Where to recycle paper in Scotland

Below are places in Scotland that accept paper 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 68Glasgow City Council 13Fife Council 6Fyne Futures 5West Lothian Council 5Aberdeenshire Council 4Suez 4East Dunbartonshire Council 2Falkirk Council 2Napier University 2

Found: 740

Hamilton and Blantyre Waste and Recycling Centre☆

East Avenue, Blantyre Industrial Estate · Recycling centre

PaperPlasticGlass bottlesClothesElectronics

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

Lochgelly Recycling Centre☆

Recycling centre · Fife Coucil

Paper

Moleigh Recycling Centre☆

Soroba Road · Recycling centre · Shanks

PaperPlasticPlastic bottlesGlassGlass bottlesCansClothesOrganicElectronicsBatteriesScrap metalWood, rubble

Fort William Recycling Centre☆

Ben Nevis Industrial Estate · Recycling centre

🕒 Mo-Fr 10:00-17:00; Sa 10:00-16:00; Su off

PaperGlass bottlesCansClothesOrganicElectronicsEngine oilWood, rubble

Kinneil Kerse Recyling Centre☆

Grangemouth Road · Recycling centre · Falkirk Council

🕒 Sa-We,PH 08:00-18:00 "Last entry 15 minutes before close"

PaperGlassCansClothesOrganicElectronicsBatteriesLow energy bulbsScrap metalCar batteriesTyresWood, rubble

Roughmute Recycling Centre☆

Bogton Road · Recycling centre · Falkirk Council

🕒 Th-Mo, PH 08:00-18:00 "Last entry 15 minutes before close"

PaperPlasticGlassCansClothesOrganicElectronicsBatteriesLow energy bulbsScrap metalEngine oilTyresWood, rubble

Bonaveh Recycling Centre☆

B8087 · Recycling centre

🕒 We 12:00-16:45

PaperElectronicsBatteriesLow energy bulbsScrap metalHazardous wasteCar batteriesEngine oil

Bogleha Recycling Centre☆

Bogleha Road · Recycling centre

🕒 Mo-Fr 09:00-17:15; Sa 10:00-16:00; Su 11:00-16:00

PaperPlastic bottlesGlass bottlesCansClothesOrganicElectronicsBatteriesLow energy bulbsCar batteriesEngine oilWood, rubble

Dalbeattie Household Waste Recycling Centre☆

Edingham Industrial Link Road · Recycling centre

🕒 Mo 12:15-18:00,Th-Su 12:15-18:00

PaperPlastic bottlesCansClothesOrganicElectronicsBatteriesLow energy bulbsScrap metalCar batteriesEngine oilWood, rubble

Whithorn Household Waste Recycling Centre☆

Black's Plantation · Recycling centre · Dumfries and Galloway Council

🕒 Mo 12:15-18:00; Th-Su 12:15-18:00

PaperGlass bottlesCansClothesOrganicElectronicsLow energy bulbsScrap metalCar batteriesEngine oilWood, rubble

Pottery Street Recycling Centre☆

Pottery Street · Recycling centre · Inverclyde Council

PaperGlassGlass bottlesCansOrganicElectronicsBatteriesScrap metalWood, rubble

Alness Recycling Centre☆

River Drive Unit 5A/B · Recycling centre · Highland Council

PaperGlassCansClothesBatteriesScrap metal

Selkirk Community Recycling Centre☆

Riverside · Recycling centre

PaperPlastic bottlesGlassCansClothes

North Car Park Recycling☆

Recycling centre

🕒 24/7

PaperGlassCansClothes

Alford recycling centre☆

Mart Road · Recycling centre · Aberdeenshire Council

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

PaperGlassGlass bottlesClothesOrganicElectronicsBatteriesLow energy bulbsScrap metalHazardous wasteEngine oilWood, rubble

East Dunbartonshire Recycling Centre☆

Recycling centre

PaperPlastic bottlesGlass bottlesCansClothes