Where to recycle cans in Scotland

Below are places in Scotland that accept cans 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:AllCity of Edinburgh Council 52Glasgow City Council 10Fife Council 8Fyne Futures 5West Lothian Council 5Suez 4Aberdeenshire Council 2Falkirk Council 2

Found: 688

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

Lochgelly Recyling Point (Bank Street)☆

Hall Lane · Recycling container

PlasticPlastic bottlesGlass bottlesCansClothes

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

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

Panda Rosa Metals☆

Canal Road 44 · Recycling centre

Cans

Renfrew Recycling Centre☆

Deanpark Road · Recycling centre · Renfrewshire Council

PaperGlassCans

Mavis Valley Household Waste Recycling Centre☆

Recycling centre · East Dunbartonshire Council

PaperGlassCansOrganicElectronicsBatteriesLow energy bulbsScrap metal

Glenrothes Recycling Centre☆

Cable Road · Recycling centre · Fife Council

PaperGlassCansClothesElectronics

Lochgelly Recycling Point (Playing Fields car park)☆

Recycling container

PaperPlastic bottlesGlassCans

Rejig☆

Whin Park · Recycling container

🕒 Mo-Fr 09:30-16:30

PaperPlasticPlastic bottlesPlastic bagsGlass bottlesCansClothesElectronicsBatteriesLow energy bulbsHazardous wasteTyres

Oakbank (Livingston) Local Recycling Centre☆

Oakbank Roundabout · Recycling centre · West Lothian Council

🕒 Mo-Su 10:00-18:00

PaperPlastic bottlesGlassGlass bottlesCansClothesOrganicElectronicsBatteriesScrap metal

Laoigan Place, Keills☆

Laoigan Place · Recycling container

PaperPlasticPlastic bottlesPlastic bagsGlassGlass bottlesCansClothes