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Opening times

Today - 9:00am - 4:00pm

Monday 9:00am - 6:00pm
Tuesday 9:00am - 6:00pm
Wednesday Closed
Thursday 9:00am - 6:00pm
Friday 9:00am - 6:00pm
Saturday 9:00am - 4:00pm
Sunday 9:00am - 4:00pm

Description

IMPORTANT: Winter schedules apply until 31 March, with weekday open sites 9am-5pm. Sat-Sun hours remain 9am-4pm.

Call the recycling site in advance if taking bulky, hazardous or unusual items, to check disposal requirements or capacity.

All centres are closed on Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day.

All recycling sites accept natural undecorated Christmas trees for composting.

This site allows pedestrian access.  Please use the pedestrian gateway and follow the marked footpath at all times. Pedestrian access may be restricted on occasion to control numbers.

Contact details

Website
Email
Telephone 01278 444877

Centre information

Material Accepted

Batteries
Cans (drink and food)
Cardboard
Commercial waste
Electrical appliances
Fluorescent tubes
Fridges and freezers
Furniture
Garden waste
Gas bottles
Glass bottles and jars
Low-energy light bulbs
Mattresses
Mobile phones
Oil – cooking and engine
Paint, water-based
Paper
Plasterboard
Plastic pots, tubs, trays and all plastic bottles
Refuse
Scrap metal
Shoes (tied in pairs)
Smoke alarms (domestic)
Soil and hardcore
Textiles (clothes etc)
Toner cartridges
Tyres
Vehicle parts
Wood

Material Not Accepted

Ammunition and explosives
Asbestos
Fireworks
Medicines
Mercury
Petrol and diesel
Roofing felt containing bitumen
Cartons/Tetra Pak and plastic-lined paper cups

Vehicle Restrictions

When visiting any Somerset recycling site with your household waste, your vehicle or trailer may need a permit. Both vehicle and trailer size are restricted. Permits are free, only available to Somerset residents, and must be displayed on all visits.

More information about on site charges

Commercial Vehicles

Commercial waste recycling facilities exist at Chard.

More information on business waste

Charges

Charges

Charges must be paid by card – not cash or cheque – at all sites for disposal of materials not classified as household waste: asbestos; gas bottles; hardcore, including stone, rubble, clay, tiles, ceramic/porcelain sinks, baths, toilets and construction materials; plasterboard; soil; tyres and vehicle parts.

More information about on site charges

Household waste

There is no charge for the disposal of household waste.

Plaster and plasterboard disposal

Plaster and plasterboard are accepted at Chard, but charges apply and must be paid in advance online.

More information about plasterboard disposal at recycling centres

Vehicle parts disposal

Vehicle parts disposal available at Chard. Charges apply.

More information about vehicle part recycling charges

Location

Address Chard Recycling Centres, Beeching Close, Chard TA20 1BB, UK