Find out how many Environmental Enforcement Fixed Penalty Notices we have issued
Last updated 30 August 2024
Find out what happened to the recycling we collected from your home
| Material | Weight in tons | Where is it recycled? | Percentage recycled in the UK | What is it reused for? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garden waste | 9,221 | UK | 100% | Composted locally to produce a nutrient-rich compost for local farms |
| Food waste | 6,771 | UK | 100% | Processed via Anaerobic Digestion which produces a biogas to generate electricity and a fertiliser |
| Cardboard | 5,664 | UK | 100% | Recycled into new cardboard products |
| Glass bottles and jars | 4,963 | UK | 100% | Remelted into new glass bottles and jars |
| Mixed plastics | 1,940 | UK | 100% | Plastics are shredded into flakes and granules that will be used to create new bottles, bags, and clothes |
| Paper | 1,856 | UK and Belgium | 81% | Recycled into new paper products, such as newsprint |
| Steel cans | 533 | UK, Germany and The Netherlands | 63% | Smelted and reused in new products |
| Mixed plastic & cans | 400 | UK | 100% | Baled, then mechanically sorted. Cans are sent for smelting and reuse, and plastics to various re-processors for shredding and recycling |
| Aluminium cans and foil | 317 | UK | 100% | Smelted and reused to make new aluminium packaging |
| Small electrical items | 40 | UK | 100% | Broken down and individual components are recycled |
| Textiles and shoes | 29 | Europe, West Africa and Pakistan | 0% | Resold/Reused/Repurposed as different products, depending on quality |
| Household and car batteries | 23 | UK | 100% | Reprocessed into new batteries or reused as raw materials |
Previous versions of our end use register for all our waste recycled from residents are available to download. These documents show where all the material goes for recycling.
Last updated 09 February 2026
Read our full Penalty Notice code of conduct, which explains how and why we issue Penalty Notices for non-attendance at school.
Last updated 21 August 2024
We adopted this new waste strategy on 16 March 2024
Last updated 30 August 2024
Treasury management is defined as the management of our investments and cashflows, banking, effective controlling of associated risk, and optimising our performance.
The Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA) Code of Practice on Treasury Management requires us to approve a treasury management strategy prior to each financial year.
The treasury management strategy includes information on the current treasury portfolio (borrowings and investments), our borrowing and debt strategy and the our investment strategy.
Last updated 28 March 2025
We receive an Auditor's Annual Report from our external auditors each year. This report summarises the conclusions and significant issues arising from the audit and inspection work.
Last updated 09 December 2024
This policy sets out how we will assert and protect the rights of the public to the use and enjoyment of, and prevent so far as possible, the unauthorised stopping up or obstruction of public rights of way in Bath and North East Somerset
Last updated 06 August 2024
The Bath & North East Somerset Violence Reduction Partnership (VRP) produces annual serious violence problem profiles to measure violent crime levels in the area.
These annual problem profiles provide crime statistics and evidence, which are used to develop effective response strategies to reduce violent crime.
We need to produce these every year, as they are required by the Home Office.
Last updated 30 July 2024
This document details how we can all support children and young people to attend school regularly in order to make education outcomes the very best they can be for children and young people in B&NES.
Last updated 02 September 2025
Notice is hereby given that on or after 26 August 2024, Bath and North East Somerset Council will make an order (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Order’) under Section 18 of the Public Health Act 1925. The effect of the Order will be to name the streets indicated on the attached plan PRIMROSE WAY and LARKSPUR CLOSE.
Any person aggrieved by the intended order may within 21 days after the date of this notice appeal to Bath and Wansdyke Magistrates’ Court at North Parade Road, Bath, BA1 5AF.