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  • Christmas and New Year rubbish and recycling collections

    A huge thank you has gone out residents in Bath and North East Somerset for recycling their household waste with a reminder to look out for their Christmas and New Year collection dates.

    Delivering for local residents, Waste and Recycling

  • Work to bring more homes and develop a new recycling centre in Bath under way

    Work on an ambitious scheme to bring hundreds more homes to Bath and develop a modern recycling centre has taken a step forward following the appointment of a contractor to work on the new centre in L

    Delivering for local residents, Housing, Waste and Recycling

  • B&NES residents encouraged to recycle empty aerosols

    Deodorant, shaving foam and hair spray aerosol cans are some of the items that residents across Bath & North East Somerset are being encouraged to recycle as part of a new campaign.

    Delivering for local residents, Focusing on prevention, Keynsham Recycling Hub, Waste and Recycling

  • Bath city centre further enhanced with new ways of handling business waste

    Businesses in Bath city centre are being reminded about new waste collection arrangements to help improve city centre streets that are being implemented from October 6 as part of a 12-month pilot.

    Bath, Focusing on prevention, Waste and Recycling

  • Pilot scheme for business waste collections in Bath city centre

    A scrutiny panel has reviewed a Single Member Decision on business waste collections taken on July 2 by Councillor Mark Elliott and dismissed a call-in by nine councillors for it to be reconsidered.

    Bath, Delivering for local residents, Democracy, Waste and Recycling

  • More fun recycling workshops for young children in B&NES

    Interactive workshops that encourage good recycling practices in young children and were shortlisted for a national award have returned to primary schools across Bath and North East Somerset.

    Climate Emergency, Focusing on prevention, Waste and Recycling

  • Single-use vapes banned from June

    Single-use vapes are being banned by the Government from June 1 due to their environmental impact and fire risks.

    Focusing on prevention, public safety, Waste and Recycling

  • Students encouraged to recycle unwanted items at end of academic year

    University and student volunteers, officers from Bath & North East Somerset Council and the Student Community Partnership team (SCP), have been knocking on around 3,000 doors in residential areas.

    Bath, Delivering for local residents, Waste and Recycling

  • Keynsham recycling centre shortlisted for award

    Bath & North East Somerset Council’s state-of-the-art Keynsham Recycling Hub, which was completed in early 2024, has been shortlisted in the Construction Excellence South West Awards 2025.

    Delivering for local residents, Focusing on prevention, Keynsham Area, Keynsham Recycling Hub, Waste and Recycling

  • Council trials electric recycling vehicle charged by solar energy

    An electric recycling collection truck powered by electricity generated from solar panels at Keynsham Recycling Hub is being trialled by Bath & North East Somerset Council.

    Clean and Green, Tackling the climate and ecological emergency, Waste and Recycling