Where to recycle scrap metal in Scotland

Below are places in Scotland that accept scrap metal 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 13West Lothian Council 5Suez 4City of Edinburgh Council 2Falkirk Council 2North Lanarkshire Council 2

Found: 67

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

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

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

Broxburn Local Recycling Centre☆

Broxburn · Recycling centre · West Lothian Council

🕒 Mo-Su 10:00-18:00

PaperPlastic bottlesGlassGlass bottlesCansClothesOrganicElectronicsBatteriesScrap metal

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

Moleigh Recycling Centre☆

Recycling centre · Shanks

PaperPlasticPlastic bottlesGlassGlass bottlesCansClothesOrganicElectronicsBatteriesScrap metalWood, 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