Local residents are being asked to get involved to shape “once in a generation” plans for multiple waste and recycling centres in Bath.
Councillor Dave Wood with recycling containers
The public is being invited to put forward ideas for locations, alongside Bath & North East Somerset Council’s ongoing site search for recycling centres in the city.
Land in Odd Down has already been consulted on as a potential site for a new waste and recycling centre, but the local authority is now looking at the potential for additional sites to reduce traffic movement across the area.
Councillor Dave Wood, Cabinet Member for Climate Emergency and Neighbourhood Services, said: “Ensuring modern, easily-accessible waste and recycling centres for residents is important for tackling the climate emergency.
“Our intention is that Bath residents will have a number of household waste and recycling centres they can use in the city to make recycling as easy as possible. I also want to increase the range of things we can recycle.
“I am concerned that previous proposals, for example for just one site at Odd Down, don’t reflect the need to reduce car travel to tackle the climate emergency.
“Back in the 1990s we pioneered kerbside recycling and I think it’s time we made another ‘step change’.
“We need to think differently and come up with more locally-based, innovative approaches. That’s why we’ve decided to invite people to put forward their views”
“We want to see modern, user-friendly centres that make recycling easier, complementing the regular kerbside collections received by residents and providing additional new services such as re-use and repair.”
The search for potential sites across Bath is to be completed in time for options to be reported to the B&NES Council Cabinet within the 2020/21 financial year.
To put forward your suggestions, email: [email protected].
The closing date is Friday 1st January 2021.
