New recycling container
Meet your new, blue bag for cardboard
We are introducing a new bag for cardboard to make sorting and collections easier for residents and crews.
2020: COLLECTION CALENDAR
Bins and recycling collection days
When do I have to put the bins out? Just check here for your waste and recycling service collections calendar.
Volunteering opportunities
Reuse shop and volunteering
Bristol's first reuse shop opening in Avonmouth HRRC. Diverting good quality, pre-loved items from the waste stream and providing low cost household products for residents.
Avonmouth updates
Avonmouth Updates
Exciting work to improve Avonmouth Household Waste & Recycling Centre will begin on Monday 2 September 2019
Waste & Recycling over Christmas
Festive Need To Knows
Read all about your waste and recycling collections over the festive season
Bristol Clean Streets
Big Tidy
Big Tidy is part of the Mayor’s Clean Streets campaign to bring the sparkle back to Bristol.
What happens to your recycling?
Talks and Tours
How do we separate plastics and cans? Where does our cardboard go? How many food waste containers do we fill in a week? All this and more will be anwered on your tour.
Tips and recycling centres
You can get rid of large household items at your nearest recycling centre
Drive safely
Dangerous driving putting our crews and others at risk
Footage from our 360-degree cameras show a worrying issue faced by our crews.
Recycling and rubbish guide
Your bins & recycling
What can you recycle, what can you throw away, what goes in which box and where are the recycling centres?
2018 Recycling Rates
Bristol's Recycling Rates
Bristol is a leading city for recycling according to data released from the Department of Environment and Rural Affairs (DEFRA).
Info and advice: for those new to our city
New to Bristol?
Let us run you through the basics of Bristol's waste and recycling scheme
Info and advice: for landlords and letting agents
Landlords and Tenants
A hub of information on waste and recycling for you and your tenants
Help tidy up your neighbourhood
Litter picking packs
Ever thought about getting together with your neighbours, family or friends to do a community litter pick?