Bristol’s litter mountain

A computer generated image of a pile of litter next to Cabot Tower in Bristol

Shocking images show Bristol's litter mountain

What would Bristol’s annual street waste if it were collected into a single pile? Scroll down to find out!

The mountain represents the 3,700 metric tonnes of litter removed from the streets of Bristol in 2016. That’s the sum of everything collected by the Bristol Waste street cleansing team from streets.

To provide a sense of perspective, the litter mountain has been placed alongside familiar city landmarks. Can you spot Blaise Castle, Cabot Tower and the Wills Memorial Building buried under all that litter? We also show you how the litter mountain compares to a typical residential street and the M32.

These impressive images show how important it is we all do our bit to keep the streets of Bristol clean and green by taking our litter home with us or placing it into a litter bin.

The mountain does not include litter which, for various reasons, we’re unable to collect because it was on private land, riverbanks, or dangerous roadsides. It also doesn’t include any fly-tipped waste or waste collected from a household wheelie bin.

The animation shows the litter mountain compared to the size of a person and a hot air balloon.

Bristol's litter mountain compared to Blaise Castle.
Blaise Castle
Bristol's litter mountain compared to Cabot Tower.
Cabot Tower
Bristol's litter mountain compared to Wills Memorial Building.
Wills Memorial Building
Bristol's litter mountain compared to a residential street.
A residential street
Bristol's litter mountain compared to the M32 motorway.
M32 motorway

Bristol's litter mountain


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