Where to recycle plastic bottles in Scotland

Below are places in Scotland that accept plastic bottles 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:AllGlasgow City Council 11City of Edinburgh Council 9West Lothian Council 5Suez 4Aberdeenshire Council 2Fife Council 2

Found: 316

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

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

Kinross Recycling Centre☆

Clashburn Way · Recycling centre

PaperPlasticPlastic bottlesGlassGlass bottlesCansClothesOrganicElectronicsBatteriesScrap metalWood, rubble

Dunbar Recycling Centre☆

Broxburn · Recycling centre

PaperPlasticPlastic bottlesGlassGlass bottlesCansClothesElectronicsBatteriesScrap metalWood, rubble

Lochgelly Recycling Point (Playing Fields car park)☆

Recycling container

PaperPlastic bottlesGlassCans

Friarton recycling centre☆

Friarton Road · Recycling centre

PaperPlastic bottlesGlassClothesOrganicElectronicsBatteriesScrap metalEngine oil

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

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

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

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