Chard recycling centre
Recycling centresChard Recycling Centres, Beeching Close, Chard TA20 1BB, UK
Opening times
| Monday | 9am to 5pm |
| Tuesday | 9am to 5pm |
| Wednesday | Closed |
| Thursday | 9am to 5pm |
| Friday | 9am to 5pm |
| Saturday | 9am to 4pm |
| Sunday | 9am to 4pm |
Description
Winter schedule applies until 31 March.
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.
See the charges section below for more information about the disposal of plasterboard.
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 | |
| Telephone | 01460 65855 |
Centre information
Material Accepted
| Batteries |
| Cans (drink and food) |
| Cardboard - including hardback books |
| 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.
Commercial Vehicles
Commercial waste recycling facilities exist at Chard.
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. See our Plasterboard disposal at recycling centres page for information about how to pre-book your visit and if you have to pay.
Vehicle parts disposal
Vehicle parts disposal available at Chard. Charges apply.
Location
| Address | Chard Recycling Centres, Beeching Close, Chard TA20 1BB, UK |