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: 689

Bartonholm Recycling Centre☆

Sandy Road · Recycling centre

PaperGlassCansClothes

Back Road, Port Ellen☆

Back Road · Recycling container

PaperPlasticPlastic bottlesPlastic bagsGlassGlass bottlesCansClothesBatteries

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

Troon Recycling Centre☆

Port Ranald Drive · Recycling centre · South Ayrshire Council

PaperGlassGlass bottlesCansClothes

Sanquhar Recycling Centre☆

St Mary's Street · Recycling centre

PaperGlassCansClothes

Linlithgow Local Recycling Centre☆

Braehead Road · Recycling centre · West Lothian Council

🕒 Mo-Su 10:00-18:00

PaperPlastic bottlesGlassGlass bottlesCansClothesOrganicElectronicsBatteriesScrap metal

Duns Recycling Centre☆

Station Road · Recycling centre

PaperGlassCansClothesScrap 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

Dalgety Bay Recycling Centre☆

Ridge Way · Recycling centre · Fife Council

🕒 Apr-Sep: Su-Th 09:00-12:30, 13:15-17:45; Oct-Mar: Su-Th 09:00-12:30, 13:15-17:00; Fr off

PaperPlasticGlassGlass bottlesCansClothes

Kirkcaldy Recycling Centre☆

Recycling centre · Fife Council

PaperPlasticGlassGlass bottlesCansClothes

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

Costco Recycling Point☆

Elrick · Recycling container

PaperGlass bottlesCans

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

Market Stance Waste Transfer Station☆

Recycling centre

PaperPlasticGlassCans