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Recycling centres
Most of our recycling centres reopened on Monday, 1st June 2020. Physical distancing and traffic management measures are in place - visits to centres are strictly by booking only. Book a slot at a Household Recycling Centre or find out how to book a recycling centre visit.
We operate a number of recycling centres where we accept a wide range of items. We also provide many glass and textile recycling points across Aberdeenshire.
Alford recycling centre is closed for improvement works. All recycling centres are closed on 29th October and 26th November 2020 for staff training.
Before you visit a recycling centre, find out what items can and cannot be recycled. You can also view a list of materials accepted at recycling centres (pdf 62KB).
Please make sure you allow sufficient time for your visit as our licence agreements state that all members of the public must be off site by closing time. Our opening times might change over Christmas and New Year. Some centres have different opening times during winter months.
To move business waste away from recycling centres and to create more space for new recyclable materials we are introducing recycling centre permits in 2020.
Find your nearest recycling centre with its opening times and list of accepted items:
Banff and Buchan
All recycling centres are closed on 29th October and 26th November 2020 for staff training.
| Location | Opening times, site layout and items accepted |
| Fraserburgh Anderson Place AB43 9SU |
Access by booking only (pedestrian access without booking daily 12.00-12.30pm) Opening times: Monday to Thursday 9am to 4.30pm Friday 9am to 4pm Saturday and Sunday 9am to 4.30pm From 1st April to 30th September additional opening hours on Tuesday, 4.30pm to 7pm Site layout: Fraserburgh recycling centre layout (pdf 55KB) |
| Items: batteries (household and car), blue bin recycling, cooking oil, electrical appliances (anything with a plug or batteries), engine oil, fluorescent tubes (including energy-saving light bulbs), garden waste, gas cylinders, glass bottles and jars, plasterboard, rubble and ceramics, scrap metal, soil and turf, textiles, wood (including treated) and non-recyclable waste. |
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| Macduff Old Gamrie Road AB44 1QD |
Access by booking only Opening times: Tuesday and Saturday 9am to 12pm and 12.30pm to 4.30pm From 1st April to 30th September additional opening hours on Tuesday, 4.30pm to 7pm Site layout: Macduff recycling centre layout (pdf 62KB) |
| Items: batteries (household and car), blue bin recycling, cooking oil, electrical appliances (anything with a plug or batteries), engine oil, fluorescent tubes (including energy-saving light bulbs), garden waste, gas cylinders, glass bottles and jars, plasterboard, rubble and ceramics, scrap metal, soil and turf, textiles, wood (including treated) and non-recyclable waste. |
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| Portsoy Station Yard AB45 2QX |
Access by booking only (pedestrian access without booking daily 12.00-12.30pm) Opening times: Tuesday and Saturday 9am to 12.30pm and 1.00pm to 4.30pm From 1st April to 30th September additional opening hours on Tuesday, 4.30pm to 7pm Site layout: Portsoy recycling centre layout (pdf 84KB) |
| Items: Batteries (household and car), blue bin recycling, electrical appliances (anything with a plug or batteries), engine oil, garden waste, glass bottles and jars, rubble and ceramics, scrap metal, textiles, wood (including treated) and non-recyclable waste. | |
Buchan
All recycling centres are closed on 29th October and 26th November 2020 for staff training.
| Location | Opening times, site layout and items accepted |
| Peterhead Damhead Road Dales Industrial Estate AB42 3JF |
Access by booking only Opening times: Monday to Thursday 9am to 4.30pm Friday 9am to 4pm Saturday and Sunday 9am to 4.30pm From 1st April to 30th September additional opening hours on Tuesday, 4.30pm to 7pm Site layout: Peterhead recycling centre layout (pdf 184KB) |
| Items: batteries (household and car), blue bin recycling, cooking oil, electrical appliances (anything with a plug or batteries), engine oil, fluorescent tubes (including energy-saving light bulbs), garden waste, gas cylinders, glass bottles and jars, plasterboard, rubble and ceramics, rigid plastic (laundry baskets, buckets, toys, plant pots, drainage pipes and hard hats), scrap metal, soil and turf, textiles, wood (including treated) and non-recyclable waste. |
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Formartine
All recycling centres are closed on 29th October and 26th November 2020 for staff training.
