Where to recycle hazardous waste in Scotland

Below are places in Scotland that accept hazardous waste 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 12Suez 4

Found: 24

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

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

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

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

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

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

Turriff Recycling Centre☆

Markethill · 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

Portsoy Recycling Centre☆

Station Yard · 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

Laurencekirk Recycling Centre☆

Market 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

Huntly Recycling Centre☆

Steven 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

Inverurie Recycling Centre☆

Souterford 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

PlasticGlass bottlesClothesOrganicElectronicsBatteriesLow energy bulbsScrap metalHazardous wasteCar batteriesEngine oilWood, rubble

Ellon Recycling Centre☆

Balmacassie Brae · 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

OrganicElectronicsBatteriesLow energy bulbsScrap metalHazardous wasteCar batteriesWood, rubble

Bonaveh Recycling Centre☆

Recycling centre

🕒 We 12:00-16:45

PaperElectronicsBatteriesLow energy bulbsScrap metalHazardous wasteCar batteriesEngine oil