A label on one piece of rubbish linked it back to a thriving Bristol eatery
12:00, 29 Oct 2025Updated 13:03, 29 Oct 2025
A large amount of rubbish was dumped next to a country lane in Hanham over the weekend(Image: Bristol Live)
A popular Bristol restaurant has apologised after a contractor it hired to dispose of rubbish was caught fly-tipping it on a quiet country lane. A large amount of waste, including cooking oil containers and takeaway boxes, was dumped on Conham Hill in Hanham at some point over the weekend.
The label on one bag amongst the pile of trash identified it as having come from Cappadocia, a successful Turkish restaurant in the centre of Bristol. A spokesperson for the restaurant said they had employed a private contractor to dispose of the rubbish, thinking it would be taken to a recycling centre.
“We called a contractor to take the rubbish … with the belief that they were going to take it to the recycling centre,” the spokesperson said. “We are shocked to hear this and have contacted them (to) ensure that it will be collected today.
“Apologies for the inconvenience, and sorry to hear that the contractor didn’t take the rubbish to the recycling centre but left it in a random place instead.”
A label on a takeaway bag amongst the rubbish linked it to Cappadocia(Image: Bristol Live)
Bristol Live contacted the contractor, who admitted to what he had done and said he was planning to clean up his mess. South Gloucestershire Council said they had already cleared the rubbish away.
A council spokesperson confirmed its environmental enforcement team was investigating the matter further. SGC has been clamping down on fly tipping recently; criminals caught dumping rubbish in the local authority area were fined almost £50,000 in the 2024/25 financial year.
Exterior of Cappadocia Bristol on Baldwin Street(Image: PAUL GILLIS / Reach PLC)
Councillors have called for this money to be reinvested into council coffers, rather than going to central government. Cappadocia, which opened its first venue in Bath in 2019, has become a firm favourite of Bristol diners since it launched on Baldwin Street in April 2024. It recently opened another restaurant, Table Five, on Whiteladies Road in Clifton.