On-street food recycling bins in Central Bath

Some residential flats with limited storage space in high footfall areas of central Bath have access to a communal on-street food recycling bin. These bins are emptied once a week and residents can use them at any time.

Use this page to find out if your property should use an on-street food recycling bin, and how to use the service. Visit our Food waste page, for more general information about how to use your kitchen caddy.

Who the bins are for

The on-street food recycling bins are only for residents of flats in the following streets in Bath City Centre:

• Abbey Church Yard
• Bridewell Lane
• Broad Street
• Cheap Street
• Milsom Place
• Parsonage Lane
• Saxon Court
• Saracen Street
• Union Passage
• Westgate Street

Bin locations

View the locations of the bins on the map below. If your flat is on one of the streets highlighted on the map, you should recycle your food waste in an on-street bin.

On-street food bin locations, with the streets they serve highlighted

Select any of the locations, for a more detailed description of the site and a list of the streets each bin serves.

Bin 1: Broad Street

This bin is on Broad Street, on the corner with Saracen Street. It serves flats on Broad Street, Saracen Street, Saxon Court and Milsom Place.

Bin 2: Cheap Street

This bin is on Cheap Street, on the corner with Union Passage. It serves flats on Cheap Street, Union Passage and Abbey Church Yard.

Bin 3: Westgate Street

This bin is on Westgate Street, opposite Parsonage Lane. It serves flats on these two streets.

Bin 4: Bridewell Lane

This bin is on Bridewell Lane, on the corner with Westgate Street. It serves flats on these two streets.

How to use the service

If you live in a property on one of the streets served by the communal on-street food recycling bins, you should use a 5L kitchen food caddy to collect your food waste at home. You can order a caddy from us or choose to use your own.

You don't need any special key or equipment to access the communal on-street food bins. Just open the bin using the foot pedal and place your food waste bag inside.

Visit our Food waste page or download our service guide leaflet, for guidance on how to use your kitchen caddy, what food waste we do and don't accept and information on what we do with your food waste.