From 1 October, our recycling centres are operating on winter opening hours.
Please check the opening times of your nearest recycling centre before making the journey.
Our recycling centres
Weston-super-Mare recycling centre
Opening times and address
Portishead recycling centre
Opening times and address
Backwell recycling centre
Opening times and address
Safety guidelines
Our three recycling centres across North Somerset are open for household waste, please check opening times before you travel.
During your visit please follow the guidelines and on-site signs. Respect staff at all times.
Guidelines
- if you are queuing for a recycling centre on the roads surrounding the site, please be mindful of local residents by turning off your engines while you wait and not blocking driveways
- to save time while on the site, please sort your recycling from your waste before you arrive
- all permitted trailers are allowed entry within opening hours, from Monday-Saturday.
- please check opening times before you travel
- trailers must be under 2.4m in length or will be refused entry
- permitted vehicles, including trailers are not allowed access on Sundays. See our recycling centre vehicle permits page for more information.
- to avoid unnecessary travel, always visit the site closest to your home and limit journeys until you have a full load
- please make full use of your kerbside recycling service, this can include for items such as small electrical equipment or reusable textiles
- you can order additional recycling boxes and food waste caddies and we will deliver these to you
You can save yourself a trip to the recycling centre by reducing your household waste.
Our recycling centres are provided for North Somerset residents only. We may ask for proof of address when you visit. We use automatic number plate recognition to check how often the centres are used and to prevent unauthorised use.
Our recycling centres are for household waste only. We do not accept any commercial waste. This includes any waste collected for a fee such as house clearances, waste from shops and offices and waste from gardening businesses.
All our sites are closed on Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day. Backwell is closed on all bank holidays.
Our recycling centres opening hours change in the winter/summer months.
Separate your waste before your visit and recycle as much as you can. We carry out spot checks on rubbish bags to check no recyclable material is thrown in with normal rubbish.
Please respect staff at the recycling centres – we don’t tolerate abuse and all sites are monitored by CCTV.
For safety reasons, access to recycling centres is not possible by bicycle or on foot.