Where to recycle organic in Scotland

Below are places in Scotland that accept organic 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 29Aberdeenshire Council 14The Field 6Glasgow City Council 5West Lothian Council 5Suez 4Aberdeen City Council 2Falkirk Council 2

Found: 267

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

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

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

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

Friarton recycling centre☆

Friarton Road · Recycling centre

PaperPlastic bottlesGlassClothesOrganicElectronicsBatteriesScrap metalEngine oil

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

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

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