Midland Road, Bath, BA1 3AT
(Off Upper Bristol Road.)
Opening hours
| Day | Hours |
|---|---|
| Monday to Friday | 8am to 4.15pm |
| Saturday | 9am to 3.45pm |
| Sunday | 9am to 1pm |
| Bank holidays | 8am to 3.45pm |
This recycling centre is closed on Christmas Day (25 December), Boxing Day (26 December) and New Year's Day (1 January).
Before you arrive
To use the recycling centre you must be a Bath and North East Somerset resident.
Before you arrive:
- Check travel times and any restrictions which may affect your journey
- Check you have a valid permit if your vehicle requires one
- Sort and group your items together so you can unload quickly
- Don't turn up any earlier than 10 minutes before your appointment (you may have to return at your stated appointment time)
- Don't turn up late, as you could be turned away
There is no pedestrian access at this recycling centre.
Vans, trailers and bicycles
Vans and trailers
The permit system for vans and trailers is still in place. You will need one before you visit the recycling centre. Please visit our main recycling centre permits, charges and regulations for more details.
Vans over 5 metres cannot visit Bath recycling centre. If your van is over 5 metres, please visit our recycling centre at Keynsham or book an appointment at Midsomer Norton.
Bicycles
You can visit our recycling centres using a bicycle without a booking, but please be prepared to queue and socially distance. We encourage you to make full use of your kerbside collections before bringing items to our recycling centres on a bicycle, as they are still very busy during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Book an appointment to visit the recycling centre
You can only book four appointments per week (Monday to Sunday).
You will need to provide the registration of the vehicle you will be bringing to the recycling centre. If you bring a different vehicle, we will turn you away.
Please also bring a confirmation email of your appointment time.
Potentially dangerous materials
Water-based emulsion paint
Only bring empty water-based emulsion paint containers (plastic or metal), or ones with hardened water-based emulsion paint inside to our recycling centres. We cannot take any tins that still have liquid emulsion paint in them (add sawdust, sand or soil to the container, or buy a paint hardener and leave the lid off until the paint becomes solid and dry).
Solvent based paint, paint thinner, stripper, toxic paints and white spirit
Solvent based paint, paint thinner, stripper, toxic paints and white spirit can be brought in full or partially full, and placed in our hazardous waste area for specialist disposal.
Please remove taps, handles, toilet seats, and other non-ceramic items from sinks and toilets. These items are recycled separately from ceramics, removing them helps ensure all items are recycled correctly and reduces contamination. If you are unable to remove these items, when on site please place items in the general waste container for bulky waste only. Our Team on site can help direct you to the correct container.
Most upholstered seating contains flame retardant chemicals. These improve fire safety at home, but can be very damaging to our environment, if they reach drains, rivers or other watercourses. The government has introduced guidance, stating that we must keep this sort of furniture separate from other recycling materials on our sites. If you bring items like this to the site, please check with our staff about where to place them, so that we can process them safely.
What we do with your items
We collect items which can be reused for charities and sale days. We use the money made from sale days to fund and develop reuse and recycling activities at our recycling centres, to try to reduce the amount of waste going to landfill.