Somerset Council says the cause of the fire is still unknown and opens alternative recycling centres.
Firefighters tackled the fire that started in Taunton Recycling Centre's textiles area on Tuesday at about 03:00 BST, which has now "calmed right down".
A Dorset and Somerset Fire Service spokesperson deemed the site "structurally unsafe" and said no one was hurt.Nerrols Primary School, which is located nearby, was closed due to the smoke on Tuesday.A fire service spokesperson said: "It has calmed right down the high volume pump is no longer required.
"This was a fire involving domestic recycling material including large amounts of plastic, cardboard and associated machinery. "The fire was contained to the one building, but the contents were completely destroyed by fire and 80% of the building was damaged by fire.""The Wellington recycling is open and Bridgwater is open even though it is normally closed," she said.
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