| Location | Opening times, site layout and items accepted |
| Ellon Balmacassie Commercial Park Balmacassie Brae AB41 8BY |
Access by booking only Opening times: Monday to Thursday 9am to 4.30pm Friday 9am to 4pm Saturday and Sunday 9am to 4.30pm From 1st April to 30th September additional opening hours on Tuesday, 4.30pm to 7pm Site layout: Ellon recycling centre layout (pdf 70KB) |
| Items: batteries (household and car), blue bin recycling, cooking oil, electrical appliances (anything with a plug or batteries), engine oil, fluorescent tubes (including energy-saving light bulbs), garden waste, gas cylinders, glass bottles and jars, plasterboard, rubble and ceramics, rigid plastic (laundry baskets, buckets, toys, plant pots, drainage pipes and hard hats), scrap metal, soil and turf, wood (including treated) and non-recyclable waste. |
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| Turriff Markethill AB53 4AZ |
Access by booking only (pedestrian access without booking daily 12.00-12.30pm) Opening times: Monday to Thursday 9am to 4.30pm Friday 9am to 4pm Saturday and Sunday 9am to 4.30pm From 1st April to 30th September additional opening hours on Tuesday, 4.30pm to 7pm Site layout: Turriff recycling centre layout (pdf 55KB) |
| Items: batteries (household and car), blue bin recycling, cooking oil, electrical appliances (anything with a plug or batteries), engine oil, fluorescent tubes (including energy-saving light bulbs), garden waste, gas cylinders, glass bottles and jars, plasterboard, rubble and ceramics, scrap metal, soil and turf, textiles, wood (including treated) and non-recyclable waste. | |
Garioch
All recycling centres are closed on 29th October and 26th November 2020 for staff training.
| Location | Opening times, site layout and items accepted |
| Insch Market Street AB52 6LA |
Access by booking only (pedestrian access without booking daily 12.00-12.30pm) Opening times: Tuesday and Saturday 9am to 12.30pm and 1.00pm to 4.30pm From 1st April to 30th September additional opening hours on Tuesday, 4.30pm to 7pm Site layout: Insch recycling centre layout (pdf 87KB) |
| Items: Batteries (household and car), blue bin recycling, cooking oil, electrical appliances (anything with a plug or batteries), fluorescent tubes (including energy-saving light bulbs), garden waste, gas cylinders, scrap metal, untreated wood and non-recyclable waste. | |
| Inverurie Souterford Road AB51 0TP |
Access by booking only Opening times: Monday to Thursday 9am to 4.30pm Friday 9am to 4pm Saturday and Sunday 9am to 4.30pm From 1st April to 30th September additional opening hours on Tuesday, 4.30pm to 7pm Site layout: Inverurie recycling centre layout (pdf 57KB) |
| Items: batteries (household and car), blue bin recycling, cooking oil, electrical appliances (anything with a plug or batteries), engine oil, fluorescent tubes (including energy-saving light bulbs), garden waste, gas cylinders, glass bottles and jars, plasterboard, rubble and ceramics, scrap metal, soil and turf, wood (including treated) and non-recyclable waste. | |
| Westhill Westdyke Avenue AB32 6QX |
Access by booking only (pedestrian access without booking daily 12.00-12.30pm) Opening times: Monday to Thursday 9am to 4.30pm Friday 9am to 4pm Saturday and Sunday 9am to 4.30pm From 1st April to 30th September additional opening hours on Tuesday, 4.30pm to 7pm Site layout: Westhill recycling centre layout (pdf 55KB) |
| Items: batteries (household and car), blue bin recycling, cooking oil, electrical appliances (anything with a plug or batteries), engine oil, fluorescent tubes (including energy-saving light bulbs), garden waste, gas cylinders, glass bottles and jars, rubble and ceramics, scrap metal, soil and turf, wood (including treated) and non-recyclable waste. | |
Kincardine and Mearns
All recycling centres are closed on 29th October and 26th November 2020 for staff training.
