Find a tip or recycling centre
Only South Gloucestershire residents can use our tips or recycling centres (Sort It centres).
You must register your vehicle before you visit.
Opening times and locations
Our recycling centres are open from 8.30am to 4.30pm every day, except Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day.
Little Stoke Sort It recycling centre, Station Road, Little Stoke, BS34 6HP
Note: large vehicles and trailers are not allowed at Little Stoke recycling centre at any time. There is a 1.8m height barrier in place at this site.
Mangotsfield Sort It recycling centre, Carsons Road, Mangotsfield, Bristol, BS16 9LL
Thornbury Sort It recycling centre, Short Way, Thornbury, BS35 3UT
Yate Sort It recycling centre, Collett Way, Great Western Business Park, Yate, Bristol, BS37 5NL
Access
All of the recycling centres have dropped kerbs to help visitors with mobility issues, staff are on site to help if you need any assistance.
We are working on a way for you to safely access our recycling centres on foot, which we will publish soon.
Vehicles weighing more that 3.5 tonnes are not allowed at any of the sites at any time.
Trailers smaller than 2 metres in length can be used at our Yate, Mangotsfield, and Thornbury sites.
Trailers are not allowed at the Little Stoke Sort It recycling centre at any time.
Changes to Mangotsfield site entrance – March 2023
The new slip road entrance to Mangotsfield Sort It recycling centre is due to open Thursday 9 March. From this date, you must use the slip road via the new dedicated lanes on Carsons Road to access the site.
The current entrance will not be open to the public and only be used for large lorries removing waste from the site.
Read more.
Walking to a recycling centre
You need to make an appointment if you want to use a Sort It recycling centre on foot.
Find out what you need to know and how to make an appointment.
What you can and cannot take to each recycling centre
You can take household waste and recycling, including large items such as mattresses, carpets and DIY waste. You must sort your recyclables before you visit.
You must keep stuffed furniture and soft furnishings separate to other waste and recycling when you take it to a recycling centre. Look out for the new areas for these items at the recycling centres or ask a member of staff for help.
If any of your waste has been produced from a business or commercial activity you cannot bring it to our recycling centres. Check how to dispose of business and commercial waste, including waste produced by a business in the home.
Find out what can be recycled at each location:
Little Stoke Sort It recycling centre
What you can recycle
- batteries – car batteries, household (dry cell) batteries
- books
- bric-a-brac for reuse e.g. garden hand tools, furniture, crockery, bikes
- cardboard
- cooking oil
- DVDs and CDs
- furniture – in reusable condition
- green garden waste except for invasive species such as Japanese Knotweed
- hazardous waste in small quantities (see details below)
- ink cartridges
- large electrical equipment e.g. cookers and washing machines
- scrap metal
- small electrical equipment e.g. kettles, irons, toasters
- textiles and shoes (tied together in pairs)
- wood including MDF, chipboard furniture, fencing and other treated wood, large logs and other untreated wood
Put any rigid plastics in the general waste area. They will be removed and recycled at a later stage.
We can accept the following hazardous waste in small quantities. You must speak to a member of staff so they can be stored safely in a secure area.
- acids
- creosote
- engine oil –1 gallon (5 litres) per visit
- fire extinguishers – household sizes only
- fluorescent tubes and energy saving light bulbs
- lead-acid car batteries
- medicines and pharmaceuticals
- mobile phones
- poisons, pesticides, herbicides, wood preservatives and weed killers
- photographic chemicals
- refrigerators and freezers
- solvents and other flammables e.g. paraffin
- televisions and computer monitors
- toxic paints and paint strippers
What you can’t recycle
- petrol, diesel – you will need to find a contractor to take these
- gas bottles – these remain the property of the supplier and should be returned to them
- Japanese knotweed – this is an invasive species that cannot be disposed of with household waste
- vehicles or car parts containing hazardous material or substances (including residue) such as fuel, oil, brake fluid etc. If you have a caravan, a large quantity of vehicle parts, or vehicle to dispose of, contact a vehicle dismantler (remember to ask to see a Waste Carriers License and check where the waste will be taken)
- industrial or commercial fire extinguishers
Little Stoke does not have facilities to recycle asbestos, tyres, plasterboard, hardcore/rubble, paper, cans, glass, plastics (household collection). If you have these items, you can take them to Mangotsfield, Thornbury or Yate.
