Thornbury tip is owned and operated by South Gloucestershire council, Thornbury Recycling Centre allows you to recycle the following items here:

• 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
• 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
• hazardous waste in small quantities (see details below)
• ink cartridges
• paper
• plasterboard – maximum of 6 sheets or bags for each project
• rigid plastics such as toys and garden furniture
• scrap metal
• soil – maximum of six bags or equivalent boot load per month
• textiles and shoes (tied together in pairs) – not currently accepted
• wood including MDF, chipboard furniture, fencing and other treated wood, large logs and other untreated wood