Tips, Recycling Centres & Clothing Bank Bins in Bristol
If you're searching for your nearest Bristol household waste recycling centre, local tip, or clothing bank, this guide covers all your options. Whether you're getting rid of garden waste, donating to charity clothes bins, or tackling your WEEE recycling in Bristol, knowing exactly where to go will save you time and effort—and ensure your waste is handled responsibly.
Below, you’ll find details on Bristol City Council tips and recycling sites, including accepted materials, reuse options, and opening hours. We also cover bottle banks in Bristol, clothing bank bins, and drop-off locations for items like textiles, batteries and soft plastics—ideal for quick and easy recycling.
St Philips Recycling Centre
At St Philips Household Reuse and Recycling centre, you can dispose of a wide variety of household waste and recycling. You’re able to bring paper, cardboard, plastics, glass, cans, garden waste, wood, metal, clothing, and electrical items. This Bristol rubbish tip also accepts small appliances, batteries, light bulbs, and limited quantities of paint or hazardous waste. If you have bulky furniture in good condition, you can leave it for reuse rather than throwing it away.
Booking Required?: Yes
Vehicle restrictions: Permit required for vans, pick-ups or trailers over 1.52 metres in length
Address: Folly Lane, off Days Road, St Philips, Bristol, BS2 0QS
Opening Hours: 9am to 5pm (Monday to Wednesday), 8am to 4pm (Saturday and Sunday)
Avonmouth Reuse and Recycling Centre
The Avonmouth Recycling Centre, often referred to as the Avonmouth tip, is the place to go if you’ve got more to get rid of. You can bring your standard household waste and recycling, but also larger items like fridges, freezers, washing machines and mattresses. You’re also able to drop off tyres (some charges may apply), gas bottles, soil, rubble, hardcore, and plasterboard. If you’ve got bulky furniture in good condition, you can leave it for reuse here too.
Booking Required?: Yes
Vehicle restrictions: Permit required for vans, pick-ups or trailers over 1.52 metres in length
Address: Kings Weston Lane, Avonmouth, Bristol, BS11 0YS
Opening Hours: 9am – 5pm (Monday, Tuesday and Friday), 8am – 4pm (Saturday and Sunday)
Hartcliffe Way Reuse and Recycling Centre
This household waste and recycling centre at Hartcliffe accepts a broad range of items, including some that aren’t accepted elsewhere. You can bring bikes, cooking oil, scrap metal, and hard plastics such as broken toys or garden furniture. The Bristol recycling centre also accepts general waste, mixed recycling, garden waste, electricals, small appliances, batteries, light bulbs, and small quantities of paint or hazardous waste. Reusable household items can also be donated to help reduce waste.
Booking Required?: Yes
Vehicle restrictions: Permit required for vehicles over 2.4 metres in height
Address:: 83 Hartcliffe Way, Bristol, BS3 5RN
Opening Hours: 9am - 5pm (Wednesday - Friday), 8am - 4pm (Saturday and Sunday)
Bristol Recycling Bins for Clothing, Bottles & WEEE
For those unable to use Bristol’s refuse centres, there are several alternative drop-off points across the city. These include clothing and bottle banks as well as mixed recycling stations located at supermarkets, retail parks, and charity shops.
Many sites accept multiple waste types, offering a practical and accessible way to recycle everyday items. Below are a few drop-off points with wider recycling options:
Sainsbury’s Car Park Oxfam Clothes Recycling Bank
Located in Ashton Gate, this recycling bank in Bristol accepts a wide range of clothing items. From old clothing to shoes, bags and accessories, it’s a simple drop-off. Hats, gloves, trainers, jackets and clothing accessories are all accepted. You can use these as an easy way to clear out the clothes clutter and keep waste out of landfill and reused.
Address: 111 Winterstoke Road, Ashton Gate, BS3 2NS
Opening Hours: 7am to 10pm (Monday to Saturday), 10am to 4pm (Sunday)
Salvation Army Charity Clothing Bin
If you are looking to give your pre-loved clothing and accessories a second life, you can drop them off at your local Salvation Army Clothing Bin. You can also donate home textiles, books, stamps and even toys and games — as long as they’re not electric.
Address: Unit 1, 31 - 39 Gloucester Road North, Filton, Bristol, BS7 0SH
Opening Hours: 9am to 5pm (Monday to Saturday), 9:45am to 5pm (Tuesday)
Tesco Metro Recycling Bin
Drop off soft plastics that can’t go in your kerbside bin — like bread bags, cereal liners, crisp packets, salad and rice pouches, meat and cheese wrapping, biscuit and sweet wrappers, toilet roll packaging, and plastic film lids. Just bag them up and use the collection point during your next shop.
Address: 90-98 Broadmead, Bristol, BS1 3DW
Opening Hours: 6am to 11pm (Monday to Saturday), 11am to 5pm (Sunday)
Pill Mount Pleasant Shops Bottle Bank
This recycling point makes it easy to dispose of your glass and plastics in one go. You can recycle all kinds of bottles – milk, drinks, household cleaners and toiletries – along with jars and other glass containers. It’s ideal for anyone clearing out the kitchen or bathroom. Just bag it up and drop it off next time you're passing.
Address: Baltic Place Shopping Precinct, Pill, BS20 0EJ
Opening Hours: Public access 24/7
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