Use this page to learn more about our waste transfer station, how much it will cost and what your responsibilities are.
A waste transfer station is a central hub where the waste and recycling we collect is taken to be sorted before it is sent for further processing. With the correct waste carrier's license and registration, you can take your business waste and recycling straight to the waste transfer station.
Select a section below to find out more about this service.
Our commercial waste disposal and recycling operations are based at our Keynsham Recycling Hub at Pixash Lane, Keynsham:
Commercial Waste Disposal & Recycling Transfer Station
Pixash Lane
Keynsham
BS31 1TP
Our opening hours will be:
Monday – Thursday 8am – 3:30pm (Last entry 3:30pm)
Friday 8am – 3pm (Last entry 3pm)
Please be aware on your first visit to the new site you will need a Health & Safety site induction to be completed, so please allow additional time to complete this as you will not be able to use the site until completed.
Thank you for your continued business and we look forward to welcoming you to the new Keynsham Recycling Hub Transfer Station.
We charge a fee for you to dispose of your business waste at our waste transfer station. However, we do offer a reduction to customers who sort their waste for recycling before they deliver it to our waste transfer station.
Costs for sorted and unsorted waste and recycling from 1 April 2025
Costs for sorted and unsorted waste and recycling from 1 April 2025
Please note from 1st April 2025 VAT will be charged at standard rate to all weighbridge fees.
Sorted recycling 1 April 2025 to 31 March 2026
Reduced fee source sorted recyclables (timber, wood, garden waste) £78* per tonne, with a minimum charge of £39 (0.5 tonnes).
You can bring a mixture of these items in the same vehicle, but they must be sorted at source and must not include any non-recyclable items. We will charge you for unsorted waste if you bring any non-recyclable items.
Reduced fee unsorted recyclables £85.60* per tonne, with a minimum charge of £42.80 (0.5 tonnes).
Each load must only contain the following recyclable items:
- Greenery
- Timber and wood
- Rubble and soil
- Metals
- Cardboard
The unsorted load must not include any non-recyclable items. We will charge you for unsorted waste if you bring any non-recyclable items
Due to current market conditions, there is no gate fee for source separated cardboard or scrap metal recycling.
Mixed inert waste (soil and hardcore) £72* per tonne with a minimum charge of £36 per load (equivalent to 0.5 tonnes)
Plasterboard £168* per tonne with a minimum charge of £84 per load (equivalent to 0.5 tonnes)
Unsorted waste 1 April 2025 to 31 March 2026
We don't recycle unsorted waste.
Unsorted commercial waste (C&I) - loose & compacted, construction and demolition waste £196.80* per tonne, with a minimum charge of £98.40 (equivalent to 0.5 tonnes).
Loads containing any upholstered domestic seating 1 April 2025 to 31 March 2026
£300 per tonne with a minimum charge per load of £150.00 (equivalent to 0.5 tonnes).
We only accept fridges, freezers and TVs from a business at the transfer station if you can prove they have been collected from a private domestic household.
Mattresses 1 April 2025 to 31 March 2026
£18* each.
*The transfer station charges may change during the financial year due to external market conditions.
If you need to weigh your vehicle, you can use our public weighbridge at our transfer station.
Weighbridge costs from 1 April 2025 to 31 March 2026
All vehicles £13.21 per weigh.
You can pay by credit or debit card at our waste transfer station.
To pay for extra building waste, use this page to view and pay the extra building waste charge. You can bring two 50-litre bags or one bulky item of building waste per visit, up to a maximum of four visits in a four week period. If you have more to dispose of you must pay the extra building waste charge.
We can also offer a monthly account if you regularly use our transfer station. To set up a monthly account or to find out more, please email us at businesswaste@bathnes.gov.uk.
We regret that we're not licensed to collect or receive any hazardous waste from businesses at our waste transfer station.
If you deal with waste which has certain hazardous properties, you must ensure your business complies with the hazardous waste regulations set out on GOV.UK.
We have to separately dispose of any upholstered domestic seating items taken to our transfer stations as they may contain Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs).
Upholstered domestic seating includes any of the following items from homes or businesses:
- sofas
- sofa beds
- armchairs
- upholstered kitchen and dining room chairs
- upholstered stools and foot stools
- home office chairs
- futons
- bean bags
- floor and sofa cushions
The harmful pollutants are found in any part of the seating made of, or containing, leather, synthetic leather, other fabric or foam.
If a load of waste contains any upholstered domestic seating items it will incur a higher charge per tonne. We have removed the minimum charge from this category, so if you are able to bring in items that contain POPs separately from other waste, then we can still continue to recycle and offer competitive rates on the other items.
If you are bringing upholstered domestic seating to our site, please make the weighbridge operator aware. And if you plan to dispose of any damaged items of upholstered seating, please tape up any rips or tears, or for larger areas wrap the item in polythene before bringing it to site.
Any domestic seating items which are not upholstered, for example, a wooden chair without a cushioned or textile back, seat, or arms and deckchairs, are not affected and will continue to be charged at normal disposal rates.
Guidance issued by the Environment Agency contains information on how these items should be stored and collected.