Civic amenity site

A civic amenity site (CA site) or household waste recycling centre (HWRC) (both terms are used in the United Kingdom) is a facility where the public can dispose of household waste and also often containing recycling points.

Civic amenity sites are run by the local authority in a given area.

In the United Kingdom, civic amenity sites are informally called "tips" or "dumps".

In continental Europe, there are usually several types of collection sites:

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A civic amenity site
Sorted waste container stand in Buštěhrad , Central Bohemia, Czech Republic. Green containers are for glass, blue for paper, yellow for plastics and red for electrotechnical waste.