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Related Information

Recycling Centres

Recycling Centre FAQs

What happens to the materials from the Recycling Centres

Material	Guidelines
Asbestos	Cement bonded asbestos only - maximum of 3 unbroken sheets, drainpipe/guttering (max size 6ft x 3ft) double wrapped and sealed. You must call Council Connect 24 hours in advance to book your visit on 01225 39 40 41.
Batteries*	All types including hearing aid batteries.
Bicycles	Those in good condition with large wheels and upright handlebars can be reused, otherwise please place in the metal container.
Books, tapes and discs	Reusable books (NOT available at Welton Recycling Centre). CDs and DVDs in good condititon and suitable for resale.
Bric a Brac	Small household items such as ornaments, lampshades, crockery, cutlery, pictures, toys and games in good condition for reuse. Please contact a site attendant on arrival.
Car Batteries*	Please give to an attendant. Take care when handling.
Cardboard	Including brown paper. Please flatten cardboard and take off any plastic. No food or drinks cartons to be mixed with cardboard.
Cooking Oil	Once emptied, please recycle your container.
Electrical Items	Any item that uses a plug or battery, large or small. Keep fridges, freezers and the bulkier CRT type TVs and computer monitors separate.
Fridges and Freezers	Please see a site attendant
Fluorescent Tubes and Low Energy Light Bulbs	These must be kept separate and unbroken. Fluorescent tubes up to 8ft long can be accepted at Keynsham and Midsomer Norton but Bath can only accept up to 6ft long tubes.
Foil*	Please rinse. No plastic or paper backed foil such as crisp packets. Real foil will stay scrunched when you squash it.
Food and Drink Cans and Aerosols*	Please rinse. Aerosols must be empty and lids removed.
Food & Drinks Cartons	Please note, there are facilities to recycle these at Pixash Lane only. Commonly known as Tetra Paks. Please note, you can now recycle them from home with cardboard in your blue bag. Please rinse and flatten.
Fridges and Freezers	Any condition for recycling.
Furniture	Good condition for reuse. Please see a site attendant.
Garden Waste	Most plant material from grass cuttings to branches. No soil, plastic bags, garden pots or Japanese Knotweed please.
Gas Bottles	Empty bottles only. Please see a site attendant.
Glass Bottles and Jars*	Please rinse and take off lids. We can't take any other types of glass for recycling such as drinks glasses, window glass and broken glass - you must put these in the Household Waste container for landfill.
Household and Garden Chemicals	Please bring in original secure containers where possible. Please see a site attendant.
Mobile Phones*	Include batteries and charger if possible.
Paint	Some paint may be hazardous. Please see a site attendant
Paper*	Most types except brown (but this can be put in the cardboard bin). We can also accept Yellow Pages and telephone directories.
Plasterboard	Plaster and gypsum materials only. Please remove all studwork, tiles etc.
Plastic household packaging*	Solid plastic bottles, pots, tubs and trays used to contain food and drink. We can't take any black plastic, plastic bags, film or polystyrene.
Printer cartridges*	With or without original packaging.
Refuse	If you bring your waste in bin bags or other containers you may be asked to show the contents to a site attendant so that we make sure we recycle as much as we can.
Rubble and Soil	Bricks, concrete, ceramics, loose soil (no turf or plastic). Only one car boot load per household. See DIY Waste Limits.
Scrap Metal	Any item with a reasonable metal content.
Shoes*	Please tie together in pairs and put in bag to keep dry.
Spectacles*	Unbroken for reuse.
Textiles*	Please put clean clothes, sheets, towels in a bag to keep dry for reuse. We can't take duvets, sleeping bags and pillows.
TVs and Computer Monitors	Any condition. Please take flat screens to the electrical items container.
Tyres	Whole tyres only, maximum 4 per household.
Used Engine Oil*	Please put filters in a plastic bag. Please see site attendant.
Wood and Timber	Any quality.