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

Gartbreck Landfill Site & Recycling Centre☆

Bowmore · Recycling centre

🕒 Mo-Fr 08:00-16:30; Sa 10:00-16:00; Su,PH off

PaperPlasticPlastic bottlesPlastic bagsGlassGlass bottlesCansClothesOrganicElectronicsBatteriesLow energy bulbsScrap metalEngine oilTyresWood, rubble

Carluke waste and recycling centre☆

Craignethan Road · Recycling centre

PaperCansClothesOrganicElectronicsBatteriesScrap metal

Linlithgow Local Recycling Centre☆

Braehead Road · Recycling centre · West Lothian Council

🕒 Mo-Su 10:00-18:00

PaperPlastic bottlesGlassGlass bottlesCansClothesOrganicElectronicsBatteriesScrap metal

Pitlochry recycling centre☆

Bridge Road · Recycling centre

🕒 Th-Mo 09:00-16:00; Dec 25-26,Jan 01-02 off

PaperPlastic bottlesGlass bottlesCansClothesOrganicElectronicsBatteriesScrap metalEngine oil

Montrose Recycling Centre☆

Recycling centre

🕒 Mo-Su 09:15-16:00; Apr-Sep We 12:15-19:00

PaperPlastic bottlesGlassCansClothesOrganicElectronicsBatteriesLow energy bulbsScrap metalHazardous wasteCar batteriesEngine oilWood, rubble

Gollachy Recycling Centre☆

Recycling centre · Moray Council

🕒 Mo-Sa 08:00-12:00,12:30-15:30; Su 10:00-12:30

CansBatteriesWood, rubble

Galashiels Community Recycling Centre☆

Langshaw Road, Easter Langlee · Recycling centre

PaperGlassCansClothesBatteriesScrap metal

Blackburn Local Recycling Centre☆

East Main Street · Recycling centre · West Lothian Council

🕒 Mo-Su 10:00-18:00

PaperPlastic bottlesGlassGlass bottlesCansClothesOrganicElectronicsBatteriesScrap metal

Whitburn Local Recycling Centre☆

Dixon Terrace · Recycling centre · West Lothian Council

🕒 Mo-Su 10:00-17:45

PaperPlastic bottlesGlassGlass bottlesCansClothesOrganicElectronicsBatteriesScrap metal

Fraserburgh Household Waste Recycling Centre☆

Anderson Place · 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

PaperGlassGlass bottlesClothesOrganicElectronicsBatteriesLow energy bulbsScrap metalHazardous wasteCar batteriesEngine oilWood, rubble

Stonehaven Recycling Centre☆

Redcloak · Recycling centre · Aberdeenshire Council

🕒 Mo-Th 09:00-16:30; Fr 09:00-16:00; Sa-Su 09:00-16:30; Apr 1-Sep 30 Tu 16:30-19:00

Glass bottlesClothesOrganicElectronicsBatteriesLow energy bulbsScrap metalHazardous wasteCar batteriesEngine oilWood, rubble

Portlethen Household Waste Recycling Centre☆

Badentoy Drive · Recycling centre · Aberdeenshire Council

🕒 Mo 09:00-16:30; Th 09:00-16:30; Fr 09:00-16:00; Sa-Su 09:00-16:30

Glass bottlesClothesOrganicElectronicsBatteriesLow energy bulbsScrap metalHazardous wasteCar batteriesEngine oilWood, rubble

Hazlehead Recycling Centre☆

Hazlehead Avenue · Recycling centre · Suez

🕒 Mo-Fr 10:00-16:45; Sa-Su 09:00-16:45

PaperPlastic bottlesGlassGlass bottlesCansClothesOrganicElectronicsBatteriesLow energy bulbsScrap metalHazardous wasteCar batteriesEngine oilTyresWood, rubble

Shieldhall Recycling Centre☆

Bogmoor Road · Recycling centre · Glasgow City Council

🕒 Mo-Su 08:00-16:00; Jan 01 off; Dec 25 off

PaperPlastic bottlesGlassGlass bottlesCansOrganicBatteries

Broxburn Local Recycling Centre☆

Broxburn · Recycling centre · West Lothian Council

🕒 Mo-Su 10:00-18:00

PaperPlastic bottlesGlassGlass bottlesCansClothesOrganicElectronicsBatteriesScrap metal

Arbroath Recycling Centre☆

Cairnie Loan · Recycling centre

🕒 Th-Tu 09:15-16:00, Apr-Sep We 09:15-19:00, Oct-Mar We 09:15-16:00

PaperPlasticPlastic bottlesGlassGlass bottlesCansClothesOrganicElectronicsBatteriesLow energy bulbsScrap metalHazardous wasteCar batteriesEngine oilWood, rubble

Forfar Recycling Centre☆

Queenswell Lane · Recycling centre

PaperPlastic bottlesGlassCansClothesOrganicElectronicsBatteriesLow energy bulbsScrap metalHazardous wasteCar batteriesEngine oilWood, rubble

Brechin Recycling Centre☆

Commerce Street · Recycling centre

PaperPlastic bottlesGlassCansClothesOrganicElectronicsBatteriesLow energy bulbsScrap metalHazardous wasteCar batteriesEngine oilWood, rubble

Blackhill Recycling Centre☆

Luss Road · Recycling centre · Argyll and Bute Council

🕒 Apr-Sep Mo-Fr 09:30-17:30; Oct-Mar Mo-Fr 09:30-16:00; Sa-Su 10:00-16:00

PaperPlastic bottlesGlass bottlesCansClothesOrganicElectronicsBatteriesLow energy bulbsScrap metalCar batteriesEngine oilWood, rubble

Moleigh Recycling Centre☆

Recycling centre · Shanks

PaperPlasticPlastic bottlesGlassGlass bottlesCansClothesOrganicElectronicsBatteriesScrap metalWood, rubble