Recycle for Bathnes

08/09/2026

Update: Need recycling boxes or food waste containers? Please order them via the council website.

Due to a shortage of blue recycling bags, please flatten your cardboard and place it in another cardboard box on top of your green box to keep it clean.

Please make sure all cardboard is less than 45cm (about the same size as a blue recycling bag).

07/09/2026

Collection day changes start this week
A small number of households will have a change to their collection day as we update some routes to make collections more efficient and reliable.
📬 If your property is affected, you will have received a letter explaining the changes.
🕗 Please present your containers after 8:00pm on the evening before your collection day. Due to changes to our collection routes, crews may arrive at different times than you are used to.
🌐 Visit our website for more information.

04/09/2026

🚛 Collection Day changes start next week
To make our routes more efficient we’re making some changes to our collection routes.
From Monday 7 September a proportion of households will have a new waste and recycling collection day.
📬 If your property is affected, you will have received a letter explaining the changes.
🕕 Please present your containers after 8:00pm on the evening before your collection day. Due to changes to our collection routes, crews may arrive at different times than you are currently used to.
Check our website for more details.

02/09/2026

🎒 Back to school packed lunch hacks?
Reduce food waste with these lunchbox hacks:
✅ Pack portions that will be eaten
✅ Use leftovers in next day's lunch
✅ Keep unopened snacks for another day
✅ Chop fruit and veg into easy-to-eat pieces
✅ Check what comes home and adjust portions
Check out more ways you reduce waste and save money from in the comments ♻️🍎

31/08/2026

📬 Have you received a collection day change letter?

A small number of households across Bath & North East Somerset will have a new rubbish, recycling or garden waste collection day from 7 September.

✅ If you've received a letter, please check your new collection dates carefully.
✅ If you haven't received a letter, your collection day is unlikely to be changing.
✅Check your collection day on B&NES Council website. New changes will be shown online from 7 September.

Don’t forget put your rubbish bin and recycling containers out by 6am on your new collection day (or no earlier than 8pm the night before). Due to changes to our collection routes, crews may arrive at different times than you are currently used to.

28/08/2026

Bank Holiday – Monday 31 August

Just a quick reminder that all our recycling centres will be open on Monday 31 August for the bank holiday, from 8:00am to 3:45pm.
For more information, please follow the link in the comments. ♻️

28/08/2026

26/08/2026

Start September with new skills and sustainable habits!
Look at 's September events.

This September, we've got lots of exciting new workshops planned and are thrilled to be welcoming our 13th Repair location in Chippenham, in partnership with Zero Chippenham!

✨ Repair Cafes ✨

Come to one of our Repair Cafes and get your broken items repaired by our volunteers. Please arrive as early as possible to ensure there is time to work on your repair, and remember to bring any replacement zips or buttons with you.

All of our Saturday Repair Cafes run from 10am til 1pm, except:
✨ Saltford from 11am - 1pm
✨ Bathford from 9:30am - 12:00pm
✨ Bear Flat from 9.30am - 12.30pm
✨ Bradford on Avon from 10am - 12:30pm
✨ Corsham from 10:45am - 1pm

More information and full addresses on our website: https://shareandrepair.org.uk/repairs/

We have lots of interesting new workshops running in September:

✨ HOW TO Use Your Sewing Machine Workshop ✨

Come and learn the basics of using your sewing machine, in 1-1 one hour slots. Running alongside our Repair Cafe at Southdown Methodist Church Hall, on Saturday the 5th of September from 10am - 1pm.

✨ 3 Day Sewing Survival Skills ✨

Leaving home but not sure how to sew on a button or mend a jumper? Come and learn some of the most useful mending skills you'll ever need with Anna from Love Makers Cafe. Choose to attend one, two or three days, with different techniques each day at the Share and Repair Hub from the 14th - 16th September, 1:30 - 4:30pm.

✨ Adults Sort Out Your Jeans ✨

Sort out your loved denim with us and Anna from Love Makers Cafe. We’ll explore a range of woven textile mending techniques routed in the elegant Japanese traditions of Boro and Sashiko to breathe new life into your old jeans. Running at the Share and Repair Hub on Thursday 24th September from 9:30am - 12:30pm.

More info about all of these workshops on our website: https://shareandrepair.org.uk/how-to-workshops/

We look forward to seeing you at an event in September!

New Oriel Hall Climate Friendly Bradford on Avon Bear Flat Repair Cafe Bear Flat Association Corsham Climate Action Corsham Town Council Pound Arts Zero Chippenham

24/08/2026

❌ Graffiti isn't cool.
Every tag costs taxpayers money to remove.
Our Cleansing Team works hard across Bath and North East Somerset removing graffiti from signs, bridges and public spaces, helping to keep our communities clean, safe and welcoming.
✅ Report it. Respect it. Take pride in where you live.

19/08/2026

🐶 Got old PetTech tucked away in a drawer?

Before throwing away unwanted pet gadgets, see how they can be reused, donated or recycled to help reduce waste and support a more sustainable future.

♻️ If your PetTech isn't suitable for reuse or donation, don't bin it. As with all small electricals, simply place it in a bag on top of, or next to, your green recycling box for collection.

Take a look at these tips from Recycle Your Electricals. ♻️👇