| Location | Opening times, site layout and items accepted |
| Laurencekirk Market Road AB30 1DG |
Access by booking only (pedestrian access without booking daily 12.00-12.30pm) Opening times: Monday to Thursday 9am to 4.30pm Friday 9am to 4pm Saturday and Sunday 9am to 4.30pm From 1st April to 30th September additional opening hours on Tuesday, 4.30pm to 7pm Site layout: Laurencekirk recycling centre layout (pdf 57KB) |
| Items: batteries (household and car), blue bin recycling, cooking oil, electrical appliances (anything with a plug or batteries), engine oil, fluorescent tubes (including energy-saving light bulbs), garden waste, gas cylinders, glass bottles and jars, rubble and ceramics, scrap metal, soil and turf, textiles, wood (including treated) and non-recyclable waste. |
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| Stonehaven Redcloak AB39 3SR |
Access by booking only Opening times: Monday to Thursday 9am to 4.30pm Friday 9am to 4pm Saturday and Sunday 9am to 4.30pm From 1st April to 30th September additional opening hours on Tuesday, 4.30pm to 7pm Site layout: Stonehaven recycling centre layout (pdf 56KB) |
| Items: batteries (household and car), blue bin recycling, cooking oil, electrical appliances (anything with a plug or batteries), engine oil, fluorescent tubes (including energy-saving light bulbs), garden waste, gas cylinders, glass bottles and jars, plasterboard, polystyrene, rubble and ceramics, scrap metal, soil and turf, textiles, wood (including treated) and non-recyclable waste. |
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| Portlethen Badentoy Drive Badentoy Industrial Estate AB12 4ZD |
Access by booking only Monday 9am to 4.30pm Tuesday closed Wednesday closed Thursday 9am to 4.30pm Friday 9am to 4pm Saturday and Sunday 9am to 4.30pm Site layout: Portlethen recycling centre layout (pdf 56KB) |
| Items: batteries (household and car), blue bin recycling, cooking oil, electrical appliances (anything with a plug or batteries), engine oil, fluorescent tubes (including energy-saving light bulbs), garden waste, gas cylinders, glass bottles and jars, plasterboard, polystyrene, rubble and ceramics, scrap metal, soil and turf, textiles, wood (including treated) and non-recyclable waste. |
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Marr
All recycling centres are closed on 29th October and 26th November 2020 for staff training.
Alford recycling centre remains closed for improvement works. We are upgrading and extending the facility, including more recycling options and increased opening hours.
Temporary mixed recycling facilities (cardboard included) are available next to the glass recycling containers in the car park behind Grampian Transport Museum. We also provide a seasonal garden waste drop off point in this location on Saturdays during the summer. Residents can continue to access other glass collection points in the village.
Other nearby recycling centres are also available, including Inverurie, Westhill, and Huntly.
| Location | Opening times, site layout and items accepted |
| Alford Mart Road AB33 8BZ |
Closed until further notice |
| Ballater Church Square car park | Closed until further notice |
| Banchory Crow's Nest Upper Lochton Road AB31 4EQ |
Access by booking only Opening times: Monday to Thursday 9am to 4.30pm Friday 9am to 4pm Saturday and Sunday 9am to 4.30pm From 1st April to 30th September additional opening hours on Tuesday, 4.30pm to 7pm Site layout: Banchory recycling centre layout (pdf 55KB) |
| Items: batteries (household and car), blue bin recycling, cooking oil, electrical appliances (anything with a plug or batteries), engine oil, fluorescent tubes (including energy-saving light bulbs), garden waste, gas cylinders, glass bottles and jars, plasterboard, polystyrene, rubble and ceramics, scrap metal, soil and turf, textiles, wood (including treated) and non-recyclable waste. | |
| Huntly Steven Road AB54 8SX |
Access by booking only (pedestrian access without booking daily 12.00-12.30pm) Opening times: Monday to Thursday 9am to 4.30pm Friday 9am to 4pm Saturday and Sunday 9am to 4.30pm From 1st April to 30th September additional opening hours on Tuesday, 4.30pm to 7pm Site layout: Huntly recycling centre layout (pdf 55KB) |
| Items: batteries (household and car), blue bin recycling, cooking oil, electrical appliances (anything with a plug or batteries), engine oil, fluorescent tubes (including energy-saving light bulbs), garden waste, gas cylinders, glass bottles and jars, plasterboard, rubble and ceramics, scrap metal, soil and turf, wood (including treated) and non-recyclable waste. | |