Mangotsfield Sort It recycling centre
What you can recycle
- batteries (household – dry cell)
- books
- bric-a-brac for reuse e.g. garden hand tools, furniture, crockery and bikes
- cardboard
- cartons/TetraPaks
- cooking oil
- DVDs and CDs
- electrical equipment e.g. kettle, iron, toaster, cooker, washing machine
- food and drinks cans
- furniture – in reusable condition
- glass bottles and jars
- plastic bottles, tubs and trays
- garden waste except for invasive species such as Japanese Knotweed
- hardcore and rubble – maximum of six rubble sacks or equivalent boot load per month free of charge
(quantities over the 6 bag limit carry a charge of £2.50 per bag, inclusive of VAT payable to SUEZ).
Trailer charges are based on material left in the trailer after the 6 bag limit has been reached
– up to 1 metre in length: £10
– between 1 metre and 1.5 metres in length: £15
– between 1.5 metres and 2 metres in length: £25
Clean rubble, gravel, stone, concrete, ceramics and tiles only
No soil (place in green waste), garden waste, plaster / plasterboard or bags - hazardous waste in small quantities (see details below)
- ink cartridges
- paper
- plasterboard – maximum of 6 sheets or bags for each project
- scrap metal
- soil – maximum of six bags or equivalent boot load per month
- textiles and shoes (tied together in pairs)
- wood including MDF, chipboard furniture, fencing and other treated wood, large logs and other untreated wood
Put any rigid plastics in the general waste area. They will be removed and recycled at a later stage.
We can accept the following hazardous waste in small quantities. You must speak to a member of staff so they can be stored safely in a secure area.
- acids
- asbestos – there are containers for bonded sheet asbestos (it must be double wrapped in sealed plastic before being placed in the special skip and a maximum of 6 sheets or the equivalent if not in complete sheets)
- creosote
- engine oil –1 gallon (5 litres) per visit
- fire extinguishers – household sizes only
- fluorescent tubes and light bulbs
- lead-acid car batteries
- medicines and pharmaceuticals
- mobile phones
- paint stripper and toxic paints
- poisons, pesticides, herbicides, wood preservatives and weed killers
- photographic chemicals
- refrigerators and freezers
- solvents and other flammables e.g. paraffin
- televisions and computer monitors
- vehicle tyres – maximum of 4 per household each year
Items that cannot be accepted
- petrol, diesel – you will need to find a contractor to take these
- gas bottles – these remain the property of the supplier and should be returned to them
- Japanese knotweed – this is an invasive species that cannot be disposed of with household waste
- vehicles or car parts containing hazardous material or substances (including residue) such as fuel, oil, brake fluid etc. If you have a caravan, a large quantity of vehicle parts, or vehicle to dispose of, contact a vehicle dismantler. Remember to ask to see a Waste Carriers License and check where the waste will be taken.
- industrial or commercial fire extinguishers
Thornbury Sort It recycling centre
What you can recycle
- batteries (household – dry cell)
- books
- bric-a-brac for reuse e.g. garden hand tools, furniture, crockery and bikes
- cardboard
- cartons/TetraPaks
- cooking oil
- DVDs and CDs
- electrical equipment e.g. kettle, iron, toaster, cooker, washing machine
- food and drinks cans
- furniture – in reusable condition
- glass bottles and jars
- plastic bottles, tubs and trays
- garden waste except for invasive species such as Japanese Knotweed
- hardcore and rubble – maximum of six rubble sacks or equivalent boot load per month free of charge
(quantities over the 6 bag limit carry a charge of £2.50 per bag, inclusive of VAT payable to SUEZ).
Trailer charges are based on material left in the trailer after the 6 bag limit has been reached
– up to 1 metre in length: £10
– between 1 metre and 1.5 metres in length: £15
– between 1.5 metres and 2 metres in length: £25
Clean rubble, gravel, stone, concrete, ceramics and tiles only
No soil (place in green waste), garden waste, plaster / plasterboard or bags - hazardous waste in small quantities (see details below)
- ink cartridges
- paper
- plasterboard – maximum of 6 sheets or bags for each project
- scrap metal
- soil – maximum of six bags or equivalent boot load per month
- textiles and shoes (tied together in pairs)
- wood including MDF, chipboard furniture, fencing and other treated wood, large logs and other untreated wood
Put any rigid plastics in the general waste area. They will be removed and recycled at a later stage.
