Bath and North East Somerset Council has joined forces with Anglo Doorstep Collections to bring Bath and North East Somerset Council charity collections directly to residents’ doorsteps — completely free of charge. Whether you’re in the city of Bath itself, Keynsham, Midsomer Norton, Radstock, or the villages scattered across this beautiful part of Somerset and Wiltshire, our service is active in your area right now. Book a collection, leave your unwanted reusable items outside your front door, and we’ll do the rest.
We collect a wide range of reusable household items — from coats, jackets, jumpers and dresses to books, bags, footwear and kitchenware. Every piece collected is routed back into reuse rather than disposal, extending its useful life and reducing the strain on local waste streams. Below are the eight categories we cover:
Tops, trousers, dresses, hoodies, cardigans, suits, uniforms and more
All types of wearable shoes, boots, sandals and trainers
Fiction, non-fiction, children’s books and paperbacks
Playable toys and games in good, usable condition
Handbags, rucksacks, holdalls and shoulder bags
Scarves, belts, hats, ties and jewellery
Music CDs, DVDs and video games in working order
Clean, reusable towels, bed linen and soft furnishing textiles
As well as the items above, Bath and North East Somerset Council residents can also donate:
The process has been designed to be as straightforward as possible for busy households. Three steps are all it takes:
No need to arrange transport, find a charity shop, or make a special trip anywhere. The entire service comes to your door at no cost to you whatsoever.
Reuse sits at the top of the waste hierarchy — above recycling, above energy recovery, and far above landfill. By supporting doorstep donation collections in Bath and North East Somerset Council, the council is actively helping residents choose reuse before disposal. That matters because extending the life of products reduces the demand for new resources, cuts carbon emissions and supports the circular economy ambitions that Bath and North East Somerset Council has committed to.
Keeping reusable items out of disposal streams also contributes to measurable waste reduction performance. Anglo Doorstep Collections provides Bath and North East Somerset Council with WasteDataFlow-ready reuse reporting, giving the council a clearer picture of the reuse activity happening across the local authority area. This data supports:
Anglo Doorstep Collections operates one of the largest household reuse collection networks in the United Kingdom. Across our national operation we complete over 500,000 household collections every year, rehoming more than 12,000 tonnes of reusable goods annually. A large percentage of proceeds goes to charity, with over £460,000 raised for charitable causes across the network to date. More than 62,000 trees have been planted through our environmental initiatives, and our work now spans 67+ council partnerships nationwide — of which Bath and North East Somerset Council is a valued part, alongside authorities such as Manchester City Council, Exeter City Council, Portsmouth City Council and many others across the country.
Every collection in Bath and North East Somerset contributes directly to those totals — tonnes diverted from disposal routes, estimated CO₂ savings, and funds generated for charitable causes and community projects.
Households throughout the area keep coming back to this service for straightforward reasons:
Anglo Doorstep Collections runs a national network of free household reuse collections, working hand-in-hand with local councils to make the responsible disposal of unwanted items genuinely convenient for residents. Our partnership with Bath and North East Somerset Council is part of a broader programme spanning more than 100 local authorities across the UK. Every tonne of goods we collect represents a product that has been given a second life — keeping materials circulating in the economy and reducing the environmental impact of disposal.
Our reporting infrastructure also helps councils like Bath and North East Somerset Council demonstrate and track the reuse happening in their area, supporting stronger environmental performance data and clearer insights into resident engagement with waste reduction programmes.
Residents of Bath and North East Somerset Council can book a free doorstep collection today. Pack your unwanted clothing, footwear, books, bags and more — we’ll come to you and make sure every item finds a new home.