Where to recycle batteries in Scotland

Below are places in Scotland that accept batteries for recycling: street containers, collection points and recycling centres. The data comes from OpenStreetMap and is kept up to date by the community — if a point is missing, add it yourself in a couple of minutes.

Recycling points

AllGlass bottles 773Paper 733Cans 683Clothes 480Plastic 451Glass 365Plastic bottles 311Organic 267Electronics 74Scrap metal 67Batteries 66Wood, rubble 43Engine oil 34Low energy bulbs 33Car batteries 27Hazardous waste 24Plastic bags 8Tyres 7

Operators:AllAberdeenshire Council 14West Lothian Council 5Suez 4Falkirk Council 2Glasgow City Council 2

Found: 66

Westhill Recycling & Disposal Centre☆

Westdyke Avenue · Recycling centre · Aberdeenshire Council

🕒 Mo-Th 09:00-16:30; Fr 09:00-16:00; Sa-Su 09:00-16:30; Apr 01-Sep 30: Tu 16:30-19:00

PaperPlastic bottlesGlassGlass bottlesCansClothesOrganicElectronicsBatteriesWood, rubble

Craigmillar Household Waste Recycling Centre☆

Old Dalkeith Road · Recycling centre · City of Edinburgh Council

PaperPlasticPlastic bottlesGlassGlass bottlesCansClothesElectronicsBatteriesEngine oilWood, rubble

Western Road Recycling Centre☆

Western Road · Recycling centre · East Ayrshire Council

PaperPlasticPlastic bottlesGlassGlass bottlesCansClothesOrganicElectronicsBatteriesScrap metalWood, rubble

Forthbank Household Waste Recycling Centre☆

Bowhouse Road · Recycling centre · Clackmannanshire Council

🕒 Apr-Sep Mo-Su 08:30-20:00; Oct-Mar Mo-Su 08:30-18:00

PaperPlasticGlassGlass bottlesCansClothesOrganicElectronicsBatteriesLow energy bulbsCar batteriesEngine oilWood, rubble

Chanonry Recycling Centre☆

Moycroft Road · Recycling centre

PaperPlasticGlass bottlesCansClothesOrganicElectronicsBatteriesLow energy bulbsHazardous wasteEngine oilWood, rubble

Macduff Recycling Centre☆

Old Gamrie Road · Recycling centre · Aberdeenshire Council

🕒 Mo-Th 09:00-16:30; Fr 09:00-16:00; Sa-Su 09:00-16:30; Apr 01-Sep 30 Tu 16:30-19:00

Glass bottlesClothesOrganicElectronicsBatteriesScrap metalCar batteriesEngine oilWood, rubble

Tullos Recycling Centre☆

Greenbank Crescent · Recycling centre · Suez

🕒 Mo-Fr 10:00-16:45; Sa-Su 09:00-16:45; We off; 2023 Mar 06-23 closed

PaperPlastic bottlesGlass bottlesCansClothesOrganicElectronicsBatteriesLow energy bulbsScrap metalHazardous wasteCar batteriesEngine oilTyresWood, rubble

Kelso Recycling Centre☆

Pinnaclehill Industrial Estate · Recycling centre

PaperGlassCansClothesBatteriesScrap metal

Balfron Household Waste Recycling Centre☆

Dunkeld Court · Recycling centre

PaperGlassGlass bottlesCansClothesOrganicElectronicsBatteriesScrap metalWood, rubble

Kinross Recycling Centre☆

Clashburn Way · Recycling centre

PaperPlasticPlastic bottlesGlassGlass bottlesCansClothesOrganicElectronicsBatteriesScrap metalWood, rubble

Foundry Road Recycling Centre☆

Foundry Road · Recycling centre

PaperGlassCansClothesBatteriesScrap metal

Dunbar Recycling Centre☆

Broxburn · Recycling centre

PaperPlasticPlastic bottlesGlassGlass bottlesCansClothesElectronicsBatteriesScrap metalWood, rubble

Mavis Valley Household Waste Recycling Centre☆

Recycling centre · East Dunbartonshire Council

PaperGlassCansOrganicElectronicsBatteriesLow energy bulbsScrap metal

Peterhead Recycling Centre☆

Damhead Road · Recycling centre · Aberdeenshire Council

🕒 Mo-Th 09:00-16:30; Fr 09:00-16:00; Sa-Su 09:00-16:30; Apr 01-Sep 30 Tu 16:30-19:00

Glass bottlesClothesOrganicElectronicsBatteriesLow energy bulbsScrap metalHazardous wasteCar batteriesEngine oilWood, rubble

Stobcross Household Waste Recycling Centre☆

Stobcross Street · Recycling centre · North Lanarkshire Council

🕒 Mo-Sa 07:00-17:50; Su 07:00-17:20

BatteriesScrap metalEngine oil

Friarton recycling centre☆

Friarton Road · Recycling centre

PaperPlastic bottlesGlassClothesOrganicElectronicsBatteriesScrap metalEngine oil

Rejig☆

Whin Park · Recycling container

🕒 Mo-Fr 09:30-16:30

PaperPlasticPlastic bottlesPlastic bagsGlass bottlesCansClothesElectronicsBatteriesLow energy bulbsHazardous wasteTyres

Insch Household Waste & Recycling Centre☆

Market Street · Recycling centre · Aberdeenshire Council

🕒 Tu 09:00-12:30, 13:00-16:30; Sa 09:00-12:30, 13:00-16:30; Apr 1-Sep 30: Tu 16:30-19:00

Glass bottlesClothesOrganicElectronicsBatteriesLow energy bulbsScrap metalHazardous wasteCar batteriesEngine oilWood, rubble

Oakbank (Livingston) Local Recycling Centre☆

Oakbank Roundabout · Recycling centre · West Lothian Council

🕒 Mo-Su 10:00-18:00

PaperPlastic bottlesGlassGlass bottlesCansClothesOrganicElectronicsBatteriesScrap metal

Back Road, Port Ellen☆

Back Road · Recycling container

PaperPlasticPlastic bottlesPlastic bagsGlassGlass bottlesCansClothesBatteries