THIS SITE IS CURRENTLY CLOSED DUE TO CONCERNS OVER THE SAFETY OF THE CLIFF FACE AT THE BACK OF THE SITE.

The Recycling Centre used to be known as the tip or the civic amenity site. They can safely take care of any items you cannot dispose of via the council’s green box and recycling/Recycling/kerbsiderecycling.htm recycling scheme, recycling banks or weekly rubbish collection.

You need to separate your waste into recyclable and non-recyclable before you go to the site. Green signs at the site indicate where you can place items for recycling while red signs show you where to put your non-recyclable waste.

You can recycle the following materials at each site: - Paper - Cardboard - Glass - Aluminium drinks cans, food tins and foil - Steel drinks cans and food tins - Textiles and shoes - Scrap metal - Car batteries, engine oil and tyres - Fridges and freezers - Wood and timber - Hardcore – including bricks and rubble - Green garden waste

You can compost and recycling/Composting/ green garden and kitchen waste at home. Compost bins are available from the council and recycling/Composting/compostbins.htm

The site can also accept hazardous waste for safe disposal, for example, part-filled gas bottles, weedkillers and chemicals.

You can drop off your waste at the centre as long as your vehicle is less than six-feet high.

The council can collect furniture, white goods and other bulky items from homes in North Somerset. Details are on the council’s website and recycling/Rubbish collection/bulkywaste.htm