We can accept the following hazardous waste in small quantities. You must speak to a member of staff so they can be stored safely in a secure area.
- acids
- asbestos – there are containers for bonded sheet asbestos (it must be double wrapped in sealed plastic before being placed in the special skip and a maximum of 6 sheets or the equivalent if not in complete sheets)
- creosote
- engine oil –1 gallon (5 litres) per visit
- fire extinguishers – household sizes only
- fluorescent tubes and light bulbs
- lead-acid car batteries
- medicines and pharmaceuticals
- mobile phones
- paint stripper and toxic paints
- poisons, pesticides, herbicides, wood preservatives and weed killers
- photographic chemicals
- refrigerators and freezers
- solvents and other flammables e.g. paraffin
- televisions and computer monitors
- vehicle tyres – maximum of 4 per household each year
Items that cannot be accepted
- petrol, diesel – you will need to find a contractor to take these
- gas bottles – these remain the property of the supplier and should be returned to them
- Japanese knotweed – this is an invasive species that cannot be disposed of with household waste
- vehicles or car parts containing hazardous material or substances (including residue) such as fuel, oil, brake fluid etc. If you have a caravan, a large quantity of vehicle parts, or vehicle to dispose of, contact a vehicle dismantler. Remember to ask to see a Waste Carriers License and check where the waste will be taken.
- industrial or commercial fire extinguishers
Yate Sort It recycling centre
What you can recycle
- batteries (household – dry cell)
- books
- bric-a-brac for reuse e.g. garden hand tools, furniture, crockery and bikes
- cardboard
- cartons/TetraPaks
- cooking oil
- DVDs and CDs
- electrical equipment e.g. kettle, iron, toaster, cooker, washing machine
- food and drinks cans
- furniture – in reusable condition
- glass bottles and jars
- plastic bottles, tubs and trays
- garden waste except for invasive species such as Japanese Knotweed
- hardcore and rubble – maximum of six rubble sacks or equivalent boot load per month free of charge
(quantities over the 6 bag limit carry a charge of £2.50 per bag, inclusive of VAT payable to SUEZ).
Trailer charges are based on material left in the trailer after the 6 bag limit has been reached
– up to 1 metre in length: £10
– between 1 metre and 1.5 metres in length: £15
– between 1.5 metres and 2 metres in length: £25
Clean rubble, gravel, stone, concrete, ceramics and tiles only
No soil (place in green waste), garden waste, plaster / plasterboard or bags - hazardous waste in small quantities (see details below)
- ink cartridges
- paper
- plasterboard – maximum of 6 sheets or bags for each project
- scrap metal
- soil – maximum of six bags or equivalent boot load per month
- textiles and shoes (tied together in pairs)
- wood including MDF, chipboard furniture, fencing and other treated wood, large logs and other untreated wood
Put any rigid plastics in the general waste area. They will be removed and recycled at a later stage.
We can accept the following hazardous waste in small quantities. You must speak to a member of staff so they can be stored safely in a secure area.
- acids
- asbestos – there are containers for bonded sheet asbestos (it must be double wrapped in sealed plastic before being placed in the special skip and a maximum of 6 sheets or the equivalent if not in complete sheets)
- creosote
- engine oil –1 gallon (5 litres) per visit
- fire extinguishers – household sizes only
- fluorescent tubes and light bulbs
- lead-acid car batteries
- medicines and pharmaceuticals
- mobile phones
- paint stripper and toxic paints
- poisons, pesticides, herbicides, wood preservatives and weed killers
- photographic chemicals
- refrigerators and freezers
- solvents and other flammables e.g. paraffin
- televisions and computer monitors
- vehicle tyres – maximum of 4 per household each year
Items that cannot be accepted
- petrol, diesel – you will need to find a contractor to take these
- gas bottles – these remain the property of the supplier and should be returned to them
- Japanese knotweed – this is an invasive species that cannot be disposed of with household waste
- vehicles or car parts containing hazardous material or substances (including residue) such as fuel, oil, brake fluid etc. If you have a caravan, a large quantity of vehicle parts, or vehicle to dispose of, contact a vehicle dismantler. Remember to ask to see a Waste Carriers License and check where the waste will be taken.
- industrial or commercial fire extinguishers
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